OCULA President’s message: Supporting new academic librarians
Remember when you were first starting out in library land? Getting that first job may have been challenging and certainly, in the last 10-ish…
Successful start for OLA’s new mentorship program
Breaking into the library profession can be tough. Especially if you don’t have any experience or contacts. That’s where mentors come in: “We want…
The art of the ask: 10 tips for asking for a reference
Girl Guide cookies? Run-for-the-cure? We are both asking and asked often to support causes, and the “art of the ask” is meant to remove…
Carleton University: Creating a research portfolio
Graduate students at Carleton University attended a new library workshop in November: creating a research portfolio. Artists create portfolios because a “picture is worth…