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    LIBRARIANS WORKING FROM HOME: MEET SARAH

    by Alèthe K. July 14, 2020
    written by Alèthe K.

    With the majority of students and staff being advised to work and study from home, this is how our librarians are supporting online learning…

    Sarah Shaughnessy, librarian from the Bibliothèque Saint-Jean (BSJ) mostly enjoys working at home, although her computer’s camera gives her a constant reminder that her home office needs painting, cleaning and repairs. “My BSJ colleagues say this giant drywall patch looks like a cloud.  I’ve thought about putting a picture up, but it’s a really weird place in the room for a picture, so I am just living with it.” With a toddler in the house, time for home renovations has been limited. 

    Picture with bear – Sarah, en des temps plus simples au Campus Saint-Jean.

    Another complaint about working from home is that all of her work is “screen-time,” when formerly there were in person social opportunities to break up the day. She misses the face-to-face connection, but delivering consultations and teaching materials online has been a positive challenge. She enjoys thinking about how to approach teaching in an online environment, because it presents a lot of new opportunities. She recommends the Center for Teaching and Learning’s web page,  which has some great information to guide teaching staff.

    This summer, BSJ staff are taking on the French translation of all sixteen foundational tutorial videos, produced by the library last year, and hope to complete them in time for the fall. Sarah is also working with a team at CSJ to prepare orientation materials for incoming students, as this year’s orientation will be entirely online. 

    A big struggle that she has heard from students and faculty about has been the lack of access to the print collection in the first few months of Covid-19.  Although the curbside pick-up service now facilitates this, the library’s online collection is still going to be really important in the coming year. Sarah is very excited to share that the library has extended its subscription to the full CAIRN ebook collection (Bouquet Général). “Although we had access to ebooks in CAIRN, formerly we subscribed only to the Humanities collection, which gives access to about 2,000 ebooks. There are about 11,000 ebooks in the general collection, so that means about a 450% increase in access to French-language ebooks.”

    Louis, Sarah’s son – “I’d like to improve my home office, but I spend all my free time throwing pebbles into the puddles behind my house”  

    Need feedback and support on your course assignments? Chat with us or book a virtual appointment with a librarian!

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  • LES BIBLIOTHÉCAIRES QUI TRAVAILLENT À DOMICILE: RENCONTREZ SARAH

    by Alèthe K. July 14, 2020
    by Alèthe K. July 14, 2020

    Puisque la majorité des étudiants et du personnel ont été conseillés de travailler et d’étudier depuis leur domicile, c’est ainsi que nos bibliothécaires soutient l’apprentissage en ligne… Sarah Shaughnessy, bibliothécaire du BSJ, aime généralement travailler de la maison, bien que sa caméra d’ordinateur lui rappelle constamment que son bureau à domicile a besoin de peinture, de nettoyage et de réparations. “Mes collègues du BSJ disent que cette plaque de plâtre géante ressemble…

  • Aliments versus Amendes 2020

    by Alèthe K. February 13, 2020
    by Alèthe K. February 13, 2020

    Présentement, un don monétaire à la Banque alimentaire du campus est la seule option pour participer à la campagne de dons de nourriture pour payer vos amendes de la bibliothèque. Comment cela marche -t-il? Faites votre don d’argent à la Campus Food Bank en utilisant le formulaire de don de nourriture pour les amendes de la bibliothèque. IMPORTANT : Pour que vos amendes soient annulées, vous devez inclure le code barre à…

  • Let us introduce you to… Céline!

    by Eva Romanick May 30, 2019
    by Eva Romanick May 30, 2019

    Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Céline! What is your role at UAL? I am a sessional Public Services Librarian for the Herbert T. Coutts Library, located in the Education South Building. In my role I get to be the liaison librarian for Educational Policy Studies, a Faculty of Education department filled with passionate professors and students who are doing…

  • Celebrating Black History Month at the University of Alberta Libraries

    by Amy Southgate February 4, 2019
    by Amy Southgate February 4, 2019

    The University of Alberta Libraries are celebrating Black History Month all through February with displays at several libraries! Stop by one of the libraries to learn some Black history, or pick up a great book. Scott Library is focusing on medical milestones for Black History Month. The display will also feature profiles of pioneers in medicine and the healthcare field. La Bibliothèque Saint-Jean veux mettre en vedette des documents sur des événements…

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