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As we see another remote semester come to a close, it is sometimes surreal to think of how long we have been providing support for our U of A community from afar. We were curious to find out what kind of hacks, tips, or pearls of wisdom our colleagues had discovered after working from home, so we asked, What have you learned while working remotely? Doris Wagner, Librarian (Law, Sociology, MLCS, History,…

We are moving our existing search function (the field in the Search the Library box on our homepage) over to EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). This will enable users to search our catalogue of physical items, eBooks and articles in one place. We hope that this change will eliminate much of the confusion caused by our current system where there are different search interfaces for articles and our library catalogue. This change is…

With the recent announcement about the end of the University of Alberta’s subscription to RefWorks on October 1, 2021, we wanted to give those interested in trying a new reference manager some information about alternatives to RefWorks. During the last three weeks we have been sharing information about three commonly used citation managers. This final post is about EndNote… This post was written by Megan Kennedy one of our librarians from the…

With the recent announcement of the end of the University of Alberta’s subscription to RefWorks, on October 1, 2021, we wanted to give those interested in trying a new reference manager some information about alternatives to RefWorks. This is the second in our three part series about commonly used citation managers. Meet Zotero… This post was written by Lauren Stieglitz who is a librarian at Cameron Library What is Zotero? Zotero is…

Last month, with the help of colleagues, I created a new Wikipedia page for the Henderson’s Directories! This was a project that combined two areas of my work that I never imagined could meet! City Directories  City directories were once commonplace. In the late-18th and early-20th centuries, they helped people navigate cities and find residents & services. Today, they give us a glimpse into everyday life in the somewhat-distant past. I think…

With the recent announcement of the end of the University of Alberta’s subscription to RefWorks on October 1, 2021, we wanted to give those interested in trying a new reference manager some information about alternatives to RefWorks. Over the next three weeks we will be sharing information about three commonly used citation managers. First up is Mendeley… This post was written by Megan Kennedy, one of our librarians from the Scott Library…

Happy World Health Day! Were these normal times, everyone would be hunkering down in library spaces for that final push before end of term and our friends at the Healthy Campus Unit would have several fun and healthful diversions set up in their Wisdom Corners. Sadly, the majority of us are still working from home and we can’t take advantage of on-site Unwind Your Mind activities. In spite of this challenge, the…

We are pleased to announce the 2021 Images of Research winners. It was an exceptionally exciting year for winners and a tie for the People’s Choice Award. Congratulations to all! We have a virtual exhibit for everyone to enjoy the finalist and semifinalist images this year that will be live April 7, 2021. First Place Turning Women’s Trauma into Strength Sara Nekounamghadirli MA Faculty: Extension In my research about ohtisiy (a word…

We the kitty companions of the University of Alberta Library’s intrepid reference team are taking a stand. Today, what you know as “chat (emphasis on the hard – T) reference service” — will now be known as “chat (the much more refined French pronunciation – ʃa ) reference service.” But fear not gentle students and researchers, you can still expect the same purr-fessionalism and purr-spicacious services you would expect from our human…