Holocaust organizations around the world are preparing for a future of Holocaust education and research in a post-eyewitness era. Some collecting institutions are also experiencing higher volumes of donations of artefacts, documents, photographs and book collections...
BCLA Perspectives
Volume 10 (2018)
Technology lending at the Chapman Learning Commons at UBC
The equipment lending program at the Chapman Learning Commons in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is entering its 16th year of operation. Over the last decade and a half, the program has evolved from a modest set of laptops to offering a diverse suite of over 40...
PLIG Presents: A Day in the Life…
‘A Day in the Life’ is a feature by BCLA’s Public Libraries Interest Group. The aim is to highlight interesting folks from around the province who are doing amazing things in public libraries. If you, or someone you know, would make a good profile, please email...
Arca: technology to let your digital assets shine
Are you, or have you been, a recipient of BC History Digitization Program (BCHDP) funding? Do your BCHDP-funded digital assets need a new or alternative home so they can really shine? How does a no-cost, fully supported hosting solution sound? Arca may be...
Introduction to the Technology Survey
After the success of last summer’s survey on education, we asked BCLA members to answer questions on technology and libraries. We were thrilled to have 144 participants share their backgrounds, thoughts and experiences. These results have provided insight into areas...
Survey: About the respondents
This article highlights some of the professional background information of the respondents which helps inform the survey results. Institutions Our BCLA survey respondents are mostly working in public libraries (74%), with the second most common institution being...
Survey: Preferred learning methods for technology
Question: How do you prefer to learn about & keep up with library technology? We asked respondents to share their preferred methods for learning about technology. Of the 144 responses, about 15% chose only one preferred method for learning, while the majority of...
Survey: Assisting library users with technology
Question: Assisting Library Users with Technology: How comfortable are you doing the following? Please rate the statements on this scale: 1= not comfortable | 2 = neutral | 3= comfortable | 4= N/A Teaching users how to use basic hardware (e-readers, mobile devices,...
Survey: Technology development in the workplace
Question: Technology development in the workplace: How comfortable do you feel doing the following? Please rate the statements on this scale: 1= not comfortable | 2 = neutral | 3= comfortable | 4= N/A Asking for training or assistance with on-the-job technology...
Survey: Institutional support
Question: What kind of support does your institution provide for developing skills in technology? (Check all that apply) Of the 143 respondents, 10% said their workplace provides none of the support options. For the remaining calculations, we removed...