Needs-based public libraries
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New North Branch public library reflects a unique public partnership in Sault St. Marie
Leslie Weir: LAC moving forward
Leslie Weir is well-known to the Ontario Library Association (OLA) community. As the university librarian at the University of Ottawa from 2003 to 2018,…
Campaign literature: Political evidence we must collect
A political paper trail of sorts will start this spring. Candidates hoping to win a seat in the Ontario legislature will hit the campaign…
Canada 151: Visions of Indigenous & non-Indigenous relations through time
Canada 150 is now officially over. However, the reconciliation work of libraries, archives, museums and other memory institutions continues in Canada 151. The Truth…
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…
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…
Canada 150: New paradigm for LAC-BAC
At their best, national institutions are not static entities but evolve in concert with the people and places that they are created to support.…
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…
Reconciliation paths: CFLA-FCAB TRC report
“In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following…