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Our Rutherford Library is the proud home of the University of Alberta Library’s Education Collection. As the U of A celebrates another wonderful Pride Week, now is a fantastic time to highlight some spectacular LGBTQ2S+ Education Resources. We reached out to Kim Frail, Education & Arts Librarian extraordinaire, for her favourite recommendations and received this fantastic trove of information and goodies! LGBTQ2S+ Issues in Education Subject Guide Our library subject guides are…

U of A Library has completed a digitization project, which made the entire run of Alberta Street News‘ archives available to read online.  Known at its 2003 inception as Edmonton Street News, and later renamed Alberta Street News in 2011, the newspaper is sold by vendors on the streets of Edmonton and Calgary. It features writing by folks experiencing homelessness, and gives a voice to these perspectives, especially on topics related to…

For those of us interested in learning more about an aspect of history, primary sources are invaluable to understanding past societies and events. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a primary source is a document, image, map, object or information source contemporary to an era or event. They offer a window into various historical periods by capturing aspects them as expressed by those living through them – not unlike a time machine.…

February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month What better way to celebrate Black History throughout the year than with book suggestions to add to your own reading wishlist?  In this virtual book display, we selected books published in the past couple of years that shine a light on the Black Canadian experience.  From poetry to biography,  short stories to non-fiction we hope that you enjoy these suggestions.   Poetry…

« En février et en tout temps : Célébrons l’histoire des communautés noires aujourd’hui et tous les jours » patrimoine-canadien/campagnes/mois-histoire-des-noirs Chaque année, en février, on célèbre au Canada le mois de l’histoire des Noirs. C’est alors l’occasion pour plusieurs d’en apprendre un peu plus sur le patrimoine des Canadiens noirs et sur leurs communautés. Quelle meilleure façon de célébrer tout au long de l’année qu’avec des suggestions de livres à ajouter à votre propre…

As a music lover, I have always cherished the many resources the library provides for those who want to learn more about different musicians and genres. In addition to musical scores, the library subscribes to many streaming databases and has an extensive collection of CDs and LP vinyl that you can request and put on hold with your OneCard. As it is Black History Month, I sat down with Lucinda Johnston, our…

The University of Alberta Library subscribes to numerous databases that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Here is one of those gems in honour of Black History Month… AllAfrica.com is best described in their own words as, “a voice of, by and about Africa – aggregating, producing and distributing news and information from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and…

As those new to Edmonton quickly learn winter takes up a significant portion of the year. Complain all you want, but it doesn’t change the days or (shudder) weeks of extreme cold, snow storms and bone chilling winds. It has also provoked many inquisitive folks to investigate various aspects of winter. Knowledge is power and understanding is a first step towards acceptance. We’ve covered how to dress for the season, but let’s…

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…

The University of Alberta Library subscribes to numerous databases that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Here is just one of those gems… Our Clothing, Textiles & Material Culture subject guide is home to fashion resources. The Vogue Archive is just one of the many gems here. It features the complete run of Vogue (US edition) from 1892 to the current month reproduced in high resolution,…