Sonya Leung

The University of Alberta is home to many established and emerging researchers. The Library’s Research Impact Team offers services to convey the impact of the University of Alberta’s researchers. I sat down (virtually) with my long time colleague, Engineering Librarian and member of the Library’s Research Impact Team Alison Henry, to talk and learn more about Research Impact at the University of Alberta. What is research impact? Traditionally research impact has been…

As Indigenous History Month continues, now is a great time to explore the over 500 individual items on Indigenous research in The University of Alberta’s Educational and Research Archive (ERA) and The University of Alberta media streaming repository, Aviary. The Situated Knowledges, Indigenous Peoples and Place (SKIPP) Virtual Colloquium took place in the Summer of 2020. SKIPP showcased University of Alberta scholars’ journeys into or with Indigenous-engaged research and scholarship. Streaming videos…

Cet article a été rédigé avant l’annonce des dernières restrictions de santé publique. Les requêtes sur ces livres ne seront pas disponibles avant la réouverture de notre service de collecte de livres-exterieur. Visitez notre page de mise à jour COVID-19 pour plus d’informations. … Alors ils ont mis la combinaison de neige d’Andrew. Il y’avait 15 fermetures éclair, 10 cordes et 5 boucles. Il a fallu environ une heure pour le mettre…

… So they put on Andrew’s snowsuit. It had 15 zippers, 10 strings and 5 buckles. It took about an hour to get it on. When it was finally on Andrew walked out into the back yard, threw one snowball and said, “I HAVE TO GO PEE.” – I Have To Go! by Robert Munsch I grew up on the books written by Robert Munsch. In the 30+ years since I was…

This year the University of Alberta’s Winter Closure will span from December 25, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Here is where you can find dates of closure and resumption of our library services. PANDEMIC — is the word that defines the year 2020. I know I am not alone when I say this year has been HARD. That is why I propose that we take the 10 days of Winter Closure as…

La dernière fois que vous avez jeté un coup d’œil aux coulisses de notre Collecte de livres extérieur, le soleil était au rendez-vous, nous portions des chandails et vous avez pris vos livres sur une table devant la bibliothèque Rutherford. Comme les saisons changent et que la demande pour notre matériel de bibliothèque continue, voici comment nous avons fait évoluer notre service de ramassage de livres vers ce que nous appelons, à…

Last time you had a look behind the scenes of our Curbside Pickup the sun was out, we were wearing t-shirts and you picked up your books from a table outside Rutherford Library. As the seasons change and the demand for our library material continues, here is how we have evolved our pickup service into what we at University of Alberta Library call Curbside 2.0. The use of lockers is the main…

On November 11 we will pause to honour the soldiers that have fought for Canada and to support the Canadian Troops. In addition to pausing for a day to honour the soldiers, I thought another way to appreciate the Canadian soldiers would be to showcase photos of the University of Alberta’s connection to World War I (WWI). With the help of my colleague at University of Alberta Archives (UAA), Marissa Fraser, here…

Gratter la surface de l’éducation sur les médias – l’Auto-éducation Je me souviens des premières publicités pour les hippos des familles canadiennes, qui datent de mon adolescence dans les années 90 et, à l’époque, je ne savais vraiment pas à quoi servait cette publicité. Je me souviens juste d’avoir pensé “Ce petit hippopotame est si mignon !” En 2020,les hippos des familles canadiennes revient avec le même message mais pour une nouvelle…