It’s been another rollercoaster year, so welcome to the last issue of Perspectives for 2021. We’ve covered remote work and open access this year and we hope you’re looking forward to joining us for more engaging topics next year. In this issue, explore the use of open...
BCLA Perspectives
Issue 2: The Open Access Issue
Rural and Remote Librarian Profiles: Lucie Bergeron
Bergeron and the Sheepdog Puppet Lucie Bergeron Revelstoke Public Library Okanagan Regional Library Describe your library in three words. Vibrant Community Hub ( It is often described this way in the community.) Also, a really interesting 7-year-old...
Decolonizing Pandemic Programs: Sharing Indigenous-led Traditional Knowledge in the Library Makerspace
As one of the most racially non-diverse professions, librarians have a lot of work to do when it comes to building equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into our daily work. You don’t need a human resources degree to see how gaps in professional EDI and...
Open Educational Resources and International Students: Open Textbooks and Accessibility at Alexander College
Introduction The move to virtual teaching has had profound impacts on multiple services offered by all universities and colleges, including student access to course textbooks. Alexander College (AC) has been no exception, with the inequities faced by many of our...