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Common Issues and Uncommon Solutions to Cataloguing Comic Books in Libraries

Comic books have gained popularity in recent years and as such libraries (academic or public) have been making efforts to maintain comic book collection to serve the patron needs. Since comic books are different than traditional resources in nature, …

Mind your own Business? Business Database Subscriptions in Atlantic Canadian Postsecondary Libraries

For business librarians, decision-making around database subscriptions can prove complex. Decisions made in the past, possibly by now-retired librarians, have a huge influence on what an institution offers. How can librarians be sure these past …

Teaching with Archival Materials Using a Trauma-Informed Framework

Working through selecting materials for a syllabus, problematic issues arise in both processed and unprocessed materials. There’s a professional urgency in including a trauma-informed framework in instruction and ensuring that people working and …