About the Meeting

Discover Toronto

The Mosaic '16 restaurant guide is here! View it in PDF or Word formats.

Tours:

Library Tours

The LAC has arranged several exclusive library tours just for Mosaic '16 attendees. Library tours are free and signup is on a first come basis. Most tours are capped at 15-20 however Gerstein and Archives of Ontario can accommodate 30. Remember spaces are limited so signup today

Gerstein Science Information Centre (Thursday May 12, 1-2pm)
Gerstein Science Information Centre (Wednesday May 18, 4-5pm)
Archives of Ontario (Friday May 13, 3-4pm)
Bridgepoint Health Library (Wednesday, May 18, 2-3pm)
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (Wednesday May 18th, 2-3pm)
Toronto Reference Library (Wednesday May 18, 2-3pm)
Lillian H. Smith Library (Wednesday May 18, 2-3pm)

Transportation

It is your responsibility to arrive at the tour location at least 10 minutes before the start of tour. The LAC at the Hospitality desk can assist you with directions. If your plans change and you're unable to attend, please cancel your registration using the signup sheet to make your spot available to the waitlist. For questions, contact Vanessa Kitchin (Vanessa.kitchin@utoronto.ca) or Vincci Lui (Vincci.lui@utoronto.ca)

Sightseeing Tour Suggestions:

Toronto's Majestic Castle - Casa Loma tours will be organized on an individual basis, please see here and select "Visitor Info" for further details regarding pricing and scheduling.
While most locals loathe it, Niagara Falls is a draw. Niagara Falls day tours are well established.
Nice tourist area—even locals go—that has Segway tours: Distillery District Walking and Segway Tours.
EcoCab Tours have been seen around town.
The Haunted Walk gets mixed reviews.
People say good things about the culinary walking tours.

Mosie Recommends

We Toronto raccoons are pretty transport savvy, but our nocturnal dispositions and short legs make us poor tour guides. When relatives visit (we’re part of the Procyonidae family, who are largely diurnal) we put them on City Sightseeing double decker buses, Toronto Harbour Cruises, or even arrange exciting rides through Toronto Heli Tours. Those of you who are bipeds might enjoy Toronto bike tours.

We prefer not to divulge exactly where we eat, but we see Urban Adventure Tours will show you some great neighbourhoods

Baseball Tickets [Update March 10, Sorry, baseball tickets are sold out]

Baseball fans see the Toronto Blue Jays play a home game at 7:07 p.m., Monday, May 16, 2016. Seats are in section 127, Rogers Centre Ballpark.

Mosaic '16 Blog

MLA'16, CHLA/ABSC à la québécoise

Updated 11:42AM CDT, Wed Mar 14th, 2018

Déjà plus d'une semaine depuis la fin du congrès Mosaic | Mosaïque. Avec le recul et la magie des enregistrements audio (qui permet une certaine ubiquité!), ce billet fait un bilan de la participation des bibliothécaires du Québec qui ont présenté leurs travaux au congrès.

Closing Keynote Speaker Ellen Jorgensen

Updated 1:24PM CDT, Fri May 27th, 2016

Mosaic 2016's final event featured the plenary speaker Ellen Jorgensen. She is the cofounder of Genspace which is a community lab in Brooklyn dedicated providing access to biotechnology. She was inspired by the DYI BIO movement which centered on the interest of biotechnology and greater public under

I Found a New eCompanion!

Updated 11:42AM CDT, Wed Mar 14th, 2018

Julia Dahm of the University of Pitsburgh Health Sciences Library System presented eCompanion (ecompanion.pitt.edu) - a 3-year project designed to create and provide a free point-of-care resource for physicians who may not have access to the other pricey options.