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    Hidden Gems: Birds of the World

    by Eva Romanick January 14, 2021
    written by Eva Romanick

    The University of Alberta Library subscribes to numerous databases that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Here is just one of those gems…

    Birds of the World is primarily considered a Sciences database. But you don’t have to be a scientist, or a Birder, to use it! “Every bird has a story – Take a deep dive into the remarkable lives of birds with this dynamic natural history resource.”

    Run a search, explore taxonomy and more

    This database is a comprehensive reference for the life histories of bird species that breed around the world. Species accounts are written by ornithologists and other experts. Their accounts offer an in-depth, authoritative summary of scientific literature and media, and are accompanied by sounds, images, video, distributional maps and models output generated by eBird.

    Learn comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families, like these Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus)

    Follow up this database with some recommended good reads from a fellow bird lover (once our curbside service reopens)…

    Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

    Cornell Lab of ornithology handbook of bird biology

    Mind of the raven : investigations and adventures with wolf-birds by Bernd Heinrich

    Bird brains : the intelligence of crows, ravens, magpies, and jays by Candace Savage

    Kingbird highway : the story of a natural obsession that got a little out of hand by Kenn Kaufman

    Birds, art, life by Kyo Maclear

    The genius of birds by Jennifer Ackerman

    H is for hawk by Helen Macdonald

    Bird sense : what it’s like to be a bird by Tim Birkhead

    The beak of the finch : a story of evolution in our time by Jonathan Weiner

    The feather thief : beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century by Kirk W. Johnson

    Sharing the wonder of birds with kids by Laura Erickson

    A bird nerd’s bookshelf

    Happy discovery! Happy reading!

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  • Seasoned Advice from Seasoned Pros

    by Junelle Mah October 15, 2020
    by Junelle Mah October 15, 2020

    Is hindsight the best sight? For staffers seasoned in the library sciences, the answer is yes! We polled our multi-disciplinary team of library whizzes and asked, “What one library resource did you wish you knew about/had access to when you were a student?“ Almost immediately, David Sulz (Academic Librarian) replied back with the Oxford English Dictionary. While our holdings include physical copies, the most up-to-date edition is our online version. It contains…

  • LIBRARIANS WORKING FROM HOME: MEET KARA!

    by Eva Romanick September 22, 2020
    by Eva Romanick September 22, 2020

    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…

  • Living Colours: A Story of Structural Colour in Nature and Science

    by Bojan Kumovic January 22, 2020
    by Bojan Kumovic January 22, 2020

    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…

  • Indigenous Initiatives Projects at UAlberta Libraries

    by Meredith Bratland June 10, 2019
    by Meredith Bratland June 10, 2019

    Here at the library we have a stellar team of library folks working on indigenous projects to further our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. The team consists of:Kathleen De Long, Associate University LibrarianKim Bates, Learning ManagerKayla Lar-Son, Academic Librarian ResidentGabrielle Lamontagne, Indigenous InternLeigha Rind, Indigenous InternGeordie Cardinal, Public Service AssistantLarry Laliberte, GIS LibrarianDebbie Feisst, Interim Head, HT Coutts LibrarySharon Farnel, Metadata CoordinatorAnne Carr-Wiggin, Coordinator, Indigenous InitiativesPaul Gareau, Assistant Professor, Native Studies. Here’s…

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