Libraries have long been a haven for those seeking to learn, and in an effort to provide their patrons expanded opportunity, many libraries are branching out to explore the realm of physical literacy. However, many rural libraries are already stretched to capacity and...
BCLA Perspectives
Volume 10 (2018)
Starting Big Conversations on Twitter: How Indigitization has Revitalized its Social Media Engagement
Over the past year, Indigitization has tripled its social media audience and provoked thoughtful online conversations on themes such as decolonization and open access. These successes have been achieved through the use of Twitter threads, which provide in-depth...
Reaching out to Places of Worship
Richmond’s No. 5 Road in East Richmond is popularly referred to as “highway to heaven” due to the presence of many faith-based organizations along that road. With the expansion of the library’s Community Services Librarians Team, Richmond Public Library is now...
Student Engagement is Serious Fun: Finding our Voice on Campus
Libraries serve so many different groups, and academic libraries have the unique task of appealing to vastly different, yet highly specific users – from kids right out of high school to established academics. A key function of academic libraries is to support the...
Reaching Out to the Unknown: Empowering the Public with GIS
On July 28, 2018, I co-facilitated a workshop with Carolina Román Amigo, the UBC Library Business Support Analyst, at Vancouver Public Library (VPL): Build Your Own Web Map. It was a workshop oriented to the public with three major elements being blended: basic...
Richmond Public Library introduces its new Book Dispenser
The Hamilton neighbourhood is one of Richmond’s fastest growing communities. The library has been offering one-day library service to the Hamilton community since 2007 at the Hamilton Community Centre. Over the last 18 months, library staff have been connecting with...
The Technology Issue: A letter from the Editors
After a few technical issues of our own (seriously, why is uploading an image so hard?), welcome to the BCLA Perspectives Techology issue! This issue is divided into two sections: the results of the second annual Perspectives survey and articles generously written by...
Five tech-based tools to love
Though technology is not always my best friend, especially when the ‘blue screen of death’ appears — it has given me some truly can’t-live-without-you tools. Here’s a show and tell of five tech-based tools I love and regularly use to accomplish my work, find...
Learning the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Does your library have a web presence or provide access to electronic resources? Do you use digital software to deliver services? If so, it’s important that you learn about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This article will help you get started. The World...
Keeping it ReAL returns this fall!
Save the Date: Friday October 26th 2018, University of Victoria Keeping it ReAL 2018: Add it Up is a free workshop for academic library research in BC. Our aim is to foster a research culture among participants, and create an open and supportive network for learning,...