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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🎙️LISTEN: The latest episode of "Your Paper Sucked" podcast features Meng Shu, a strategist for the University of British Columbia's school of biomedical engineering. They talk about the relationship between faculty and staff in universities. www.buzzsprout.com/2392913/epis...

Photo showing guest, Meng Shu on the left and host Dr. Grace Karram Stephenson on the right.

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

For #blackhistorymonth 2026, OISE Librarians conducted interviews with 14 Black OISE students to learn about their research. This post highlights Norty Antoine, Kimone Brown, and Ashana Dublin. To read more about their work, check out our blog! blogs.library.utoronto.ca/blog/black-h... (1/4)

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Photo of Norty Antoine and quote: "Bob Marley said it best, ‘In this great future you can't forget your past.’ This paper is a reminder that if we do not understand what happened to us before, we are bound to allow a repeat of the same atrocities. I firmly believe that HBCUs can unite and operate as niche institutions to embrace the things they do well while still educating and training students for the world beyond themselves, but they are trapped trying to compete with historically white institutions (HWIs) by attempting to be more like them when HWIs' own history has already positioned them to be far ahead in the current neoliberal marketplace. HBCUSs are also losing their identities through the homogenization of the sector.

Quote by Kimone Brown: "The same dual codification that operated in colonial Jamaica, where Black people were simultaneously property and intimate subjects, operates today when Black Jamaican bodies, labor, and culture are commodified for consumption while most Black Jamaicans remain economically marginalized.

..this research honors the humanity and constrained agency of enslaved Blacks, especially women, whose voices are largely absent from traditional archives."

Quote by Ashana Dublin: "Educational inequality within the Canadian system is deliberate. It is systematically intertwined with colonial history and persists through policies, data management, governance, and institutional structures that frequently resist substantive reforms aimed at Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB)...I emphasize the necessity of prioritizing equity for all students—not merely as a nominal gesture but as an essential component in ensuring equal opportunities for success."

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The OISE Library is closed on January 26th due to the snow storm and campus-wide closure. Please refer to the Campus Status page for more information about the campus closure: utoronto.ca/campus-status

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Happy New Year! Episode S02E04 of Your Paper Sucked podcast is now live! Host Dr. Grace Karram talks to Kamadchi Karunanandan about the challenges that face first-generation students and how we can make a difference for these students at Canadian universities. Listen here: linktr.ee/yourpapersucked

Photo of podcast guest Kamadchi Karunanandan

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Episode S02E03 of Your Paper Sucked podcast is now live!Listen to host Dr. Grace Karram talk to Stefan Thomas talk about the Black struggle of paying for higher education. Listen on Apple, Buzzsprout, Spotify. Links here: linktr.ee/yourpapersucked

Podcast host Dr. Grace Karram (right) and podcast guest in the process of recording.

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

NEW blog post sharing library materials on Land-Based Learning and Treaty Education featured at the OISE Library blogs.library.utoronto.ca/blog/land-ba...

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! The School of the Environment, OISE Library, and OISE Sustainability & Climate Action Network invite students across UofT to submit art works to the 2026 Sustainability Thinking Exhibition. Submissions due Monday, January 19th, 2026: www.environment.utoronto.ca/news/sustain...

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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 04/11/2025

Are you in Toronto? You are invited to "How To Increase Integrity and Trust in #Research #Journals: The Publication Facts Label" (in person) with PKP Founder John Willinsky this Friday November 7th, 1 PM ET, U of T 13 seats left! libcal.library.utoronto.ca/event/3948000 #ScholCommCanada

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How To Increase Integrity and Trust in Research Journals: The Publication Facts Label

The Scholarly Communications & Copyright Office at the University of Toronto Libraries is pleased to welcome John Willinksy, Khosla Family Professor Emeritus, Stanford University,...

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Science Literacy Week 2025 is underway at the University of Toronto Libraries. At the OISE Library with a focus on science education! library.utoronto.ca/project/sea-... #SciLit #UofT

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Happy Pride from OISE Library! This June, stop by the Unstudy Spot on the Ground floor to create a handmade Zine! #PrideMonth

A poster in the colours of the Progress Pride Flag. The text reads: “OISE Library Pride. Zine Making. Stop by the Ground Floor Unstudy Spot during the month of June!”

Four objects on a table. A sign in the colours of the Progress Pride Flag, with text reading: “OISE Library Pride”. Two hand-made zines. A bowl with slips of paper, labelled: “Zine Prompts”.

A photo of the OISE Library Unstudy Spot. A long table with various art supplies and a sign that reads “Make a Zine!” Colourful loops and papercraft books are strung above the table

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Join us at the OISE Library for free snacks and a screening of the documentary The True Cost! The film takes a look behind the curtain to learn about the fashion industry and the potential to improve its labour and environmental practices. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

As 2025's Black History Month comes to a close, we at OISE Library want to shine a spotlight onto a piece of local culture and activism. Head to our blog to learn more about 'Our Lives: Canada’s First Black Women’s Newspaper' and its publisher, the Toronto-based Black Women’s Collective! uoft.me/blR

Images of three editions of the newspaper 'Our Lives: Canada's First Black Women's Newspaper' arranged on a white and orange background.

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Hey OISE! The Ontario provincial election on February 27th is fast approaching, and guess what? Advance polls are open until February 22nd! Remember - it's okay if you didn’t register to vote online. You can register in-person when you go to vote. Just bring a piece of ID with you!

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The OISE Library will be closed on Monday February 17th for Family Day. We will re-open at 8:45 am on Tuesday, February 18th. We wish you a wonderful weekend!

Shows a drawing of two children making a snowman. Wording reads: The OISE Library will be closed on Monday February 17th for Family Day. We will re-open at 8:45 am on Tuesday, February 18th.

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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

We continue to monitor and act on developments relating to federal data accessibility, collection, & reporting. Our partners at ICPSR have an archive tool for crowdsourcing government data. We encourage AERA members to utilize it. Learn more: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

OISE Library is running a series of four in-person workshops designed for graduate students in the social sciences who want to level up their literature searching skills. Read more and sign up here: oise.library.utoronto.ca/oise-library...

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hi OISE community! Join us at the OISE Library's Unstudy Spot next week (Feb. 11 - 14) to make an upcycled Valentine's Day card for a loved one ❤️

Poster inviting members of the OISE community to make upcycled Valentine's Day card between February 11th - 14th as supplies last!

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OISE Library @oiselibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Hi Blue Sky! Happy to be here ❤️

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