Transitions in uncertainty: a message from the InsideOCULA Editor-in-chief
Rob Makinson introduces the new editorial team, shares some magazine updates, and reflects on volunteerism during a pandemic.
To serve and do good: Message from the OCULA President
Cyndi Smith shares her thoughts about the value of professional associations like OCULA in lean budget years and encourages members to get involved with OCULA Council in 2020.
InsideOCULA newsletter: April 2019
In this month’s issue of InsideOCULA, we begin by continuing our look at renewal initiatives, then explore special collections and events in two Ontario university libraries. Lastly, we have the final installment of the OCULA president’s column by Melanie Parlette-Stewart.
Carro, transporta libros or book truck: Navigating library stacks in two languages
For those of our colleagues with another first language, learning library jargon in English can sometimes mean getting disconnected from your mother tongue.
On the fringe? Librarians and academic program reviews
By Lynne Bowker In Ontario, quality assurance of academic programs has gained prominence recently. Programs at public universities must be reviewed every eight years,…
Freedom and Fake News: The College Faculty Strike
By Eva McDonald During the height of the college faculty strike, the College Employer Council (CEC) stressed three key things to the press: that…
Getting Your First Break as a Librarian: OCULA President’s Message
I got my first break as an academic librarian at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library at York University. York took a chance on…
New terminal degree: Yes or no?
If the role of academic librarians is changing and resembling more that of other faculty, should the PhD be the new terminal degree?
Research and the “value agenda”
A debate about the form, purpose, and quality of academic librarians’ research is taking place right now in the editorial pages of some of our flagship journals.
The PhD: New terminal degree?
Academic librarians are “scholar-practitioners.” We have a valued tradition of service (practitioner) but increasingly we also teach full-time and undertake extensive research (scholar).
PhD as resistance: How the personal got political
It is challenging to resist the neoliberal imperatives that govern our work and practices as librarians.
Why pursue a PhD?
Getting a PhD is rewarding, but it is also a long and sometimes arduous process. Why do it? Thirteen academic librarians (four library directors;…