Five Trends in Library Makerspaces
When Toronto Public Library’s (TPL) first Digital Innovation Hub opened in 2014, it brought a new opportunity for customers to get free access to high-end…
Violent Conflict: Public Sources of Data and Analysis
You hardly have to log in to your computer, turn on the news, listen to the radio or talk to a neighbour to get…
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 Library Does That?
One library's journey to offer more than information literacy On any given day at Seneca Libraries, you will find students, staff, and faculty getting…
ASKON Adds Text!
For a virtual reference service to remain relevant to users, it must evolve to reflect trends in digital communication.
Toronto Welcomes Access Conference
Access is an annual Canadian library technology conference that typically takes place in late September or early October and is hosted in various cities…
Open Digital Badges: the New Education Credential
You may have earned a badge in your life. Often when people think of badges, they think about the Girl Guides or Boy Scouts…
Engaging Students with Virtual Reality
“I love it!” “This is awesome!” “I am so into this!” These were some of the words shared by Brock University students as they…
OpenMedia: Why Should Librarians Care?
Anyone who is tuned into recent grassroots actions being taken on behalf of keeping the Internet an open network, like recent protests against Bill…
Reflections of Humber College’s OCULA New Librarian in Residence
Since joining Humber College as the OCULA New Librarian in Residence, I have had the opportunity to take a deep dive into a variety…
Digital Outreach in Newmarket
Teaching digital literacy in the public library takes on many forms. There is one-on-one technical assistance, which requires familiarity with Internet and software programs…
Students Go Hands-on at UTSC’s First Trading Competition
What does it take to win an intense stock trading competition dominated by teams of finance students? A team of accounting students. Haoran Shi…