Strategies for Modelling Scholarly Communications
Reflections of an OCULA New Librarian Resident 1. Engage faculty My role of Scholarly Communications Librarian is the first of its kind at OCAD…
Developing research skills modules for Aboriginal undergrads
Research interest To explore how ideas about information seeking, information literacy and culturally responsive teaching can inform the design of instruction programs to meet…
Melanie Parlette-Stewart
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #29: Melanie Parlette-Stewart. I spoke with Melanie right before the Winter break so…
Science Literacy Week at McMaster University
In 2015, McMaster University Library was invited to participate in Science Literacy Week (September 21-28). This event, launched in 2014, was created by Jesse…
From Embedded Librarianship to Embedded Records Management
Over the past decade, the concept of embedded librarianship has really taken hold. Motivated by the pioneering efforts of embedded librarians, and inspired by…
The Third Government Information Day in Ontario
It’s hard to believe, that this was only the third Government Information Day (GID) organized in Ontario. The first was organized in 2013 by…
Lego and Love in the Library
Let's face it, February is a pretty horrible month. It's cold and grey and, for students, fraught with deadlines for assignments and studying for…
The joys of digital preservation
For many years the Victorian Era has been a scholarly and personal interest of mine. It is an extremely relevant epoch; many of the…
What Does Data Sound Like? An Overview of Data Sonification
In recent years the availability of data has soared, and there is a need for new methods for perceiving patterns and trends in this…
The Guelph Library Project: Final Report
Eighteen first year university students walk into a classroom and are told they have to decide the future of the Guelph Public Library. Yikes.…
Academic Libraries and the Development of Accessibility Policy
Some thoughts on a recent student survey on document accessibility conducted at the University of Guelph.
Sean Hayes
Meet one of OLA’s 5,000 members. An interview with random OLA member #28: Sean Hayes. Sean and I work at the same institution, but located…
Adventures in Social Media: Lessons Learned
The University of Guelph Library uses social media to interact and have conversations with our undergraduate students and the larger campus community. We want…