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By Kelsey Kropiniski One of the most common ways that we support students in their writing here at UAlberta Library is by offering citation advice. Citation questions come up frequently, and usually when they occur we direct students to the citation guides on our website. From there, we try to find the correct style and format to help students properly cite the source material they’re working with. Sometimes citation isn’t simple. As…

This post was written by Ian Bigelow (Head, Cataloguing Strategies) and Sharon Farnel (Head, Metadata Strategies) Linked open data is a set of best practices for exposing, sharing and consuming structured data so that it can interlink with other data. By linking data within and across other repositories and resource collections, libraries can provide rich knowledge discovery experiences for their user communities. Library metadata standards are in a period of significant change. Linked…

By Kelsey Kropiniski With final exams being right around the corner, us UAlberta Library workers wanted to drop in with a few mental health and stress relief resources that we offer here at the library!  My name is Kelsey, and I work in Rutherford library as a second-year Masters of Library and Information Studies student. I think it’s pretty safe to say that for most folks here on campus, finals season is…

Plus tôt cette année, le Centre de référence en ligne (CRL) de LearnAlberta a cessé d’exister. Cela signifiait la fin de l’accès de l’université de l’Alberta à des ressources telles que Britannica Online School Edition K-12, PebbleGo et Gale Science in Context. Ne craignez point chers éducateurs et étudiants en éducation. Ce n’est pas parce que nous n’avons plus accès à ces ressources qu’il n’y a pas d’autres options disponibles pour les…

J’ai toujours été fasciné par le sari. L’un de mes premiers souvenirs d’une pièce de mode qui m’a fasciné, était la tenue bleu foncé de style sari « adaptée » de ma mère. Avec la célébration de l’Inde durant le mois de novembre et la place que les saris occupent en Inde, j’ai décidé d’en apprendre un peu plus sur les saris et, ce faisant, de partager certaines des ressources que nous…

I have personally been fascinated by the sari. One of my early memories of a fashion piece that mesmerized me, was my mother’s “adapted” sari-styled deep blue attire. With our celebration of India during the month of November, and the place that saris hold in India, I decided to learn a bit more about saris. These are some of the resources that I found on this subject at University of Alberta Library…

Our celebration of India has just kick started! Here are some fun facts! Stay tuned this November for more blog posts about this amazing, unique and very rich culture! Whether you’re interested in discovering more about history, geography, economy, geology, tourism, religion, or any other aspect of this part of the world, the library is here for you! Please don’t hesitate to Ask us! if you have any questions!

This post was written by SLIS student Heather McMullin The University of Alberta has a proud theatre tradition. If you want to see what U of A drama students have been producing lately, check out their compilation of studio videos here. For a look further back though, University of Alberta Archives’ online photo collection offers a quick step back in time with scenes from plays put on by past students. Let’s start…

This post was written by SLIS student Heather McMullin Nigeria — the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous in the world1 — is an economic, literary and cultural powerhouse and there is a strong contingent of Nigerian students attending the U of A. Here are some fun facts you may not know about Nigeria: Nollywood is the nickname for Nigeria’s film industry, which is second only to Bollywood…