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What is Blockchain Technology?

Have you heard the term blockchain and wondered what it meant? It’s a brilliant concept when explained properly, and Stephen Sawyer of Narritiv (an innovation lab created by Access Copyright) explained it properly, in a recent Special Libraries Association (SLA) Toronto Chapter seminar on “Blockchain Technology & Smart Contracts.” Stephen began by discussing Bitcoin, the first …

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Booth Map Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-99 (Sheet 6, West Central District), from Charles Booth's London

Explore These 10 Superb London History Digital Collections

Warning: if you’re a London enthusiast, this post may sidetrack your day. A previous blog post was primarily about digital collections of London in images (photographs, prints, drawings, etc.). This post looks at the wider world of digital collections about London, including maps, in ten outstanding examples. As a parameter, I’ve included only collections that do not …

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Top Tweets from GLAMs (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) Summit 2018

In frigid Toronto, on January 30, 2018, a beautifully organized Summit for Canadian Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAMs) was hosted by Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Museums Association, and the Ottawa Declaration Working Group. I was thrilled to attend, representing The Ontario Historical Society. It was an extraordinary event, filled with insights from top …

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10 Tips from the AAO Workshop on Research Methods for Genealogy and Local History

I was lucky to have the opportunity to attend the Archives Association of Ontario’s (AAO) recent workshop on Research Methods for Genealogy and Local History, held at the Archives of Ontario in Toronto. The full-day workshop was intended to guide information professionals on how to support their users’ genealogical and local history research needs. Working with …

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TVO Civics 101, First Past the Post

How Does the Ontario Government Work?

… or Who Does What, Who’s Who, and What’s Going On? Working with a not-for-profit funded in part by the provincial government, I’ve learned how important it is to (attempt to) understand How Things Work, including Who Does What, Who’s Who, and generally What’s Going On. Living away from Ontario for quite a while, though, I’ve …

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