We’re delighted to announce the release of our new curriculum resources, developed with support from the Government of Ontario. Continue reading Download our classroom activities and readings around Ontario’s multicultural history
Resources and recommendations for teaching multicultural history in Ontario
Part of our Multicultural Community Capacity project has been learning the landscape of multicultural history for Ontario schools. We know there are fantastic curriculum resources out there, and we don’t want to be redundant to what others have already worked tirelessly on. Here we’d like to share a few things we’ve found, and some recommended resources from teachers using them in their classes.
Continue reading Resources and recommendations for teaching multicultural history in Ontario
Resources from SuperCon
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
Learn the basics of digital preservation with the Archives Association of Ontario
Worried about how your library will tackle digital preservation? Dealing with writing policies and procedures around stewarding your digital collections? Take a one-day course on April 5th to learn the basics: Continue reading Learn the basics of digital preservation with the Archives Association of Ontario
It’s #1Lib1Ref time again!
#1Lib1Ref is a yearly chance for library and heritage professionals to try their hand at improving Wikipedia’s accuracy and reliability. The campaign starts today and goes until February 5th. Continue reading It’s #1Lib1Ref time again!
One week left for your 2019 YCW applications
The deadline for Young Canada Works summer jobs in heritage is January 15th; the deadline for internships is March 1st.
If you’re applying for an archival job, or a library job in English, you’ll be applying to The Canadian Council of Archives. Continue reading One week left for your 2019 YCW applications
The Impact Playbook by Europeana
About a year ago, Europeana released a wonderful resource called the Impact Playbook. It’s a tool for cultural heritage organizations to think critically about the impact they have on their communities – how programming, collections research, and outreach changes people’s lives.
Webinars to help you craft your DHCP application
Library and Archives Canada is hosting a few webinars around the next DHCP application round. One’s gone by already, but there are three more you can register for: Continue reading Webinars to help you craft your DHCP application
Young Canada Works is open for applications
The next round of Young Canada Works funding for student and recent-graduate hiring is open: Continue reading Young Canada Works is open for applications
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