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    Taking 2020 Back From the Pandemic

    by Sonya Leung December 15, 2020
    written by Sonya Leung

    This year the University of Alberta’s Winter Closure will span from December 25, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Here is where you can find dates of closure and resumption of our library services.

    PANDEMIC — is the word that defines the year 2020. I know I am not alone when I say this year has been HARD.

    That is why I propose that we take the 10 days of Winter Closure as a time to stop thinking about how COVID-19 has wrecked our lives and take the last days of the year to reset our brains. My three suggestions to do so are:

    1. Senseless (or Purposeful) Binge Watching

    Nestling into my couch with snacks and a blanket is one of my favourite ways to reset. Three places to do some binge watching are Alexander Street, Criterion-on-Demand and Kanopy. Here are some films/performances to kickstart your bingeing:

    A scene of a horse with a human body speaking to a woman.
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Julie Taymor
    RBG movie poster
    RBG : The Exceptional Life and Career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    Doctor Sleep movie poster
    Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep
    The Handmaiden movie poster.
    The Handmaiden
    Rodents of Unusual Size movie poster.
    Rodents of Unusual Size
    The little mermaid ballerina dancing in the ballet
    The Little Mermaid, Ballet by John Neumeier

    2. Headphones & Playlists

    Plug your headphones in and dance like no one is watching or close your eyes and travel to a harmonious new world without leaving your chair.

    Two places where you can find a musical escape are Naxos and Alexander Street. Earlier in the year my colleague,  Bojan Kumovic, shared tips on HOW TO SEARCH LIBRARY STREAMING MUSIC DATABASES TO FIND YOUR BLUE NOTE. Here are some albums to hit play on your musical journey :

    Album cover for Broadway Blockbusters
    Broadway Blockbusters
    Album cover for Benny Carter's The Verve Small Group Sessions.
    The Verve Small Group Sessions
    Album cover for Deitrich Buxteude Scandinavian Cantatas
    Deitrich Buxteude Scandinavian Cantatas

    3. Audio & eBooks

    Our friends at the Edmonton Public Library have a huge selection of audio and ebooks that are great for leisure reading/listening. Your free connection to their collection is here, through the L-Pass. Some titles to plug-in-to or read on your device are:

    Comic cover for Snotgirl
    Snotgirl
    No Time Like the Future
    Book cover of Murder Freshly Baked.
    Murder Freshly Baked

    Have a safe and restful Winter Break!

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  • World Digital Preservation Day

    by Erin Sanderman November 5, 2020
    by Erin Sanderman November 5, 2020

    Happy World Digital Preservation Day! Today, November 5, is the day those of us in the library and archives community celebrate the wonderful work done to ensure that items from the past and present will be permanently preserved on open access, digital platforms to be accessed for future use.  University of Alberta Library has a number of initiatives that involve digital preservation, including our ongoing work to preserve born digital resources (ie.…

  • Ghost Tour of Western Canada: Spooky Photos from the Historical Postcards Collection

    by Emily Zheng October 27, 2020
    by Emily Zheng October 27, 2020

    Cold fall air. Howling wind. Crackling leaves on the ground… Halloween spirit is in the air! Although these images weren’t created to scare, sepia has been generously applied by the passage of time… and they emerge as the perfect backdrop for spooky stories… Let’s start at the iconic Alberta Legislature Building, which looks like it’s holding a flashlight up to its face. A short glide away (if you’re a ghost), near the…

  • Anyone in the Mood for a Good Movie? Binge Watching, Maybe? Or how Criterion-on-Demand Could Become Your Go To Place to Stay Informed About the Seventh Art

    by Bojan Kumovic October 1, 2020
    by Bojan Kumovic October 1, 2020

    Sometimes, due to fast paced lives, we make poor information choices. A few hours of our free time, when the only thing we are able to do is hang out in front of the screen, is the time when we often choose to consume average entertainment products at our own financial expense. As a member of the University of Alberta, you have many choices to turn that time into a great art,…

  • Library Remotely: Your Fall 2020 Library Primer

    by Erin Sanderman September 2, 2020
    by Erin Sanderman September 2, 2020

    This truly is a school year like no other, and we know that many of you have questions about what accessing the library will be like in the coming year. While the majority of our physical libraries remain closed, so many of our great resources remain available online, or through our curbside pick-up service. To help you sort through all the ways University of Alberta Library can assist with your unique needs,…

  • DIY Your Own Fringe Play!

    by Erin Sanderman August 19, 2020
    by Erin Sanderman August 19, 2020

    Alas… Like so many of Edmonton’s beloved festivals, the 39th Fringe International Theatre Festival has been put on ice for the year. The Fringe team is making valiant efforts to keep the fringe spirit alive online, through FringeTV and some unique fundraising events, and avid fringers know it will be back, bigger and better than ever. For those members of the University community with dramatic inclinations, why not use this hiatus to…

  • Cariwest 2020- Home Edition

    by Alèthe K. August 7, 2020
    by Alèthe K. August 7, 2020

    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…

  • Folk Fest at Home

    by Amy Southgate August 5, 2020
    by Amy Southgate August 5, 2020

    Even though our favourite festivals have been canceled this year, Edmontonians are keeping the Festival City spirit alive with socially distant celebrations. This weekend would have been the summer mainstay, Edmonton Folk Music Festival (EFMF). The festival has gone online this year with The Hill at Home, but we also found some ways to get folky with library resources! The University of Alberta Library has many digitized collections, including the Edmonton Folk…

  • Library Remotely for Researchers

    by wpadmin July 29, 2020
    by wpadmin July 29, 2020

    By: Janice Kung As we adjust to new ways of doing things during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’d like to remind you about the breadth of online resources and services available as you continue to pursue your research. The following sections list resources and tools to help you as you navigate through the different stages of your research journey.  What’s New?  In addition to the curbside pick-up service, at your disposal to request…

  • Library Remotely: Starting Points for Ebooks and Teaching

    by wpadmin July 20, 2020
    by wpadmin July 20, 2020

    By Sarah Polkinghorne I’m a librarian in the Library’s Collection Strategies Unit (CSU), and a lecturer in the School of Library and Information Studies. I’d like to offer some things to consider around ebooks. As instructors work to adapt courses for a mainly-online Fall term, Library staff support this work, in part by fielding questions about all sorts of publications. This post shares key information about ebooks in particular, ie., books existing…

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