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  • Hidden Gems: HeinOnline’s LGBTQ+ Rights Database

    by Junelle Mah March 16, 2023
    by Junelle Mah March 16, 2023

    The University of Alberta Library offers access to numerous resources that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Here is one of those gems… HeinOnline recently provided a new addition to our current subscription. Our University of Alberta community now has access to their LGBTQ+ Rights database, which is perfect to feature during U of A’s 2023 Pride Week, March 13-17. HeinOnline has long been a go-to…

  • Hidden Gems: Edmonton Queer History Collection

    by Emily Zheng March 14, 2023
    by Emily Zheng March 14, 2023

    The University of Alberta Library offers access to numerous resources that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Here is one of those gems… The Edmonton Queer History Collection features 2SLGBTQ+ community magazines, newsletters, and items of historical significance in and around the Edmonton area.  The collection is an ongoing collaboration between the University of Alberta Library’s digitization services, MacEwan University Library, and the Edmonton Queer History…

  • Explorer nos collections : Femmes artistes canadiennes

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 8, 2023
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 8, 2023

    Parcourir les rayons de la bibliothèque de l’Université de l’Alberta peut être un peu compliqué. Nous avons huit bibliothèques réparties sur quatres campus pour vous servir! Vous avez également accès aux ressources physiques dans les bibliothèques NEOS. Si vous cherchiez par où commencer ? Cette exposition de livres virtuels touchant un sujet particulié est un échantillon pour vous aider à amorcer. Au début du XXe siècle, les femmes artistes canadiennes ont rarement…

  • Browsing our collections – Canadian Women Artists

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 7, 2023
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 7, 2023

    Browsing the library shelves at the University of Alberta Library can be a fairly daunting process. We have eight library locations spread across three campuses! Where to begin? We also have access to physical resources at our partner NEOS libraries. This virtual book display touches on one subject and is a sampling to get you started. Canadian women artists in the early 20th century were rarely given the same recognition as their…

  • Learning and celebrating the French language! 

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 3, 2023
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 3, 2023

    March is the month of “La Francophonie” celebrating French language and culture in Alberta and beyond. Did you know that more than 10 million people across Canada speak French? In our province 261,435 Albertans speak French and more than  380,000 persons are of French or French-Canadian heritage (according to 2021 Census data). For all french speakers and francophiles out there the key to acquiring and maintaining language skills lies in daily practice…

  • Apprendre et célébrer la langue française ! 

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 3, 2023
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson March 3, 2023

    Mars est le mois de la Francophonie, qui célèbre la langue et la culture françaises en Alberta et ailleurs. Saviez-vous que plus de 10 millions de personnes au Canada parlent français ? Dans notre province, 261 435 Albertains parlent français et plus de 380 000 personnes sont d’origine française ou canadienne-française (selon les données du recensement de 2021). Pour tous les francophones et francophiles parmi nous, la clé de l’acquisition et du…

  • Black History Month – Celebrating Black Artists

    by Elisabet Ingibergsson February 7, 2023
    by Elisabet Ingibergsson February 7, 2023

    February is Black History Month and we are celebrating the work and lives of Black artists.  Throughout history, the creative contributions of Black artists and countless ethnic groups have been obscured and often overlooked by the art world. The art and artefacts of a society tell a story; it can also encourage inspiration, mobilisation and healing. Black art gives voice to those previously silenced celebrating the beauty and triumph of Black culture.…

  • Hidden Gems: The Wiedrick Collection

    by Erin Sanderman January 31, 2023
    by Erin Sanderman January 31, 2023

    The University of Alberta Library offers access to numerous resources that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Here is one of those gems… Attention education researchers, students and those fascinated in the evolution of school curricula! Access to primary resources related to the first one hundred years of Alberta’s education history is easier than ever through the Wiedrick Collection, available through Internet Archive.  The Wiedrick Collection…

  • Digitizing vintage media – A tale of three films

    by Erin Sanderman January 24, 2023
    by Erin Sanderman January 24, 2023

    In early December 2022 the University of Alberta Archives and Alumni Relations Events team partnered with Metro Cinema to host a screening of three recently restored and digitized silent films from the Archives’ holdings: Le charme des fleurs, Le Remplaçant and The Honor of the Law. These films have also been uploaded to and made freely available to the public through our digital audiovisual repository Aviary.  The tale of these three films…

  • Exciting Literary Locales – Virtual Book Display

    by Guest Author January 10, 2023
    by Guest Author January 10, 2023

    Our student colleague Lothian Taylor shares her “great escapes” book suggestions. Lothian is a student in the University of Alberta Masters of Library and Information Studies program, and also works at our library service desk and behind the scenes answering online chat questions! As 2022 was ending, and I was brainstorming this month’s book display, Edmonton was met with a cold snap. While students worked on their final exams and projects, the…

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