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Two years ago, the Geoffrey + Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library opened its doors, creating a bright and welcoming space for our campus community. In celebration this special “Sperberversay” we’re taking a look back at some of the news highlights from the past year. Your New Favourite Study Spot? (August 2025) The library space itself has been a star of the past year’s story. We were thrilled to see the recent article…

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day to acknowledge the painful history and ongoing impacts of the residential school system and to honour the strength and resilience of survivors and their communities. It is also a day that calls us to action and to hope. In that spirit of hope, we are proud to share this story from our Library’s Indigenous Initiatives Team, whose recent…

Discussion of chronic diseases such as high cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes, has been brought to the forefront recently. What is the correlation between the health of your gut microbiome, an industrialized diet, and chronic illnesses? What can the average person do to avoid chronic illness? Could the answer be found in our food? New Open Education ebook Dr. Anissa Armet, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alberta, and Dr. Jens…

At the University of Alberta Library, we are committed to advancing open science practices that revolutionize research conduct and dissemination. Our efforts focus on promoting transparency, accessibility, and collaboration to enhance the robustness and reproducibility of research. Facilitating Open Access Publishing We play a pivotal role in supporting open access publishing at the University of Alberta. Our team negotiates agreements with publishers to reduce or eliminate article processing charges (APCs) for our…

L’Université de l’Alberta a pour objectif d’augmenter de 50 % le nombre de publications en Libre Accès – c’est-à-dire la proportion de publications de recherche diffusées gratuitement en ligne, sans abonnement – d’ici 2028. Cette croissance est un indicateur important dans le plan de recherche et d’innovation de l’université, Forward with Purpose. Il y a toujours eu de nombreux moyens de partager les publications gratuitement. Cela inclut les options offertes par la…

The University of Alberta Library website got a major refresh with a new look and feel that aligns with the university’s web style and brand standards. Overview Until very recently, the Library website looked very different from the rest of the University of Alberta sites. Library staff have maintained the site independently for many years, which has evolved organically to serve the library’s complex and unique needs. The challenge However, it was…

Metadata is the information that describes the resources the University of Alberta Library makes accessible to our campus community and the world beyond. If you have searched our library catalogue or found an item in our institutional repository, you have already seen metadata in action: Metadata is a core tool in the information search and retrieval process. In aggregate form, it holds inherent value as  a resource in itself. Metadata creation and…

À l’occasion du centenaire de la loi canadienne sur le droit d’auteur, nous avons demandé à Adrian Sheppard, directeur du Bureau du droit d’auteur de l’Université de l’Alberta, de nous faire part de ses réflexions et de ses pensées.  Pour rappel, vous pouvez trouver plus d’informations sur l’ensemble des services et des ressources en matière de droit d’auteur destinés aux professeurs, au personnel et aux étudiants de l’Université de l’Alberta sur le…

In light of the centennial of Canada’s Copyright Act, we asked Adrian Sheppard, Director of the University of Alberta Copyright Office, to share his reflections and thoughts in this post.  As a reminder, you can find more information about the array of Copyright services and resources for University of Alberta faculty, staff and students on the Copyright Office website.   For a deeper dive, check out the Opening Up Copyright Instructional Modules.…