Games as community building blocks
By Michelle Goodridge I may have told you this story before but, even at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will…
Ryerson, eCampusOntario Join Forces to Enhance OER Infrastructure in Ontario
By Fangmin Wang, Ann Ludbrook and Sally Wilson Through the summer of 2017, a cross-functional team of Ryerson Web developers, IT application services professionals,…
Understanding Archivists’ Technological Competencies: A Pop Up Research Experience
By Lise Doucette The Archives and Research Collections Centre (ARCC) is part of Western Libraries. Archivists and librarians at Western University have responsibilities to…
Access Copyright v. York and the Copyright Review: Recommended Resources
By Mark Swartz On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, the Federal Court of Canada released the summary and decision in the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency…
Reflecting on OCULA’s Challenges and Opportunities: OCULA President’s Message
By Sarah Shujah The fall term brings with it new beginnings. At OCULA, we will be examining our own activities, initiatives, and projects and…
Getting the word OUT! Digitizing the LGBTQ+ past of Ryerson and beyond
By Kevin Manuel and Ewan Matthews The movement for the recognition of LGBTQ+ equal rights has many stories to tell and these can be…
OCULA Information Briefs: A Great Way to Get Started!
By Jack Young As academic librarians, we are naturally interested in learning new things and exploring new topics. But sometimes it’s hard to get…
Games as community building blocks
I may have told you this story before but, even at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will tell it again.…
Coup de projecteur sur Marcel Bénéteau
Marcel Bénéteau, ancien professeur de l’Université de Sudbury où il fut chef du département de folklore et d’ethnologie du Canada français, fut l’invité de…
Free Foundations: Empowering Open Advocates at the HLLR Open Educational Resources (OER) Day
On June 8, 2017, Centennial College hosted the Heads of Libraries and Learning Resources (HLLR) OER Libraries Day. The event was sponsored by HLLR,…
Factors in Academic Librarian Research Success
"Research" by Nick Youngson / CC BY-SA 3.0 Canadian academic librarians are increasingly conducting original research as part of our work. Across the country,…
Spinning Stories: the Role of Storytelling in our Work
On my office desk sits a postcard. It’s a single panel from a pen and ink comic telling the tale, as the artist describes…
The Ontario Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project: Past, Present, Future of Academic Map Libraries
About The Ontario Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project is a province-wide collaboration to inventory, digitize, georeference, and provide broad access to early topographic maps…