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Happy Alumni Week to one and all in our green and gold community. When you work on the campus of your alma mater, you can’t help but be surrounded by the nostalgia of your (now seemingly) carefree days as a student. Sure the faces and some of the buildings change, but the feelings of familiarity and good memories remain. As a proud Human Ecology alumna (with ALES, back when it was AgForHE),…

With the majority of students and staff being advised to work and study from home, this is how our librarians are supporting online learning… Augustana’s First Year Seminar courses involve interdisciplinary research. Each section of the course has a different focus–for example, smell, dinosaurs or surveillance. Recently, there have been a few students who were all researching the importance of smell. Their specific topics included petrichor (the smell of rain), the smell…

We get it. Navigating the intricacies of the library isn’t easy. Finding information and making use of the library’s resources is a skill that takes time to develop, but we’re here to help support you on your academic journey. On top of general assistance you can access through chat and email reference, and foundational library skill tutorials that you can access online at your leisure, the Library offers workshops throughout the school…

Imagine looking at a new course syllabus, and reading: “Required Texts: Free e-textbook”… This is what U of A students will find in their Beginner German classes. The e-textbook is aptly titled Willkommen: Deutsch für alle (in English, that means Welcome: German for Everybody). Here, the definition of “everybody” is broad: it includes anyone with access to the Internet connection. No need to be enrolled in the course, or even be attending the…

On June 22 we launched our Curbside Pickup Service. Curbside Pickup is our contact-less borrowing service aiding the University of Alberta’s ongoing research. In the month of July, our users placed 3,436 holds and picked up 2,122 books. Because of the high demand for this new, pandemic driven service we thought you might like to see what happens after you place your hold. You may already know the 4 steps to take to…

Written by: Kim Frail Library staff would like to welcome new and returning students to our virtual spaces. Even though you may not be able to meet us here in person, we are still here to help! Getting Started – Foundational Tutorials New to academic research? Need a refresher? Our foundational tutorials cover the research process from beginning to end and everything in between including: finding your topic, putting a search together…

This fall semester looks different at the UAlberta Library but we assure you that we have put services into place that put our users’ health and safety first. Our collection is vitally important to students, researchers, faculty, and staff. We look optimistically to the upcoming semester; helping you with your studies and courses. We’re here for you online (and always have been!). Important changes to note are: Cameron Library study space: capacity…

Like many other festivals this year, Cariwest Festival has been moved to an online platform from August 7th to 9th. The year 2020 would have marked the 36th Cariwest Festival in Edmonton, a festival that aims to bring the culture of the Caribbean carnival to the City of Edmonton. We will surely miss this amazing event that brings us colours, music, cuisine, fashion and joie de vivre from the Caribbean. For those…

There is no denying that a strong connection exists between family (blood or chosen), friends, food, and festivity. A highlight of summers-past in the City of Edmonton includes the ever-popular and wildly tasty Heritage Festival; an August long weekend sun-soaked celebration of our multicultural city. During this time, Hawrelak Park comes alive with a diverse display of various ethnic delights, including food! The current pandemic climate continues to change agendas;  we are…