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    Hidden Gems: Stream with Criterion-on-Demand

    by Eva Romanick December 2, 2024
    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. Whether for class or for a bit of break, check out a selection of our most popular streaming services.

    Criterion-on-Demand is a collection of more than 20,000 titles, available in both English and French, from Studios, for entertainment and educational purposes. This streaming database offers professors, researchers and students access to a large variety of feature films on-line from home and campus, at the click of a button.

    Run a basic search, or delve into a full catalog search by title, subject, language & more

    It’s easy to explore Criterion-on-Demand:

    • Click this link and sign in with your CCID and password: Criterion-on-Demand That’s it!
    • You can search by:
      • keywords
      • All search menus
      • Recently added
      • and genres
    Search by genres or recently added.

    The libraries’ streaming services give you a couple of important advantages:

    • It’s convenient! Watch from your computer or device
    • Enjoy the variety of content
    • No commercials and advertisements
    • Watch at your speed… you can pause, rewind, adjust the playback speed, turn on subtitles, enable picture in picture mode, standard view or full screen
    Paramount Pictures. (2024, September 13). Sonic the Hedgehog [Video]. Criterion-On-Demand.

    Our colleagues at Augustana Library created a “Watch the Book” display that includes QR codes of popular movies titles to access movies. With looming final exams and cold weather adding to the mix, what better time to escape for a little while with a great movie. If you are in the Camrose area, head on over to the Augustana Library this month. Enjoy exploring Criterion-on-Demand!

    Play the movie in theatre mode. Warner Bros. (2024, September 13). Barbie [Video]. Criterion-On-Demand.

    Look for more of our upcoming library news blogs about streaming services from:

    • Alexander Street (coming soon)

    This content is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Creative Commons licence.

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  • Henderson’s Directories: The Oral History

    by Guest Author November 26, 2024
    by Guest Author November 26, 2024

    The Henderson’s Directories of Canadian cities are among the most popular resources scanned and maintained by the University of Alberta Library. However, the historical background for the directories is difficult to find online – and as the team maintaining the digital copies, we are hoping to shed some light on this previously-obscure context. Published starting around 1880, the Henderson’s Directories covered many major cities of Canada, especially in the prairie region. The…

  • Preserving Born-Digital Records at the University of Alberta Archives

    by Guest Author November 7, 2024
    by Guest Author November 7, 2024

    Happy World Digital Preservation Day! On the first Thursday of November, the international community of digital archivists, librarians, curators, creators, users, and everyone interested in or responsible for the preservation of digital records celebrates World Digital Preservation Day (#WDPD). The 2024 theme is Preserving Our Digital Content: Celebrating Communities. The WDPD is the initiative of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC). It allows us to connect with colleagues and like-minded people and “celebrate…

  • Plamondon interviews of Projet Héritage Franco-Albertain now available through Aviary

    by Guest Author September 17, 2024
    by Guest Author September 17, 2024

    Stories of immigration and settlement, homesteading and going to school in the countryside, church life and traditional remedies, folk songs and recipes of old fashioned doughnuts – these are some of the topics covered in the interviews in the University of Alberta Archives’ (UAA) Héritage Franco-Albertain fonds. The fonds consists of 15.4 m of textual records as well as numerous audio recordings generated by the “Projet Héritage Franco-Albertain.” This fonds was acquired…

  • Les interviews de Plamondon du Projet Héritage Franco-Albertain maintenant disponibles chez Aviary

    by Guest Author September 17, 2024
    by Guest Author September 17, 2024

    Histoires d’immigration, vie à la ferme, remèdes traditionnels, chansons folkloriques et recettes de beignets à l’ancienne, tels sont quelques-uns des sujets abordés dans les interviews des fonds Héritage Franco-Albertain des Archives de l’Université de l’Alberta (UAA). Les fonds comprennent 15,4 m de documents textuels ainsi que de nombreux enregistrements audio générés par le Projet Héritage Franco-Albertain. Les fonds ont été acquis par les Archives de l’Université de l’Alberta en 2019 auprès des…

  • University of Alberta Library Releases Open Metadata Framework

    by Guest Author September 4, 2024
    by Guest Author September 4, 2024

    Metadata is the information that describes the resources the University of Alberta Library makes accessible to our campus community and the world beyond. If you have searched our library catalogue or found an item in our institutional repository, you have already seen metadata in action: Metadata is a core tool in the information search and retrieval process. In aggregate form, it holds inherent value as  a resource in itself. Metadata creation and…

  • 2023/2024 Academic Year – Library Wrap Up – Part 2

    by Meghan Staal June 24, 2024
    by Meghan Staal June 24, 2024

    We are thrilled to keep shining a spotlight on the accomplishments of our exceptional colleagues at the University of Alberta Library! This second part of our library wrap-up further demonstrates our team’s commitment to delivering outstanding services and collections that meet the complex information needs of the U of A community. Our instructors, including subject librarians, librarians and library staff, teach undergraduate and graduate students across all the U of A Colleges…

  • Digitization Spotlight: Canadian Corporate Annual Reports

    by Guest Author February 12, 2024
    by Guest Author February 12, 2024

    Written by Michaela Morrow, Digitization Assistant The words “annual business report” likely don’t conjure up the most exciting visions in your head. You most likely think of rows of monetary values, line graphs of stocks, and maybe, if you’re lucky, a photo of a company’s president. However, our library’s unique Canadian Corporate Annual Reports collection shows there is more to annual reports than numbers and suits. These reports offer us a glimpse…

  • Welcome to the New Peel’s Prairie Provinces

    by Guest Author December 4, 2023
    by Guest Author December 4, 2023

    Written by Michaela Morrow, Digitization Assistant The library is happy to announce the launch of a new version of our longtime website, Peel’s Prairie Provinces. This digital collection has been updated and migrated to the Internet Archive for better access, quality, and research. What is Peel’s Prairie Provinces? Peel’s Prairie Provinces (or “Peel”) is a digital collection of materials related to Western Canada. The collection includes rare and hard-to-find primary sources such…

  • Préserver les souvenirs, un peu à la fois : L’histoire de FRED et Kryoflux !

    by Guest Author October 31, 2023
    by Guest Author October 31, 2023

    Cet article de blog a été écrit par: Maryna Chernyavska Le 2 novembre 2023, les Archives de l’Université de l’Alberta (UAA) célèbrent la Journée mondiale de la préservation numérique. Cette journée constitue une excellente occasion de parler de tout ce qui touche à la conservation numérique. À cette occasion, nous aimerions vous présenter de nouveaux “membres” de l’équipe de l’UAA – FRED et KryoFlux. Découvrez FRET et KryoFlux Le FRED (Forensic Recovery of…

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