Collections

By Sarah Polkinghorne I’m a librarian in the Library’s Collection Strategies Unit (CSU), and a lecturer in the School of Library and Information Studies. I’d like to offer some things to consider around ebooks. As instructors work to adapt courses for a mainly-online Fall term, Library staff support this work, in part by fielding questions about all sorts of publications. This post shares key information about ebooks in particular, ie., books existing…

Being a grad student is not easy. Take a deep breath, because the library provides a great many services specifically for graduate students; all of which are still readily available online – and I am happy to share them with you. To better outline these services I will present them in sections based on the different phases of a graduate program. Coursework & Labwork Finding detailed research for work you are doing…

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.…

Summer 2020 will definitely be a summer to remember. With a deadly disease threatening the entire world our society has been; isolated, quarantined, stranded in foreign countries, locked down on cruise ships, separated from loved ones, not to mention that schools shut down and businesses were closed around the world. At the cusp of all this madness there was North American toilet paper shortage! Wait a second! This sounds like the plot…

By Kaia MacLeod My name is Kaia and I’m a member of the James Smith Cree Nation. When I tell people that I work as an Indigenous Intern at University of Alberta Library, not a lot of people know exactly what that means. Here is a little crash course of what my job is: I get to work on the desk in the library and work on several Indigenous themed projects. During…

We are pleased to be celebrating National Indigenous History Month throughout June with a series of blog posts featuring some great resources from our collection that can be accessed online! This post was written by Kaia MacLeod, one of University of Alberta Library’s Indigenous Interns. If you’ve ever wanted to learn something about Canada’s Indigenous Languages this is the guide for you! As the description indicates, the teaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit Languages…

With restrictions on mass gatherings still in place, many of us are looking for other ways we can celebrate Pride season with LGBTQ2S+ communities. Reading and learning about sexual minority issues in academic and non-academic literature is one way we can participate in Pride this year.  I recently broadened my own understandings in this area, when I was asked to conduct a literature review into queer theory for our team learning purposes.…

In times of change, it’s also important to look back and reflect. To do that, we created an infographic of how UAlberta Library responded to the COVID-19 quarantine directives to provide library service and support the campus community. The library is here for you online (and always has been!)

We are pleased to be celebrating National Indigenous History Month throughout June with a series of blog posts featuring some great resources from our collection that can be accessed online! Imagine being able to learn traditional walrus hunting or being dazzled by the joyous spectacle of a Pow Wow.  As Anne Carr-Wiggin, our Indigenous Initiatives Librarian, noted in her staff working from home profile, audiovisual resources are an incredibly important resource for…

Exciting news, UAlberta! The Library is launching a Curbside Pickup service for physical items in the U of A collection. This service is for UAlberta students, faculty, and staff. We are busy in the background planning, arranging, and organizing but in the meantime, we wanted to share that we expect to launch by the end of June. Here’s how it will work: You place a hold on the physical item(s) that you…