Welcome to the 2020 issue of BCLA Perspectives! We are very happy to be back to help facilitate conversation and communication in the library, archival,…
Introduction Diversity, inclusion, and equity are fundamental values of the American Library Association (ALA Core Values of Librarianship, 2004). Despite the continued growth of visible…
Introduction In August 2020, Capilano University’s Marketing and Digital Experience (MDX) sent out a call to faculty inviting them to be featured in their new…
This article was originally submitted to BCLA Perspectives in February 2020. Ioana Liuta works as a library assistant for Simon Fraser University Interlibrary Loans and…
Sunni Nishimura is a settler librarian of Japanese, Scottish, and English descent, privileged and grateful to live and work on the traditional and unceded territories…
I don’t always get hired for my dream job, but when I do, it’s in the middle of the first wave of a global pandemic.…
Preamble During this transitional time of remote learning in post-secondary, we chose a question-and-answer format to share our logistical responses to COVID-19 closures, as well as our initial reflections. We are…
Introduction On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic posed and continues to pose…
Libraries have always been leaders in providing accessible services and adjusting to new trends. Libraries continually develop and evaluate their service models in order to…
This article was originally submitted to BCLA Perspectives in February 2020. Supporting sustainability through liaison I recently began a new gig as an academic librarian,…
Introduction How can libraries work collaboratively with community members and across institutions to redress information privilege? The Making Research Accessible initiative’s Downtown Eastside Research Access…
Brief Background The Write To Read Project (W2R) began in 2009 when the Hon. Steven Point was BC’s 28th Lieutenant Governor and Robert Blacker, a…
