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February 2024

    Open Education Week – Celebrate, Share and Learn!

    by Guest Author
    written by Guest Author

    It’s almost the first week of March, which means Open Education Week! 

    Image created by CC Global and used under the terms of a CC-BY International license

    Open Education is a movement that encourages sharing and collaboration through open licensing (licensing that permits free access or reuse) and accessible formats for course materials. It also promotes open pedagogical practices by encouraging the co-creation and customization of learning resources by students and faculty. One of the most exciting aspects of Open Education is the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) which allows you to retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute course materials. This means you can easily build on and contribute to the works of others.

    Join the University of Alberta Library this March to celebrate, share and learn more about open educational resources and practices:

    Image by Gavin Blake, based on v:Openness and flexibility.

    Thank you to our Open Education Team for authoring this post.

    This content is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Creative Commons licence.

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  • The History of Black Musical Culture

    by Guest Author
    by Guest Author

    Written by Lucinda Johnston, Social Sciences + Humanities Librarian As part of Black History Month, this blog celebrates the history of Black musical culture.  Informed by Pan-African music traditions, the innovative styles of Black musicians have been the forerunners of virtually every form of popular music today. To honour the legacy of debt that today’s musical cultures owe to the Black musicians of yesterday, here’s a brief glimpse into the origins of…

  • Digitization Spotlight: Canadian Corporate Annual Reports

    by Guest Author
    by Guest Author

    Written by Michaela Morrow, Digitization Assistant The words “annual business report” likely don’t conjure up the most exciting visions in your head. You most likely think of rows of monetary values, line graphs of stocks, and maybe, if you’re lucky, a photo of a company’s president. However, our library’s unique Canadian Corporate Annual Reports collection shows there is more to annual reports than numbers and suits. These reports offer us a glimpse…

  • Mois de l’histoire des Noirs 2024 : Livres par et sur les Canadiens noirs

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson

    Pour célébrer le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs, nous vous invitons à un voyage littéraire à travers une sélection de livres écrits par des Canadiens noirs ou portant sur eux. Il ne s’agit là que de quelques-uns des livres inspirants sur les Canadiens noirs que l’on trouve dans nos collections. Pour obtenir d’autres ressources et élargir votre champ de recherche, nous vous suggérons de consulter le guide de la bibliothèque sur les…

  • Black History Month 2024: Books by and about Black Canadians 

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson

    In celebration of Black History Month, we invite you on a literary journey featuring a selection of books by and about Black Canadians. These are only a few of the inspiring books, music, and films about Black Canadians found in our collections. For further resources and a broader research scope we suggest you take a look at our library guide on Black Studies: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusivity: Library Resources.  Click on the book…