My five-month mission: To boldly go where …
I have not gone before. Mission background: To make a “Best Bets” list of titles for this year’s RA in a Day, an annual…
Once Upon a Time: 2017 OCULA Spring Conference
The theme for this year’s OCULA Spring Conference is Storytime: Using narrative to represent ourselves, our work, and our library, but what is a…
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…
Indigenous knowledge practices
If you are interested in Indigenous collections, history and approaches to the work done by archivists, librarians and museum workers, then you might very…
Lightning Talks at the OCULA Spring Conference
Every year at the end of April, OCULA organises a one-day Spring Conference. This event has traditionally been held in Jordan, but in order…
That Feeling When
Amanda Etches is an Associate Chief Librarian at the University of Guelph Library. You can find more of her writings and doodles at e.tches.ca. Incidentally is…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: December 2016
Well, you know what they say—winter is coming. If recent weather hasn’t consistently shown it, as final assignments are turned in and the exam…
Startups in the library: supporting campus entrepreneurs
While academic librarians have supported campus startups and entrepreneurs since before the dotcom boom, the title Entrepreneurship Librarian is a relatively new one. When…
Matariki Digital Humanities Colloquium: Research and the Curriculum
Academic libraries are often said to be at the heart of the campus. Today, we’re also at the heart of the global campus. As…
Libraries and the future of higher education: OCULA Fall Conference
Staff at libraries around the province engaged with each other virtually during OCULA's Nov. 23 fall conference focusing on "The Next Transformation: Libraries and…
Moving Forward: A Reflection on Lessons Learned
As to be expected with organizing an event for the first time, there was much for us to reflect upon and take forward. First,…
A Librarian at an Archivist Conference
A librarian attends an archivists conference. Insights occur.
Inclusive Design at the OCULA Spring Conference
Inclusive design was the topic of the keynote by Jutta Treviranus at the OCULA Spring Conference.