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Thank you to everyone who took the Fall Library Challenge and explored the library’s many unique resources, services, and study spaces, whether you joined us on campus or participated online!  This year’s challenge, which ran from September 8–19, had over 900 entries from U of A students across all of our campuses and online. We are thrilled to announce the following prize winners, who were selected in the randomized draw on September 22.…

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…

Fall Library Challenge 2025 starts September 8! Your library journey starts here! Whether you’re on campus or online, join the challenge to uncover unique library spaces, services, and resources – and earn chances to win prizes! Prizes: How to Participate:  Draw for winners is at 1:30 p.m. on September 22, 2025. Winners are selected by a randomized draw and will need to correctly answer a skill-testing question to claim their prize. On-Campus…

Votre parcours à la bibliothèque commence ici ! Que vous soyez en personne ou en ligne, participez à notre concours pour découvrir nos espaces, des services et des ressources uniques de bibliothèque – et gagnez des chances de remporter des prix ! Prix à gagner : Comment participer :  Le tirage au sort aura lieu à 13h30 le 22 septembre 2025. Les gagnants seront sélectionnés par un tirage au sort aléatoire et…

When we think of libraries, we often see them as caretakers of knowledge which resides on pages, shelves, and in databases exclusively. However, for the members of the University of Alberta Library’s Indigenous Initiatives Team (IIT), knowledge dissemination and conservation have taken the form of a Medicine Garden located outside of Cameron Library. Emerging from ideas of community engagement, with reconciliation and Indigenization efforts at its center 1, the Medicine Garden had…

Have you ever wondered how local political ads have evolved? Or explored historical newspapers to find old relatives’ bowling groups, or marriage announcements? Have you enquired about the cost of a gallon of milk in your town in 1965? Questions like these arise when considering the significance of newspaper digitization. The Drayton Valley Newspaper project The Drayton Valley Newspaper project began in 2023 when Sandra Blades of the Drayton Valley Museum contacted…

This past May, Larry Laliberte, GIS/Maps Librarian, and Bonnie Gallinger Information Services & Maps Specialist curated a unique map exhibit on the 4th floor of Cameron Library; the exhibit was built day by day for 31 consecutive days in the month. Thank you to Larry and Bonnie for writing this guide to the exhibit. We invite you to take some time this summer to explore and engage with these fascinating items on…

To mark Indigenous History Month, we are shining a spotlight on our Indigenous Healing Collection situated on the main floor of the Geoffrey + Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library. This collection encompasses works about the peoples of the land now known as Canada, as well as those from regions where Indigenous cultures were overshadowed by processes like colonization. There is more information about the scope and focus of the Indigenous Healing Collection…