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Hello. This is AEDT2120U –
Culture and Digital Technologies Module 8.0 –
Diverse Libraries and Collections in Canada.
I am Zahra Punja, and I will be your guide today.
Today we will explore examples of famous Canadian Libraries,
and what they offer digitally and print-based.
Many smaller universities and colleges in Toronto and Ottawa
access and use the online digital collections
of articles, books and journals from the University of Toronto libraries.
Thus, despite this focus of this video
being largely about the University of Toronto collections,
it is important to note how digitizations of collections
has enabled widespread use.
Analysis Questions.
As we embark onto th- on our journey
into 21st Century of libraries in Canada,
I would like to ask you to explore the following
analysis and synthesis questions.
One. Why libraries? What role in cu- what role in culture do libraries serve?
Two. What is distinctive about each of the libraries presented in this module?
Three. How have these libraries in your city
used digital ca- technologies?
Four. How have libraries in Canada used digital technologies
to preserve and transmit its culture to the world?
Please remember to reflect on these questions
in your tutorial group and online in our database in Blackboard.
The OISE University of Toronto Library.
In this video, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
OISE, it's called,
at the University of Toronto
is showcased as the largest education library in Canada.
It serves the research and teaching needs
of the OISE community and the public at large.
Its collections include, but are not limited to,
topics on women’s education, early childhood development,
literacy, and educational psychology.
It also houses rare books on educating- on education
dating back to the 1800’s.
It has 5 floor- floors, and librarians serve the community
by helping finding resources and research on teaching.
There is a bright study space,
enclosed study rooms on the Mezzanine level,
and computers with printers set up, amongst other things.
To watch this video and tour on YouTube,
please follow the following link in purple, at the bottom of this slide.
Again, please pause this video and watch the hyperlink provided.
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.
In this video clip, we see a tour of the magnificent rare book library collection
in both its original print-based form and online conversions.
Again this library, like the OISE library,
supports research and teaching at the University of Toronto.
It houses primary research material,
and has a large seminar room for teaching,
so instructors can work one-on-one with original materials.
For example, the famous novel, “Anne of Green Gables" First Edition
is available in this library in its book- in book
in its original print form, as well- as w- as well as is available online.
It is interesting and neat
to see the book when it was first published,
and how the book looked at the time,
and thus gives the community a richer experience
coming to the library.
To watch this interview and ter- and tour,
please go to the YouTube link in purple below
at the bottom of this slide.
Again, please pause the video and watch the hyperlink provided.
Gerstein Library Online.
In this video clip, Gerstein library,
one of 44 libraries at the University of Toronto,
provides an online tutorial of how to access and look for
digitized collections of articles.
To watch this interview and tour on YouTube,
please follow the following link in purple.
Again, please pause this video and watch the hyperlink provided.
Library Archives Canada Online.
This video clip shows a photographic narrative
down memory lane of Canada’s history and people.
From pictures of the First European settlers
to black-and-white images of what our Canadian society and culture
looked like in the early days of European immigration.
This photographic memory of Canada
contains digitized photos and a historical narrative of pictures.
To watch this virtual tour on YouTube,
please follow the following link in purple.
Again, please pause this video and watch the hyperlink provided.
Synthesis Questions.
In conclusion, please discuss the following
analysis and synthesis questions
in your online tutorials and in Blackboard.
One. Why libraries? What role in culture do libraries serve?
Two. What is distinctive about each of the libraries presented in this module?
Three. How have these libraries in your city used digital technologies?
Four. How have these libraries in Canada used digital technologies
to preserve and transmit its culture to the world?
Please remember to reflect on these questions
in your tutorial group and online in our database in Blackboard.
Thank you.