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Becoming the University of Toronto Music Library: Wrapping Up our 100th Anniversary Year

In 1921, the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto (which had been established in 1918) took over the operation of what was then the Toronto Conservatory of Music’s library. This month, we wrap up the series by looking back at the ways we celebrated this year.

Becoming University of Toronto Music Library, Columns, InsideOCULA, Limited Series

Describing Music Materials So They Can Be Found

Music materials are unique items in the library world and must be approached in ways that consider the many different formats and content types. James Mason provides an examination of the considerations that factor into describing music materials so they can be found.

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The chains come off: A brief history of the Performance Collection, Music Library, University of Toronto

In 1921, the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto (which had been established in 1918) took over the operation of what was then the Toronto Conservatory of Music’s library. This month, Karen Wiseman walks us through the decision-making and process of rehoming the library’s performance collection.

Becoming University of Toronto Music Library, Columns, InsideOCULA, Limited Series

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Indigenous metadata and reconciliation: A reflection on the 2020 OCULA Lightning Strikes

Jace Harrison, winner of the 2020 OCULA Lightning Strikes, shares her research on reconciliation in Canadian libraries as it relates to metadata.

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Scholars Portal Books platform improves access for users and library staff

By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby After two years of active development, the new Scholars Portal Books platform has officially launched! Housing more than 250,000 commercial…

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He reo e kōrerotia ana. He reo ka ora: Subject headings, a living language and Māori well-being

Ko tēnēi te mihi ki te tangata o te whenua nei. Karanga mai, mihi mai, karanga atu ra. I would like to acknowledge the…

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RIMMFing: RDA cataloguing sans MARC

Author, title, publisher, year of publication—that’s all the bibliographic description needed to find an item, right? Maybe for a monograph but, even for one…

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Making Space for Zines at Seneca Libraries

How it got started In the summer of 2015, the library was approached by two faculty members in Seneca’s Illustration Program about starting a…

InsideOCULA

Riots Not Diets: Body Positivity & Our Library Collections

How many books do you have in your library collection (or maybe on your own personal bookshelves!) that fall under the umbrella of health,…

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From Embedded Librarianship to Embedded Records Management

Over the past decade, the concept of embedded librarianship has really taken hold. Motivated by the pioneering efforts of embedded librarians, and inspired by…

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The Persistence and Problems of Music Genre

Whenever we’re asked what kind of music we like, we typically describe our tastes in terms of specific musicians (whether composers or performers) or…

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