This short, practical guide covers concepts that are essential for any new manager in an an academic library. Topics covered include the role of the manager, change management, managing teams and indi...

Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...

Not even the greats can escape the droll of bureaucracy, it seems.

Slate's flagship arts podcast sets sail for the horizon. Plus: lots of bonus tracks

Cochrane has implemented a new system for checking whether any of its thousands of published reviews include retracted studies in their analyses, the organization announced today. The effort alread…

A hearty congratulations to the members of the newly formed ALA Workers United (ALAWU)! In March, employees at the American Library Association announced their intention to form a union, and last week...

The party squandered its credibility in the Scarborough Southwest nomination race. Don’t worry, there are only about 100 more to go.

CALC26 will place online from Tuesday 12th May - Thursday 14th May 2026. Our conference organisers are based in the UK so please note all programme times are in BST (GMT+1). You can view a provisional...

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Lawyers blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.

Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.

My colleague Alicia Floyd and I presented at the Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) Spring Conference in May. The conference theme was “Under Whose Authority: Power &a…

It’s June. That means I play soccer every Sunday evening in a local women’s 35yrs+ league. To be clear: I am not a great soccer player. I didn’t play varsity or rep like many of t…

This week I attended the CAPAL conference in Toronto, as part of Congress 2025. I delivered a lightning talk and have shared the text below, PDF version available as well. Power. In the words of so…

The emails, turned over to the Ontario NDP as part of a freedom of information appeal, show staff discussing the Greenbelt and mandate letters on their personal accounts.

"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."

Hey. My name is Mike Nason, Open Scholarship & Publishing Librarian at the University of New Brunswick and the Open Scholarly Infrastructure Advisor with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). I owe a si...