Not your traditional volunteers: The UTM Library Ambassador Program
Donna Liu shares the success of the UTM Library's student volunteer program, which pairs experiential learning with wellness to create a truly unique campus program.
Bridge between: The 2019 OCULA Spring Conference
OCULA members, along with volunteers from the Ontario School Libraries Association, collaborated to present their annual spring conference. This year, the conference focused on teaching information literacy skills to students entering college and university.
Listen up: telling research stories through podcasting
By Jennifer Robinson As someone who listens to multiple podcasts on a weekly basis, I’m always looking for new and interesting shows to stream…
Art in the University of Waterloo Library
By Carmen Peters On Friday, February 22, University of Waterloo Library launched its first art exhibition opening: Transforming Spaces. This is the first exhibition…
The Library eResources Accessibility Project: How we learned to stop worrying and love the AODA
By Corinne Abba and Siobán Linnen Imagine you are a college student using the library databases for the first time. You type in your…
InsideOCULA newsletter: February 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.
Special Collections with Special Stories
by Brian McMillan One aspect that sets the Western Libraries music collection apart from other academic music collections in Canada is the wealth of…
Retrogames revisited
By Aleksandra Minic and Robert Smith What happens when retro becomes modern and vintage is more than just the “cool past?” Well, you might…
It’s a marathon, not a sprint – the organizational renewal process at Western Libraries
by Jennifer Robinson In September 2018, as the Western community made its way back to campus, Western Libraries went about its usual fall routines.…
Carleton University Library undergoes changes to its Academic Services
By Amber Lannon Carleton University is located in Ottawa, on a beautiful campus in the south of the city bordered on one side by…
uOttawa library organizational renewal project
By Liz Hayden The University of Ottawa Library has embarked on a comprehensive organizational renewal to ensure that its structure is well-positioned for the…
Catching the next wave? Streaming video in academic libraries
By Aaron Lupton, Ian Gordon and Helen Salmon In a recent editorial, Erik Martin (2018) effectively describes why streaming video is so compelling: quoting…
Organizational renewal at Queen’s University Library
By Nathalie Soini In 2014, Queen’s University Library embarked on a public services review to determine how best to work within our resources while…