SHOUT! For Libraries

In this episode we go deep on copyright. After an appetizing history of Canadian copyright from Michelle Terriss, we talk with UofA Libraries’ Copyright Librarian, Amanda Wakaruk, about common issues and challenges for academic institutions grappling with copyright, the upcoming review of Canada’s Copyright Act, and her efforts to reform rules for Crown copyright.

In this episode we give you a list of things we have on hold over the Christmas holidays, with reviews of everything from indigenous and privacy podcasts to Project Runway and Christmas in Wonderland. And wait until you find out what Grimm’s Fairy Tales have to do with libraries….

Our focus is on indigenous storytelling! We have an interview with Shelia Laroque and Kayla Lar-Son on the UofA Libraries’ Decolonizing Descriptions Working Group; an interview with Lese Skidmore about the Voices of Amiskwaciy project; a narrative poem by Norma Dunning; and overview of the indigenous and colonization-related themes in the fall blockbuster, Thor: Ragnorok!

In our annual FunDrive fundraising episode, we explore ghosts in libraries and archives. We also talk with Marty Chan and Ben Ehlers abut makerspaces, storymaking, and how libraries might respond to zombie invasions, the singularity, and more….!

In this episode, we talk to incoming library school students about why libraries are still important; we ask an ethics expert about the issues of renting library space to hate groups and keeping holocaust denial literature in public library collections; and we review “Stranger In The Woods” by Michael Finkel.

In this episode we talk to Jonathan Christenson, creator of Catalyst Theatre’s “Vigilante” musical about the Black Donnellys; talk to Mike Eaton about community services provided to inmates through Edmonton Public Library’s book borrowing project; and we take a look at how to tell if that online store you’re looking at is legitimate or not.

Since February is the month of love, this episode looks at romance. From how to find new romance authors, to the history of Harlequins and the cataloging of books, we’ve got you covered. To finish things off, Lindsey Campbell provides a list of non-traditional Valentine’s Day movie recommendations.

Know more about the latest research projects by the scholars at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta.

This show introduces the idea of politics in the library and includes an interview with Dr. Michael McNally, Professor at the School of Library & Information Studies and Sam Popowich, Discovery Systems Librarian at the University of Alberta.

This episode explores the use, and non-use, of Internet filters in libraries with three Edmonton librarians: Allison Stewart, Director at the Stony Plain Public Library, Dan Mirau, Library Director and Director of Learning Enhancement Projects at the Concordia University of Edmonton; and Sandra Shores, Senior IT and Facilities Officer at the University of Alberta Libraries.

In this episode, we tackle sexual education in libraries. Kyle Marshall, the planning assessment and research analyst at Edmonton Public Library, discusses how youth seek and share information about sex in both overt and covert ways, and how librarians can help promote sexual health. This episode also features a review of Barry Jenkins’ film “Moonlight.”

Students from the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies explore the library’s role in promoting the healing of Indigenous communities. This episode features interviews with Dr. Patti LaBoucane-Benson, the director of Native Counselling Services of Alberta, and Michael Dudley, the author of the blog The Decolonized Librarian.