The Overdrive media catalogue now includes ebooks. Check it out here:
http://overdrive.biblioottawalibrary.ca/

It's time for me to start organizing a Learning 2.0 program for my work colleagues at OPL. Stay tuned!

Learning 2.0

It seems that the database MasterFile Premier no longer carries the 3 month embargo on Consumer Reports. You can now get the full text articles right away! link

Canada Year Book Historical Collection

Statistics Canada has digitized and posted the first 100 years of the Canada Year Book. This provides an abundance of statistics on Canada including population, economy, maps, education, ethnic diversity, and much more. You will find this resource on the Statistics website here.

Don't forget that the Canadian Periodical Index offers full text French publications too. You can browse the titles by clicking on "Publication Search", then click on "Browse Publication Language", and finally click on "French".

In case you haven't visited BREF lately, they have a new interface. They provide a list of new resources they’ve added, and include a RSS feed. Provided by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, this site provides a directory of web resources. They focus primarily on French websites, but do list English ones too. Check out this great resource here.

Public library steps up attempts to collect $3M in unpaid fines
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Google Desktop and user's privacy are in the news today. I would agree that I don't think that it is a very good idea to download this product until these concerns have been addressed.
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Library patron goes to prison for not returning borrowed books.....
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Science librarians question cuts by Health Canada.
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Librarians protest over DRM.
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Google Maps

This is one resource that I have really appreciated at work. It provides instant road maps when searching for any address across North America, as well as driving directions. One advantage that I have found over other mapping technologies such as Mapquest and Yahoo, is that the maps can be clicked and dragged. What is even more impressive is that you can see your address via satellite imagery! You will find Google Maps here: link.