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August 2020

    Library Remotely for Undergrad Students

    by Guest Author August 27, 2020
    written by Guest Author

    Written by: Kim Frail

    Library staff would like to welcome new and returning students to our virtual spaces. Even though you may not be able to meet us here in person, we are still here to help!

    Getting Started – Foundational Tutorials

    New to academic research? Need a refresher? Our foundational tutorials cover the research process from beginning to end and everything in between including: finding your topic, putting a search together and synthesizing and evaluating information.

    eClass Library Resources Block

    When you log into eClass, have a look on the right hand side of the page. The UofA Libraries Resources Block is your research “to go” window in eClass.

    It often includes a link to a specific subject guide to help you find resources for your assignments. If you need assistance, you can use the “Ask Us” button to chat with library staff.

    Subject Guides

    Subject guides will be your new BFFs – you can also access them right from the library home page!

    What are databases?

    Subject guides also feature links to databases that are relevant to your discipline. But what’s a database? Databases are massive digital archives of academic journals that publishers have made searchable. They are often based on a specific area or field of interest (science, arts, humanities, education, medicine etc.). Why can’t there be just one huge database like Google? Much of academic information is owned by different publishers and they all want to create their own products for universities.

    What will I find using the main search box?

    You will find resources such as: books/ebooks, articles, musical scores and recordings, maps
    films and DVDs, periodicals and newspapers, government information and
    other material held in the U of A Library’s collections and those of our NEOS Partner Libraries.

    We highly recommend you check out our Search Tips guide for more details.

    Protip: When you find an item you need but the full text isn’t available in the database you are searching, use the Get It button to see if we have the full text in another database. 

    What about Google Scholar?

    Google Scholar (GS) can be useful to see what is out there but if you just use Google Scholar you are limiting what you see and you will eventually run into publisher paywalls.

    • Use GS through the library website to get access to what we subscribe to right away
    • Add Library Links in Google Settings
    • Install the Unpaywall Chrome extension
    • To find out if an article you found via GS is peer reviewed, look up the title of the journal in Ulrich’s Periodicals Index.

    Virtual Library Orientation

    Want to learn more about library services, spaces and collections? Pop into the University Orientation Network’s eClass orientation to Library Services at your convenience.

    Best of luck with your fall semester and we look forward to meeting you online.

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  • À quoi le semestre d’automne 2020 ressemblera-t-il à la bibliothèque ?

    by Guest Author August 26, 2020
    by Guest Author August 26, 2020

    Le semestre d’automne à la bibliothèque de l’université de l’Alberta sera différent, mais nous pouvons vous assurer que nous avons mis en place des services qui mettent la santé et la sécurité de nos usagers au premier plan. Notre collection est essentielle pour les étudiants, les chercheurs, les membres de la faculté et les employés. Nous sommes optimistes, nous vous aiderons avec vos études et vos cours en ligne. Nous sommes là…

  • What Will Fall 2020 Look Like at the Library?

    by Meredith Bratland August 25, 2020
    by Meredith Bratland August 25, 2020

    This fall semester looks different at the UAlberta Library but we assure you that we have put services into place that put our users’ health and safety first. Our collection is vitally important to students, researchers, faculty, and staff. We look optimistically to the upcoming semester; helping you with your studies and courses. We’re here for you online (and always have been!). Important changes to note are: Cameron Library study space: capacity…

  • DIY Your Own Fringe Play!

    by Guest Author August 19, 2020
    by Guest Author August 19, 2020

    Alas… Like so many of Edmonton’s beloved festivals, the 39th Fringe International Theatre Festival has been put on ice for the year. The Fringe team is making valiant efforts to keep the fringe spirit alive online, through FringeTV and some unique fundraising events, and avid fringers know it will be back, bigger and better than ever. For those members of the University community with dramatic inclinations, why not use this hiatus to…

  • Cariwest 2020 – L’Édition Maison

    by Guest Author August 7, 2020
    by Guest Author August 7, 2020

    Comme beaucoup d’autres festivals cette année, Cariwest Festival a été déplacé vers une plateforme en ligne du 7 au 9 août. Danseur au défilé Cariwest 2019 (photo prise par Aléthe Kaboré) L’année 2020 aurait marqué le 36e Cariwest Festival à Edmonton, un festival qui vise à faire découvrir la culture du carnaval des Caraïbes dans la ville d’Edmonton.   Cet événement extraordinaire  qui nous apporte les couleurs, la musique, la cuisine, la…

  • Cariwest 2020- Home Edition

    by Guest Author August 7, 2020
    by Guest Author August 7, 2020

    Like many other festivals this year, Cariwest Festival has been moved to an online platform from August 7th to 9th. The year 2020 would have marked the 36th Cariwest Festival in Edmonton, a festival that aims to bring the culture of the Caribbean carnival to the City of Edmonton. We will surely miss this amazing event that brings us colours, music, cuisine, fashion and joie de vivre from the Caribbean. For those…

  • Folk Fest at Home

    by Amy Southgate August 5, 2020
    by Amy Southgate August 5, 2020

    Even though our favourite festivals have been canceled this year, Edmontonians are keeping the Festival City spirit alive with socially distant celebrations. This weekend would have been the summer mainstay, Edmonton Folk Music Festival (EFMF). The festival has gone online this year with The Hill at Home, but we also found some ways to get folky with library resources! The University of Alberta Library has many digitized collections, including the Edmonton Folk…

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