Crossing the Pond: MLIS Students Researching in the UK
Last summer I ran away from home—from Mountain, Ontario across the pond to London, England. Why? I am a part-time MLIS student at the…
What Does Data Sound Like? An Overview of Data Sonification
In recent years the availability of data has soared, and there is a need for new methods for perceiving patterns and trends in this…
The Guelph Library Project: An Update
The project continues. For the students, the issues have become more complex and vexing. Differing perspectives have been put in stark relief. Initial perspectives…
Research Gives Robust Picture of User Behavior
Research interest: Identifying user behavior and expectations of Robarts Library to inform service and space design. My initial intention was to gather information to…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: October 2015
Welcome to the October 2015 issue of InsideOCULA. This month we're featuring two articles we hope will provide some inspiration and keep the creative…
Bridging the Business Data Divide
Academic librarians and data specialists use a variety of approaches to gain insight into how researcher data needs and practices vary by discipline, including…
The Guelph Library Project
The Guelph Public Library has been trying to build a new main library for many years. Many, many years. The current 1965 facility is…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: September 2015
As I write this message, the windows in my 11th floor office overlook a calm and quiet campus that will soon spring to life…
Participant-driven photo-elicitation for library spaces
The intent of my current research is to explore user perspectives on wayfinding in the OISE Library at the University of Toronto. Questions guiding my…
InsideOCULA Newsletter: July 2015
As a busy conference season begins to slow down, we welcome the final summer issue of InsideOCULA. Our July 2015 issue is all about…
Helping Researchers Manage, Preserve and Promote Their Data
Data is a hot topic for researchers, judging by the positive reaction to case studies and practical topics related to data management presented during…
BiblioTech by John Palfrey
I really wanted to like this book. But for the most part, I didn't. And that's a shame. Books that effectively champion the continuing importance…
Tell Me a Story: How Librarians Use Narratives in Instruction
A few years ago, Mindy and I [Joanna] started talking about how we teach and discovered that we wove the strands of the content…