Archives for posts with tag: reference

Entrance

February 26, 2012 //

Film Reference Library, 4th floor • TIFF
Photo: KIRBY

Tags cinema, film, libraries, library, reference, studies, TIFF, workplace

4 links and a read

September 27, 2011 //

“Cultural decline is not inevitable.”

“The good news is that all over the world people are thinking big about how to change higher education.”

“Open educational content is just the beginning.”

“This is the new research library.”

Pictured: current read

Tags education, libraries, online, open, reference, research

Categories Current, Links

The ‘new’

September 25, 2011 //

Took a stroll for a look-see. The glass cube isn’t nearly the scale I had pictured (and way too respectful of the existing building). Still, exciting and it’s coming along…

Thank goodness we still have here, with a beautiful new circ desk, self-serve check-out and book displays. Nicely done. (Same goes for Northern District.)

Pictured: T-Ref under construction.
Photos: KIRBY

Tags library, new, reference, revitalize, T.O., TPL

Categories Current, Photo

It’s true

September 8, 2011 //

“There’s no place like TIFF.”

I have the most fabulous library job in the world as Library Technician for the Film Reference Library, 4th floor at TIFF|Bell Lightbox. And at no time has this been more evident than approaching today, Day One, of the Festival. The Festival spins it’s own unique centrifugal force, magnetizing world to city—a ten-day total immersion in the language, history, and marvel of cinema—a magical, at times maniacal, merging of film, film stars, and filmmakers.

FRL is the hub of film studies, research, and resources at TIFF, a treasure for film scholars and enthusiasts. Our extensive reference collections/services on all aspects of film and film-making (books/periodicals/film files/movies), enjoy free public access on the premises (see policies).

And, during TIFF, you may even find a moment of repose.

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“original, informative, entertaining and free — it’s better than spectacular.”

OTHERWORLDLY: The Art of Canadian Costume Design
at the CIBC Canadian Film Gallery, 4th Floor, TIFF|Bell Lightbox

PICTURED: A movie still from MARK COUSINS’ 15-hour documentary, The Story of Film: An Odyssey, episodes screening all-week long, beginning September 12th, FREE @ TIFF.