OCUL
@ocul-libraries.bsky.social
We're the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL).
OCUL provides academic libraries with shared services and technology infrastructure to support teaching, research and learning success.
Visit our website: https://ocul.on.ca/
OCUL provides academic libraries with shared services and technology infrastructure to support teaching, research and learning success.
Visit our website: https://ocul.on.ca/
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@ocul-libraries.bsky.social
· Mar 17
👋 Hi Bluesky!
OCUL is a consortium of Ontario university libraries. We provide shared services and tech infrastructure that enhance research and learning.
Follow us for updates on all things OCUL-y, incl. stories from the #AcademicLibrary community and shared news from @scholarsportal.bsky.social.
OCUL is a consortium of Ontario university libraries. We provide shared services and tech infrastructure that enhance research and learning.
Follow us for updates on all things OCUL-y, incl. stories from the #AcademicLibrary community and shared news from @scholarsportal.bsky.social.
ICYMI: We're hiring for a new role at OCUL.
Deadline for applications is coming up fast!
Deadline for applications is coming up fast!
We're hiring: Network Zone Collections Coordinator.
Join the collaborative OCUL team and support shared library systems, licensing workflows and consortial resource access across Ont. academic libraries.
Applications due Nov. 27 @ 5 p.m. ET.
Full job & application info: ocul.on.ca/job-network-...
Join the collaborative OCUL team and support shared library systems, licensing workflows and consortial resource access across Ont. academic libraries.
Applications due Nov. 27 @ 5 p.m. ET.
Full job & application info: ocul.on.ca/job-network-...
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICYMI: We're hiring for a new role at OCUL.
Deadline for applications is coming up fast!
Deadline for applications is coming up fast!
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Our #TrendReport highlights trends that are shaping the future of #knowlege and #information
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our #TrendReport highlights trends that are shaping the future of #knowlege and #information
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
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Happy GIS Day!
We're celebrating with a new blog post about the AI-supported workflows that we're using to enhance the metadata for our collection of historical topographic maps.
oculsp.ca/eike8 (SPOTDocs login required)
We're celebrating with a new blog post about the AI-supported workflows that we're using to enhance the metadata for our collection of historical topographic maps.
oculsp.ca/eike8 (SPOTDocs login required)
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy GIS Day!
We're celebrating with a new blog post about the AI-supported workflows that we're using to enhance the metadata for our collection of historical topographic maps.
oculsp.ca/eike8 (SPOTDocs login required)
We're celebrating with a new blog post about the AI-supported workflows that we're using to enhance the metadata for our collection of historical topographic maps.
oculsp.ca/eike8 (SPOTDocs login required)
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Happy #GISDay! Let’s celebrate the power of Geographic Information Systems in research and discovery at #UofG.
@uofguelph.bsky.social @uofgresearch.bsky.social
@uofguelph.bsky.social @uofgresearch.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy #GISDay! Let’s celebrate the power of Geographic Information Systems in research and discovery at #UofG.
@uofguelph.bsky.social @uofgresearch.bsky.social
@uofguelph.bsky.social @uofgresearch.bsky.social
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Cloudflare is currently experiencing an outage that is impacting the ability to download articles on Scholars Portal Journals. We are working on a solution and article downloads should be available again shortly.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cloudflare is currently experiencing an outage that is impacting the ability to download articles on Scholars Portal Journals. We are working on a solution and article downloads should be available again shortly.
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Don't miss the 12/16 #ChoiceWebinar
How can academic libraries navigate the meeting point between “data” & #Indigenous studies? Speakers will provide background on how the tools, practices, and methodologies can be applied to Indigenous-focused research and knowledge organization. ow.ly/ETgc50XnV3O
How can academic libraries navigate the meeting point between “data” & #Indigenous studies? Speakers will provide background on how the tools, practices, and methodologies can be applied to Indigenous-focused research and knowledge organization. ow.ly/ETgc50XnV3O
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Don't miss the 12/16 #ChoiceWebinar
How can academic libraries navigate the meeting point between “data” & #Indigenous studies? Speakers will provide background on how the tools, practices, and methodologies can be applied to Indigenous-focused research and knowledge organization. ow.ly/ETgc50XnV3O
How can academic libraries navigate the meeting point between “data” & #Indigenous studies? Speakers will provide background on how the tools, practices, and methodologies can be applied to Indigenous-focused research and knowledge organization. ow.ly/ETgc50XnV3O
We're hiring: Network Zone Collections Coordinator.
Join the collaborative OCUL team and support shared library systems, licensing workflows and consortial resource access across Ont. academic libraries.
Applications due Nov. 27 @ 5 p.m. ET.
Full job & application info: ocul.on.ca/job-network-...
Join the collaborative OCUL team and support shared library systems, licensing workflows and consortial resource access across Ont. academic libraries.
Applications due Nov. 27 @ 5 p.m. ET.
Full job & application info: ocul.on.ca/job-network-...
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We're hiring: Network Zone Collections Coordinator.
Join the collaborative OCUL team and support shared library systems, licensing workflows and consortial resource access across Ont. academic libraries.
Applications due Nov. 27 @ 5 p.m. ET.
Full job & application info: ocul.on.ca/job-network-...
Join the collaborative OCUL team and support shared library systems, licensing workflows and consortial resource access across Ont. academic libraries.
Applications due Nov. 27 @ 5 p.m. ET.
Full job & application info: ocul.on.ca/job-network-...
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#LibraryJobs @uoftlibraries.bsky.social seeks applications for two positions:
User Services Generalist (Deadline: October 31, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/user-ser...
Data Librarian (Deadline: November 14, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/data-lib...
User Services Generalist (Deadline: October 31, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/user-ser...
Data Librarian (Deadline: November 14, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/data-lib...
User Services Generalist | The Partnership Job Board
About Us: The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked in the top ten among academic research libraries in North America. The system ...
partnershipjobs.ca
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#LibraryJobs @uoftlibraries.bsky.social seeks applications for two positions:
User Services Generalist (Deadline: October 31, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/user-ser...
Data Librarian (Deadline: November 14, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/data-lib...
User Services Generalist (Deadline: October 31, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/user-ser...
Data Librarian (Deadline: November 14, 2025)
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/data-lib...
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#LibraryJobs @uottawabiblio.bsky.social seeks applications for the position of Metadata Creation Librarian. Deadline: November 13, 2025.
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/metadata...
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/metadata...
Metadata Creation Librarian | The Partnership Job Board
Metadata Creation Librarian: The University of Ottawa Library is looking for an innovative, motivated and service-oriented individual to fill the position of Metadata Creation Librarian. The ideal can...
partnershipjobs.ca
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#LibraryJobs @uottawabiblio.bsky.social seeks applications for the position of Metadata Creation Librarian. Deadline: November 13, 2025.
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/metadata...
Details: partnershipjobs.ca/job/metadata...
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This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @mcgilllib.bsky.social @univcan.ca @datacite.org @erudit.org @oclc.org @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ocul-libraries.bsky.social and more!
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October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @mcgilllib.bsky.social @univcan.ca @datacite.org @erudit.org @oclc.org @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ocul-libraries.bsky.social and more!
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AI is touted as a way to make work easier and more productive. But getting these tools to function consistently and helpfully requires major human labour.
Our new @heqco.bsky.social blog w/ @scholarsportal.bsky.social shares what we're discovering is possible when using genAI tools: oculsp.ca/h1hgt
Our new @heqco.bsky.social blog w/ @scholarsportal.bsky.social shares what we're discovering is possible when using genAI tools: oculsp.ca/h1hgt
The Myth of Effortless AI: Human Labour in AI-enhanced Libraries – Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
oculsp.ca
October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
AI is touted as a way to make work easier and more productive. But getting these tools to function consistently and helpfully requires major human labour.
Our new @heqco.bsky.social blog w/ @scholarsportal.bsky.social shares what we're discovering is possible when using genAI tools: oculsp.ca/h1hgt
Our new @heqco.bsky.social blog w/ @scholarsportal.bsky.social shares what we're discovering is possible when using genAI tools: oculsp.ca/h1hgt
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📍Mark your calendars!
GIS Days 2025 is coming Nov 17-19!
Discover the science of where with us: virtual presentations, demos, tutorials & an in-person open house Nov 19 at Weldon Library. Whether you're new to GIS or an expert, all are welcome! lib.uwo.ca/gisdays #WesternU
GIS Days 2025 is coming Nov 17-19!
Discover the science of where with us: virtual presentations, demos, tutorials & an in-person open house Nov 19 at Weldon Library. Whether you're new to GIS or an expert, all are welcome! lib.uwo.ca/gisdays #WesternU
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📍Mark your calendars!
GIS Days 2025 is coming Nov 17-19!
Discover the science of where with us: virtual presentations, demos, tutorials & an in-person open house Nov 19 at Weldon Library. Whether you're new to GIS or an expert, all are welcome! lib.uwo.ca/gisdays #WesternU
GIS Days 2025 is coming Nov 17-19!
Discover the science of where with us: virtual presentations, demos, tutorials & an in-person open house Nov 19 at Weldon Library. Whether you're new to GIS or an expert, all are welcome! lib.uwo.ca/gisdays #WesternU
The Nov. installment of our Beyond the Algorithm reading club is coming up!
TOPIC: AI literacy, values and affect.
Sign up for 1 of 2 online drop-ins to discuss the month’s readings and topic. Drop-ins are open to all academic library workers.
Learn more and register: oculsp.ca/emei1
TOPIC: AI literacy, values and affect.
Sign up for 1 of 2 online drop-ins to discuss the month’s readings and topic. Drop-ins are open to all academic library workers.
Learn more and register: oculsp.ca/emei1
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Nov. installment of our Beyond the Algorithm reading club is coming up!
TOPIC: AI literacy, values and affect.
Sign up for 1 of 2 online drop-ins to discuss the month’s readings and topic. Drop-ins are open to all academic library workers.
Learn more and register: oculsp.ca/emei1
TOPIC: AI literacy, values and affect.
Sign up for 1 of 2 online drop-ins to discuss the month’s readings and topic. Drop-ins are open to all academic library workers.
Learn more and register: oculsp.ca/emei1
It's #CanadianLibraryWorkersDay 🎉
Today (and truly, every day!) we celebrate the incredible dedication, knowledge and passion of academic library workers. Thank you for championing access to information and creating spaces where everyone belongs.
Today (and truly, every day!) we celebrate the incredible dedication, knowledge and passion of academic library workers. Thank you for championing access to information and creating spaces where everyone belongs.
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's #CanadianLibraryWorkersDay 🎉
Today (and truly, every day!) we celebrate the incredible dedication, knowledge and passion of academic library workers. Thank you for championing access to information and creating spaces where everyone belongs.
Today (and truly, every day!) we celebrate the incredible dedication, knowledge and passion of academic library workers. Thank you for championing access to information and creating spaces where everyone belongs.
We manage 200+ e-resource licenses and with the USD exchange curtailing member library purchasing power by nearly 30% last year, consortial licensing helps ensure access to scholarly research.
Read “The Power of Consortial Licensing: A Case Study in Value” in our annual report ➡️ oculsp.ca/1dmu5
Read “The Power of Consortial Licensing: A Case Study in Value” in our annual report ➡️ oculsp.ca/1dmu5
October 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We manage 200+ e-resource licenses and with the USD exchange curtailing member library purchasing power by nearly 30% last year, consortial licensing helps ensure access to scholarly research.
Read “The Power of Consortial Licensing: A Case Study in Value” in our annual report ➡️ oculsp.ca/1dmu5
Read “The Power of Consortial Licensing: A Case Study in Value” in our annual report ➡️ oculsp.ca/1dmu5
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Will #libraries survive #AI?
ARL Executive Director @andrewkpace.bsky.social says, “The answer is not only yes, but that libraries are more important than ever.”
Read more in this @libraryjournal.bsky.social article: www.libraryjournal.com/story/will-l...
@cni-org.bsky.social
ARL Executive Director @andrewkpace.bsky.social says, “The answer is not only yes, but that libraries are more important than ever.”
Read more in this @libraryjournal.bsky.social article: www.libraryjournal.com/story/will-l...
@cni-org.bsky.social
Will Libraries Survive AI?
It seems that every new technology has given rise to predictions that libraries will soon fade into irrelevance. And yet with every new wave of technology, libraries adapted, expanded, and deepened th...
www.libraryjournal.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Will #libraries survive #AI?
ARL Executive Director @andrewkpace.bsky.social says, “The answer is not only yes, but that libraries are more important than ever.”
Read more in this @libraryjournal.bsky.social article: www.libraryjournal.com/story/will-l...
@cni-org.bsky.social
ARL Executive Director @andrewkpace.bsky.social says, “The answer is not only yes, but that libraries are more important than ever.”
Read more in this @libraryjournal.bsky.social article: www.libraryjournal.com/story/will-l...
@cni-org.bsky.social
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Internationally recognized artist Ken Lum—Order of Canada recipient & Governor General's Award winner—speaks on reading & creative practice. Nov 13, 3-5pm | Weldon Community Room, Western Libraries. Free & all are welcome! Register today! www.westernconnect.ca/site/Calenda... #WesternU
October 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Internationally recognized artist Ken Lum—Order of Canada recipient & Governor General's Award winner—speaks on reading & creative practice. Nov 13, 3-5pm | Weldon Community Room, Western Libraries. Free & all are welcome! Register today! www.westernconnect.ca/site/Calenda... #WesternU
With so many coding and programming AI tools to explore, selecting a best-fit tool for your library's use depends on many factors.
Read our latest blog post for a developer's perspective on a dozen AI coding tools and their pros and cons.
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Read our latest blog post for a developer's perspective on a dozen AI coding tools and their pros and cons.
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In our latest ✨AI Tools for Academic Libraries ✨ the Ontario Council of University Libraries examines the product landscape of AI tools for coding and programming ow.ly/8AVX50X7IKo #AICoding #AI
@ocul-libraries.bsky.social
@ocul-libraries.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
With so many coding and programming AI tools to explore, selecting a best-fit tool for your library's use depends on many factors.
Read our latest blog post for a developer's perspective on a dozen AI coding tools and their pros and cons.
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Read our latest blog post for a developer's perspective on a dozen AI coding tools and their pros and cons.
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By leveraging collective buying power to bring vital research resources to Ontario university communities, in the past year, OCUL member libraries saved $10 million on e-resource spending.
Read more about the Power of Consortial Licensing in our annual report: oculsp.ca/1dmu5
Read more about the Power of Consortial Licensing in our annual report: oculsp.ca/1dmu5
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
By leveraging collective buying power to bring vital research resources to Ontario university communities, in the past year, OCUL member libraries saved $10 million on e-resource spending.
Read more about the Power of Consortial Licensing in our annual report: oculsp.ca/1dmu5
Read more about the Power of Consortial Licensing in our annual report: oculsp.ca/1dmu5
There’s still time to take part in the Sept. installment of the Beyond the Algorithm reading club! (And it's open to any academic library worker.)
Join us online Sept. 24 or 29 to discuss this month’s readings on human rights and AI.
Learn more and sign up for a discussion: oculsp.ca/3v471
Join us online Sept. 24 or 29 to discuss this month’s readings on human rights and AI.
Learn more and sign up for a discussion: oculsp.ca/3v471
September 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
There’s still time to take part in the Sept. installment of the Beyond the Algorithm reading club! (And it's open to any academic library worker.)
Join us online Sept. 24 or 29 to discuss this month’s readings on human rights and AI.
Learn more and sign up for a discussion: oculsp.ca/3v471
Join us online Sept. 24 or 29 to discuss this month’s readings on human rights and AI.
Learn more and sign up for a discussion: oculsp.ca/3v471
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This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @ocul-libraries.bsky.social @erudit.org @ouvrirlascience.bsky.social @clockssarchive.bsky.social @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social and more!
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September 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @ocul-libraries.bsky.social @erudit.org @ouvrirlascience.bsky.social @clockssarchive.bsky.social @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social and more!
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There's still time to register for CARL's 2025 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop! Reserve your spot by September 26th!
www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
2025 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop - Canadian Association of Research Libraries
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the University of Regina’s Dr. John Archer Library and Archives invite you to participate in the Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW) taking p...
www.carl-abrc.ca
September 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There's still time to register for CARL's 2025 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop! Reserve your spot by September 26th!
www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
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🚨CARL and CFLA Release New Guide on the Canadian Copyright Act for Accessible Content
🚨L’ABRC et la FCAB publient un nouveau guide sur la Loi canadienne sur le droit d’auteur pour les contenus accessibles
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-an...
🚨L’ABRC et la FCAB publient un nouveau guide sur la Loi canadienne sur le droit d’auteur pour les contenus accessibles
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-an...
September 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨CARL and CFLA Release New Guide on the Canadian Copyright Act for Accessible Content
🚨L’ABRC et la FCAB publient un nouveau guide sur la Loi canadienne sur le droit d’auteur pour les contenus accessibles
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-an...
🚨L’ABRC et la FCAB publient un nouveau guide sur la Loi canadienne sur le droit d’auteur pour les contenus accessibles
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-an...
Curious what AI and machine learning tech we're exploring?
❇️ A genAI-OCR gov docs project supported by @heqco.bsky.social
❇️ An AI-assisted chatbot to potentially improve virtual reference services
❇️ And more!
Read our latest update: oculsp.ca/l3m9s
❇️ A genAI-OCR gov docs project supported by @heqco.bsky.social
❇️ An AI-assisted chatbot to potentially improve virtual reference services
❇️ And more!
Read our latest update: oculsp.ca/l3m9s
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Curious what AI and machine learning tech we're exploring?
❇️ A genAI-OCR gov docs project supported by @heqco.bsky.social
❇️ An AI-assisted chatbot to potentially improve virtual reference services
❇️ And more!
Read our latest update: oculsp.ca/l3m9s
❇️ A genAI-OCR gov docs project supported by @heqco.bsky.social
❇️ An AI-assisted chatbot to potentially improve virtual reference services
❇️ And more!
Read our latest update: oculsp.ca/l3m9s
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Now on #TIEBlog
Learn how academic libraries can embed library resources within an LMS to foster #infolit skills among students from librarian Jamia Williams ow.ly/VUMl50WV9xf #LibrarianLife #StudentSuccess
Learn how academic libraries can embed library resources within an LMS to foster #infolit skills among students from librarian Jamia Williams ow.ly/VUMl50WV9xf #LibrarianLife #StudentSuccess
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Now on #TIEBlog
Learn how academic libraries can embed library resources within an LMS to foster #infolit skills among students from librarian Jamia Williams ow.ly/VUMl50WV9xf #LibrarianLife #StudentSuccess
Learn how academic libraries can embed library resources within an LMS to foster #infolit skills among students from librarian Jamia Williams ow.ly/VUMl50WV9xf #LibrarianLife #StudentSuccess