Sabina Pagotto
@spagotto.bsky.social
Librarian forced to dust off my under-used degree in Canadian history.
sabinapagotto.ca
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The Aftermath: Snowstorm
Reilly Fitzgerald
2020
Reilly Fitzgerald
2020
January 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The Aftermath: Snowstorm
Reilly Fitzgerald
2020
Reilly Fitzgerald
2020
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Here it is: the inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went off the rails.
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
Off the rails: The inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went from transit dream to cautionary tale
Over the past decade and a half, the Crosstown has cast a shadow on a swath of Toronto and becoming, to many, a symbol of the city’s inability to fulfil its potential.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Here it is: the inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went off the rails.
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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U of T library helps preserve Ukrainian voices as war rages on: ‘If it was there, it would be destroyed’
U of T library helps preserve Ukrainian voices as war rages on: ‘If it was there, it would be destroyed’
Reports from occupied territories show that Ukrainian-language literature has been systemically collected and destroyed.
www.thestar.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
U of T library helps preserve Ukrainian voices as war rages on: ‘If it was there, it would be destroyed’
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It’s prime season for ice skating ⛸️
January #ResearchRoundup highlights a TMU dataset, sharing insights from 55 arena managers on ice temperature, humidity & thickness, revealing best practices & research gaps for safer, sustainable rinks: doi.org/10.5683/SP3/...
January #ResearchRoundup highlights a TMU dataset, sharing insights from 55 arena managers on ice temperature, humidity & thickness, revealing best practices & research gaps for safer, sustainable rinks: doi.org/10.5683/SP3/...
Survey of Ice Arena Managers
To gather expert insights on optimal ice arena conditions, we distributed a questionnaire to 55 North American ice arena management professionals. ...
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It’s prime season for ice skating ⛸️
January #ResearchRoundup highlights a TMU dataset, sharing insights from 55 arena managers on ice temperature, humidity & thickness, revealing best practices & research gaps for safer, sustainable rinks: doi.org/10.5683/SP3/...
January #ResearchRoundup highlights a TMU dataset, sharing insights from 55 arena managers on ice temperature, humidity & thickness, revealing best practices & research gaps for safer, sustainable rinks: doi.org/10.5683/SP3/...
I'll believe it when I see it... www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally has an opening date
The Crosstown has been under construction since 2011 and was delayed six years due to construction issues and the pandemic.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I'll believe it when I see it... www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
I do think that it's important to support Canadian art and culture - and Canadian artists and creators - but buddy, critics angsted over Canadian identity and the general public didn't care about Canadian history way before "identity politics".
We really need Canadian culture now. Too bad it’s been ravaged #Opinion
We really need Canadian culture now. Too bad it’s been ravaged
In a moment that sees the U.S. president proclaiming on the world stage that "Canada lives because of the United States," Canadians might be looking around for a different version
www.thestar.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I do think that it's important to support Canadian art and culture - and Canadian artists and creators - but buddy, critics angsted over Canadian identity and the general public didn't care about Canadian history way before "identity politics".
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The Librarian
Florence Carlyle
1909
Florence Carlyle
1909
January 24, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The Librarian
Florence Carlyle
1909
Florence Carlyle
1909
You know things are going great when CBC News has two different "live updates" stories running on a Saturday afternoon.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
You know things are going great when CBC News has two different "live updates" stories running on a Saturday afternoon.
Is Mark Carney the most John A. Macdonald prime minister since John A. Macdonald??
January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Is Mark Carney the most John A. Macdonald prime minister since John A. Macdonald??
Prime Ministers make tons of speeches and lots of them contain things that are stupid or ridiculous, but this one is just wild. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
Building Canada together: Prime Minister Carney delivers remarks at the Citadelle of Québec
This ground holds memory. In the 18th century, two armies met here in a battle that changed the course of this continent forever.
www.pm.gc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Prime Ministers make tons of speeches and lots of them contain things that are stupid or ridiculous, but this one is just wild. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...
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U of T History PhD applications: 96 two years ago, 177 this year
Toronto poli sci PhD applications: 201 two years ago, 385 this year. Trump's policies are working great, just not for the US
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
U of T History PhD applications: 96 two years ago, 177 this year
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The January Scholars Portal Newsletter is here! Highlights from this edition include:
🔷New journals, books & Odesi datasets
🔷Updates on Scholaris, the GeoPortal & @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
🔷A Spotlight on local load for unique collections
🔷Bug fixes & new features
Catch up here: oculsp.ca/w5om5
🔷New journals, books & Odesi datasets
🔷Updates on Scholaris, the GeoPortal & @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
🔷A Spotlight on local load for unique collections
🔷Bug fixes & new features
Catch up here: oculsp.ca/w5om5
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The January Scholars Portal Newsletter is here! Highlights from this edition include:
🔷New journals, books & Odesi datasets
🔷Updates on Scholaris, the GeoPortal & @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
🔷A Spotlight on local load for unique collections
🔷Bug fixes & new features
Catch up here: oculsp.ca/w5om5
🔷New journals, books & Odesi datasets
🔷Updates on Scholaris, the GeoPortal & @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
🔷A Spotlight on local load for unique collections
🔷Bug fixes & new features
Catch up here: oculsp.ca/w5om5
Yay! I'm so happy OCUL is supporting @stephenspong.bsky.social in this interesting work.
We're thrilled that Stephen Spong from @westernulibs.bsky.social is our 2026 Visiting Researcher!
Stephen will undertake a project examining how GenAI is reshaping authorship, originality and creativity — and what these shifts mean for academic libraries.
Read more: ocul.on.ca/stephen-spon...
Stephen will undertake a project examining how GenAI is reshaping authorship, originality and creativity — and what these shifts mean for academic libraries.
Read more: ocul.on.ca/stephen-spon...
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Yay! I'm so happy OCUL is supporting @stephenspong.bsky.social in this interesting work.
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Nation-building isn’t just about infrastructure and resource extraction. It’s about culture. It’s about history. It’s about our stories, and the places that tell them.
This is the worst time imaginable to shut down the Register of Historic Places.
nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
This is the worst time imaginable to shut down the Register of Historic Places.
nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada
The Canadian Register of Historic Places, better known as the historicplaces.ca website, is coming down. Parks Canada announced in late...
nationaltrustcanada.ca
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Nation-building isn’t just about infrastructure and resource extraction. It’s about culture. It’s about history. It’s about our stories, and the places that tell them.
This is the worst time imaginable to shut down the Register of Historic Places.
nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
This is the worst time imaginable to shut down the Register of Historic Places.
nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stori...
"it's almost like this transit stop was designed by someone who's never taken public transit"
youtu.be/Qjp7hqXgInI
youtu.be/Qjp7hqXgInI
How can a NEW Transit Line be THIS BAD!? (Finch West LRT)
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 AM
"it's almost like this transit stop was designed by someone who's never taken public transit"
youtu.be/Qjp7hqXgInI
youtu.be/Qjp7hqXgInI
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Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs in 'dark time' for public service, union says
Federal statistics agency entered its workforce adjustment period Monday, sending notices to thousands of employees.
ottawacitizen.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
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📢Big news! We are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Vandenburg as our new Executive Director. Michael brings deep leadership experience and a long-standing service to the research library community. Welcome to CARL, Michael!
See the full announcement: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-ap...
See the full announcement: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-ap...
CARL Appoints Michael Vandenburg as Executive Director - Canadian Association of Research Libraries
January 12, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Vandenburg as its new Executive Director, effective February 1, 2026. As […]
www.carl-abrc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
📢Big news! We are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Vandenburg as our new Executive Director. Michael brings deep leadership experience and a long-standing service to the research library community. Welcome to CARL, Michael!
See the full announcement: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-ap...
See the full announcement: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-ap...
When you want to report the obvious fake phishing email test so IT security knows you're paying attention but the "report phishing" Outlook add-in won't load
a black cat is playing with a laptop that says refresh on it
Alt: a black cat repeatedly hits a key on a laptop, label says refresh
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
When you want to report the obvious fake phishing email test so IT security knows you're paying attention but the "report phishing" Outlook add-in won't load
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Lorsque le Canada a prolongé la durée de protection des droits d’auteur à 70 ans après la mort d’un créateur, le domaine public a été gelé.
La Loi sur le droit d’auteur ne devrait pas constituer un obstacle entre les Canadiens et leur patrimoine culturel.
La Loi sur le droit d’auteur ne devrait pas constituer un obstacle entre les Canadiens et leur patrimoine culturel.
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Lorsque le Canada a prolongé la durée de protection des droits d’auteur à 70 ans après la mort d’un créateur, le domaine public a été gelé.
La Loi sur le droit d’auteur ne devrait pas constituer un obstacle entre les Canadiens et leur patrimoine culturel.
La Loi sur le droit d’auteur ne devrait pas constituer un obstacle entre les Canadiens et leur patrimoine culturel.
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When Canada extended copyright protections to 70 years after the death of a creator, the public domain was frozen. No new works will be entering the Canadian public domain until 2043.
The Copyright Act shouldn’t be a barrier between Canadians and their cultural heritage.
The Copyright Act shouldn’t be a barrier between Canadians and their cultural heritage.
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
When Canada extended copyright protections to 70 years after the death of a creator, the public domain was frozen. No new works will be entering the Canadian public domain until 2043.
The Copyright Act shouldn’t be a barrier between Canadians and their cultural heritage.
The Copyright Act shouldn’t be a barrier between Canadians and their cultural heritage.
What a goaltending masterclass in Fleet v. Charge!
December 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What a goaltending masterclass in Fleet v. Charge!
Imagine thinking that Corus Entertainment, the company that had to rebrand Food Network Canada to Flavour Network and HGTV Canada to Home Network this year because they couldn't afford the licensing rights, would have the desire or capacity to intentionally screw with a foreign government
"Since they are Canadian, I would not rule out treachery" is such a hilarious line because it is in fact 100% backwards.
You can't be a traitor to a country you're not from??????
You can't be a traitor to a country you're not from??????
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Imagine thinking that Corus Entertainment, the company that had to rebrand Food Network Canada to Flavour Network and HGTV Canada to Home Network this year because they couldn't afford the licensing rights, would have the desire or capacity to intentionally screw with a foreign government
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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It’s time for #ResearchRoundup!
As the year wraps up in frost and sparkle, The Icicle Atlas offers a look at one of winter’s most iconic sights. Created by researchers at the University of Toronto, this unique dataset features over 230,000 images and time-lapse videos from controlled experiments.
As the year wraps up in frost and sparkle, The Icicle Atlas offers a look at one of winter’s most iconic sights. Created by researchers at the University of Toronto, this unique dataset features over 230,000 images and time-lapse videos from controlled experiments.
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It’s time for #ResearchRoundup!
As the year wraps up in frost and sparkle, The Icicle Atlas offers a look at one of winter’s most iconic sights. Created by researchers at the University of Toronto, this unique dataset features over 230,000 images and time-lapse videos from controlled experiments.
As the year wraps up in frost and sparkle, The Icicle Atlas offers a look at one of winter’s most iconic sights. Created by researchers at the University of Toronto, this unique dataset features over 230,000 images and time-lapse videos from controlled experiments.