July 2020

There is no denying that a strong connection exists between family (blood or chosen), friends, food, and festivity. A highlight of summers-past in the City of Edmonton includes the ever-popular and wildly tasty Heritage Festival; an August long weekend sun-soaked celebration of our multicultural city. During this time, Hawrelak Park comes alive with a diverse display of various ethnic delights, including food! The current pandemic climate continues to change agendas;  we are…

By: Janice Kung As we adjust to the sudden changes the COVID-19 pandemic throws at us, we’d like to remind you about the breadth of online resources and services available as you continue to pursue your research. The following sections list resources and tools to help you as you navigate through the different stages of your research journey.  Research Methods Are you looking for the right type of research methodology, or need…

It has now been well over five months since a group of us University of Alberta Library staff began a data physicalization project to stitch Covid-19 data in Canada. It’s a project that we called “Stitching the Curve”. This is a little update on this data physicalization project’s progress.  To quickly recap the project, members of our team have all selected provinces to either knit or crochet. Our colleague and fellow knitter,…

Scratching the Surface of Media Literacy – Self-education I remember the original Canadian House Hippo commercials from when I was a teenager in the 90’s and at the time I honestly didn’t know what the point of the commercial was. I just remember thinking “That tiny hippo is so cute!” In 2020, the Canadian House Hippo is back with the same message but for a new generation and, of course, is cute…

Par Sarah Polkinghorne Je suis bibliothécaire à la Library Strategies Unit (CSU) et chargée de lecture à la School of Library and Information Studies. Je voudrais proposer quelques éléments à considérer autour des livres électroniques. Alors que les instructeurs s’efforcent d’adapter les cours pour un trimestre d’automne principalement en ligne, le personnel de la Bibliothèque soutient ce travail, en partie en répondant à des questions sur toutes sortes de publications. Ce poste…

By Sarah Polkinghorne I’m a librarian in the Library’s Collection Strategies Unit (CSU), and a lecturer in the School of Library and Information Studies. I’d like to offer some things to consider around ebooks. As instructors work to adapt courses for a mainly-online Fall term, Library staff support this work, in part by fielding questions about all sorts of publications. This post shares key information about ebooks in particular, ie., books existing…

Être un étudiant du second cycle n’est pas facile dans des circonstances normales, et nous reconnaissons que l’année à venir va être différente à bien des égards. Prenez une profonde inspiration, car la bibliothèque offre un grand nombre de services spécifiquement pour les étudiants du second cycle, qui sont présentement facilement accessible en ligne – et j’en suis heureux de vous en faire part. Afin de mieux décrire ces services, je les…

Being a grad student is not easy. Take a deep breath, because the library provides a great many services specifically for graduate students; all of which are still readily available online – and I am happy to share them with you. To better outline these services I will present them in sections based on the different phases of a graduate program. Coursework & Labwork Finding detailed research for work you are doing…

Puisque la majorité des étudiants et du personnel ont été conseillés de travailler et d’étudier depuis leur domicile, c’est ainsi que nos bibliothécaires soutient l’apprentissage en ligne… Sarah Shaughnessy, bibliothécaire du BSJ, aime généralement travailler de la maison, bien que sa caméra d’ordinateur lui rappelle constamment que son bureau à domicile a besoin de peinture, de nettoyage et de réparations. “Mes collègues du BSJ disent que cette plaque de plâtre géante ressemble…