We had a blast at last week’s OLA SuperConference! Here are the resources we developed for our presentation last week, as well as our practicum student Tiffany Luk’s contribution to the poster sessions.
Read our report on digitization in Ontario public libraries
We’re delighted to announce the publication of our report on digitization in Ontario public libraries! The report is now available for download.
We asked eighty questions over the summer of 2018, and our obliging survey respondents gave us some great answers about how they’re tackling community history, heritage collections, and the demands of the digital age. Thank you to every public library in Ontario that responded!
Now you can read all the results before you join us at our OLA SuperConference presentation next week.
Continue reading Read our report on digitization in Ontario public libraries
Our 2018 practicum students’ presentations
Last week our three University of Toronto iSchool students presented their practicum projects at the semester’s showcase.
See you at SuperCon!
We’ll be at the 2019 Ontario Library Association SuperConference in January! We’ll be presenting in a session about our report on digitization in Ontario public libraries, and we’ll be manning our usual vendor booth in the Expo Hall.
Two more free webinars with SOLS
You can still register for our next two webinars with the Southern Ontario Library Service, about ODW’s work with public libraries in the province: Continue reading Two more free webinars with SOLS
The First Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day in Canada was first declared after the Armistice of 1918 ended the Great War. Communities in Ontario celebrated in a variety of ways. Continue reading The First Remembrance Day
Scary Stories To Read In The News
Happy Halloween! Do you know who really liked scary stories? Victorians. Continue reading Scary Stories To Read In The News
A preview of the results from our survey on digitization in Ontario public libraries
This summer we surveyed the public libraries of Ontario to get an idea of how they’re dealing with the demand for digitizing their special and unique heritage collections.
We got a response from 55% of all Ontario public and First Nations libraries, and the libraries that responded cover almost 90% of the total Ontario population served by libraries (which is itself 90% of the total population, so, about 86% of us).
We’re delighted to have such a strong response and can’t wait to share all the results with you. We asked about 80 questions, so there’s a lot to cover! Today we just want to share a few facts – a preview of our upcoming report release in January 2019. Continue reading A preview of the results from our survey on digitization in Ontario public libraries
Highlights at this month’s Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference
In Toronto from October 24th to 26th, the Ontario Museum Association will be holding their annual conference. We’re excited to see some friends of ours presenting about a variety of heritage-related topics:
Continue reading Highlights at this month’s Ontario Museum Association Annual Conference
Introducing our fall practicum students
OurDigitalWorld is working with three practicum students from the University of Toronto iSchool this fall. We’ve got a number of neat projects working with our data and collections, and we’re delighted to have some bright and engaged students to help us out. Here are our three students and their projects:
