Talk out loud

As the editor-in-chief of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) magazine Open Shelf, I have been excited to be working with Samantha Martin-Bird, the Indigenous Relationships Supervisor at the Thunder Bay Public Library.  Over the past six months, Sam has been doing a podcast for Open Shelf , where she interviews librarians, researchers and activists about Indigenous issues.  This month, she has a conversation with Max FineDay , the executive director of Canadian Roots Exchange , an organization that runs reconciliation programs for Indigenous youth across Canada. Their conversation is entitled “Unapologetically Nêhiyaw” and I think it contributes in a good way to relationship building and discussions about reconciliation.  Take a listen.

In addition to the  previously announced temporary changes to select library services , a few additional changed have recently been made as part of the work being done to migrate the library to our new search tool, Omni: Circulation information not updated in Library catalogue Please note that circulation information about books and other materials is currently not being updated in the Library Catalogue nor in users' library accounts. This issue affects: Display of availability information in Summon Display of availability information in the Library Catalogue Display of books checked out in users' library account This issue will be resolved once the Omni launches. Self-check machines Self-check machines are currently not available.  To borrow library materials, please visit the service desk on the main floor. Renewals From now until December 15, you cannot renew items that you have borrowed.  However, no late fines will be charged for any regular loa

We are now five days from launching the new library discovery system, Omni. We are currently experiencing problems with off-campus access to online journals through our proxy server. We are investigating the issue and hope to have it resolved shortly. We will share an update once we have more information. In the meantime, students, faculty, and staff can  continue to access e-resources from off-campus using Carleton's VPN . For information on how to connect to Carleton's VPN, see:  Remote Access  (ITS). We apologize for the inconvenience this problem has caused.