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U of A Library supports platforms for students to join the scholarly publishing process and designed a workshop to teach students how! Many profs talk about “peer reviewed” as something to look for when consuming scholarly information. It might even be a requirement for citations in your next paper. But what does “peer reviewed” actually mean? What does the process entail? Who are “peers” and what is a “review”? Librarians have to…

Here at the Library, we are so excited about Pride Week, which officially kicks off on Sunday, March 8, 2020! As in previous years, you can expect to see a variety of book displays across several library locations. Additionally, we have been working with the wonderful folks at iSMSS to bring you some events: Club de lecture de bouquins d’enfants Date: Lundi 9 Mars 2020 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Location:…

Art+Feminism (A+F) is a yearly campaign that began in 2014 to address the information gap around feminism, gender and the arts on Wikipedia.  This year, the University of Alberta and MacEwan University have partnered to host a YEG edit-a-thon that is open to all. The event will run from 2 to 8 p.m. and they are encouraging people to stop by at any time. They will be running training throughout the afternoon,…

The Libraries Digital Scholarship Centre, which opened in August of 2019, has now been open for about six months. This winter term, DSC staff are excited to finally be offering a full calendar of workshops that are free to all members of the University community.  The workshops have been organized into several “series” or streams of learning. Digital Scholarship 101 is a series designed to expose participants to different aspects of scholarly…

J. A. Weir Library lends ‘Turn of the Century Law Office’ as space for the challenge Students in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law have been issued a summons to test their puzzle-solving and legal research skills in a scenario-based escape room. This unique opportunity was created by Tiffany Yii, a second-year student with the School of Library and Information Studies, and Dylan Robertson, a third year law student. The challenge…

In this unique exhibition, you will learn about the phenomena of structural colour and use microscopes to experience how it works in nature. This exhibit highlights how structural colour connects the latest research in science, art and design. It runs from January 30 to March 27 at the Augustana Library. Structural colouration is a phenomena in nature in which colour is obtained through microscopically structured surfaces of living organisms and their connection…

It is amazing to imagine, but even in the 21st century, there is a book written in a language and script that scholars cannot understand. The Voynitch manuscript is a handwritten illustrated book, dated to the early 1400s. Named for Wilfred Voynitch, a book dealer who acquired the book from Jesuits priests in the early 20th century, the book is now owned by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. The manuscript…

The University of Alberta Images of Research Competition & Exhibition is celebrating its 5 year anniversary this year. In addition to University of Alberta graduate students, this year’s competition is also open to postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines. Semifinalists will have their image and description immortalized in the University of Alberta’s Education & Research Archive (ERA) Images of Research Collection. Submissions will be accepted from January 20, 2020 to February 7, 2020 at 5 PM.…

UPDATECongratulation to our $10 Starbucks gift card winner @megan.roshko!and thank you to everyone who participated in our first instagram contest. We wish you all a safe and merry holiday season! Happy New Year! CLOSED ***Contest*** Enter to win a $10 Starbucks gift card by guessing how many books we used in our Cameron Library book tree. Entering is SO easy!⁣ 🧡 follow us @uofalibrary⁣🧡 like this post⁣🧡 tag a friend with your guess Winner…