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    Winter Break hours at the library

    by Elisabet I. December 7, 2020
    written by Elisabet I.

    * Updated since provincial COVID restrictions announced on Dec 8, 2020 *

    We are taking a winter break and looking forward to the end of 2020 (who isn’t?) and a brighter New Year! With most University of Alberta classes starting January 11th, and with new Provincial restrictions in place, we too have adjusted our opening hours. These are the details!

    Curbside Pickup Service

    Rutherford Curbside Pickup & Book Return:

    NEW (Dec 10, 2020) –  Curbside Pickup will be closed beginning December 12 with plans to reopen January 13, pending provincial guidelines.  

    • Holds not picked up by December 12 will be held for pickup starting January 13, if restrictions are lifted.
    • Returns are closed as of December 12, 5pm with plans to reopen January 11, if restrictions are lifted.

    Augustana Campus Curbside Pickup & Book Return:

    NEW (Dec 10, 2020) – There are changes to library services due to the new provincial restrictions. Augustana Library Curbside Pickup Service has the following changes:

    • Last Pickups will be on December 11 until 5 PM. Any remaining items will be held by the library until the service reopens.
    • Augustana’s book drops will close December 11 at 5 PM.

    Curbside service and book returns plan to resume on January 11, 2021 subject to Provincial restrictions.

    Cameron Library Study Spaces

    Cameron Library Study Space remains open. Seats need to be booked in advance. We are closed starting December 22 at 6 pm. Seat bookings plan to resume January 13, 2021.

    Online Chat and Email Reference Service

    We will be offline from December 24 at 1 pm until the New Year!
    Our service resumes Monday, January 4, 2021 as follows:

    January 4 – 8
    Monday to Friday
    8 am – 6 pm
    January 9 – 10
    Saturday & Sunday
    11 am – 6 pm
    January 11
    Regular hours resume:
    library.ualberta.ca/hours

    We look forward to greeting you in the New Year!

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  • Curbside 2.0 Behind the Scenes Part II

    by Sonya Leung November 30, 2020
    by Sonya Leung November 30, 2020

    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…

  • The Library Behind the Scenes: Interlibrary Loans

    by Hanne Pearce November 3, 2020
    by Hanne Pearce November 3, 2020

    With contributions by Alanna Scott The University of Alberta Library prides itself on its vast collections of print and digital material, and the materials available via our NEOS partners. Those of you who use the library typically find that we can fulfill a need for any kind of academic information: books, journals, reports, theses – you name it. But, what happens when we don’t have access to a specific item within our…

  • What happens when you “Place Hold”: Behind the Scenes of Our Curbside Pickup

    by Sonya Leung September 8, 2020
    by Sonya Leung September 8, 2020

    On June 22 we launched our Curbside Pickup Service. Curbside Pickup is our contact-less borrowing service aiding the University of Alberta’s ongoing research. In the month of July, our users placed 3,436 holds and picked up 2,122 books. Because of the high demand for this new, pandemic driven service we thought you might like to see what happens after you place your hold. You may already know the 4 steps to take to…

  • Library Remotely: Your Fall 2020 Library Primer

    by Erin Sanderman September 2, 2020
    by Erin Sanderman September 2, 2020

    This truly is a school year like no other, and we know that many of you have questions about what accessing the library will be like in the coming year. While the majority of our physical libraries remain closed, so many of our great resources remain available online, or through our curbside pick-up service. To help you sort through all the ways University of Alberta Library can assist with your unique needs,…

  • 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…

  • Summer Reading – Staff Picks From The University of Alberta Library Pt. 2

    by Sonya Leung July 10, 2020
    by Sonya Leung July 10, 2020

    As promised, the sequel to our epic list of staff reading recommendations is here! These picks go great with long sunny day on the patio – hammock recommended, but not required – and a nice, cool beverage. Mireille’s Pick Garden Bugs of Alberta by Ken Fry, Doug Macaulay, Don Williamson – Curbside pickup “My pick is Garden Bugs of Alberta. Not something you would read cover to cover, but useful and instructive.…

  • HathiTrust, Emergency Temporary Access Service

    by Hanne Pearce May 27, 2020
    by Hanne Pearce May 27, 2020

    On an ordinary day, HathiTrust is one of a number of trusted archives that front-line library staff use as a part of their secret arsenal when finding obscure sources for our users. I myself have used it numerous times, for example when trying to locate a digitized version of an older publication, or when trying to find the source of a quote that needs to be cited directly rather than second hand.…

  • Congratulations grads! Don’t forget, your Alumni Perks Include Library Access

    by Junelle Mah April 30, 2020
    by Junelle Mah April 30, 2020

    Congratulations to you, University of Alberta graduate! The last couple of months have been strange, to say the least, but don’t let that diminish your achievements. You’re ready to hit up the real world with your brain full of academic wonder, but what happens when someone tries to challenge your knowledge base once you’ve left the U ofA ’s bunny-frolicked campus grounds? Which academic resources can you use as an alumni to…

  • Pride 2020: eBook Recommendations

    by Emily Zheng March 30, 2020
    by Emily Zheng March 30, 2020

    We know that books can be meaningful, important, and can even change lives. For those of us who have lived with a foot in the closet, stories can be a means to escape, or a confirmation that better worlds exist out there. For many of us, books have been paths to empathy, understanding, and connection. Even though Pride Week has ended and the library’s physical spaces are closed, we wanted to leave…

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