OCULA Spring Conference 2016 Creating Space: Expanding the Physical, Digital, and Mental Boundaries of the Academic Library Friday, April 29, 2016 Space is the blank canvas on which we imagine the organizations, communities, and societies we want to be a part of. Libraries play an integral role in exploring, shaping, and creating such space. Whether …
OCULA Fall Conference 2015 Touting your own horn: advocacy for academic libraries Advocacy for academic libraries is becoming increasingly necessary in today’s world – we need to tout our own horns and make ourselves heard! Come to OCULA’s first virtual Fall conference and find out what academic librarians in Canada are doing to advocate for …
OCULA Spring Conference 2015 OCULA Spring Conference 2015: Crossing Thresholds Friday, April 24, 2015 Hosted at the Inn on the Twenty, Jordan Ontario From multiple directions, academic libraries and library professionals help our communities cross thresholds into unfamiliar territories. These thresholds are broad in scope and signal important changes on the horizon. The threshold in librarianship could be open …
OCULA Fall Conference 2014 Event Title: From information gatekeepers to informational designers: Communicating and designing information to enhance the learner’s experience. Description: Presenting information to patrons visually is one of the many things we do in libraries, whether it be for marketing a library service or event, teaching a class, or a giving a presentation at a …
OCULA Spring Conference 2014 Celebrate the letter M: marketing, mobile and moreFriday April 25, 2014 This year’s event will focus on various library dimensions that start with the letter M. Sounds crazy but why not! We all love the Letter M and just imagine the possibilities – marketing, managing, metrics, meetings, mentorship, mobile, and much …
OCULA Fall Conference 2013 The Startup Library In his “Think Like a Startup” white paper, Brian Mathews asserts that libraries don’t just need change, they need “paradigm-shifting, transformative, disruptive ideas.” But how do we discover those ideas? And then, how do we make them happen? The Startup Library is a crash course in entrepreneurial thinking …
OCULA Spring Conference 2013 Forward-Facing Library: The Future of Reference and Instruction in Academic Libraries Friday, April 26, 2013 Inn on the Twenty 3845 Main Street Jordan Village, ON OCULA (Ontario College and University Library Association) has hosted a spring conference in Jordan, ON since 2011. This gathering of university and college library staff provides an …
OCULA Fall Conference 2012 Apprehending the Mysteries: Building our Profession through Mentoring and Career Development Working in libraries can be bewildering, and the constantly changing environment can be a challenge. Library school provides a good start in terms of skills and knowledge, but even more is learned on the job and throughout your career. Mentoring …
Digital Odyssey 2019 Theme: Digital Literacy Location: Toronto Public Library, North York Central Library branchWhen: Monday June 3, 2019, 9:30am – 5:00pm Lunch will be included. Time Format Topic Who 9:00-9:30 Chaos Welcome, find a spot, drink all of the coffee All 9:30-10:30 Opening Keynote: Navigating Equitable Digital Futures Nasma Ahmed is a technologist and community organizer based …
Digital Odyssey 2018 Monday, June 4, 2018 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 9:15 – 9:30 am Welcome. Grab a coffee and a seat! 9:30 – 10:30 am KEYNOTE – Five Years on the Road: Memories, Making, and Mischief on the Makerbus Kim Martin, Co-Founder and Chief Instigator; Makerbus 10:30 – 10:45 am BREAK 10:45 – 12:00 …
