Anyone entering Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, for the first or the hundredth time, who doesn’t say “wow” isn’t paying attention. Part of the University of Toronto, the library holds regular exhibitions in a gallery space on the main floor. The current exhibition, The Lumiere Press Archives: Photography and the Fine Press, showcases the work …
“If you don’t go here while in Baltimore, your credentials as a librarian of any type will be revoked.” So wrote a friend upon learning that I would be attending the Special Libraries Association’s annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland, last week. “Here” was the George Peabody Library. The Peabody Library appears on many lists of most …
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 …
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 …
