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With the majority of students and staff being advised to work and study from home, this is how our librarians are supporting online learning… How do you train an animal on a farm? What does its habitat look like, and how does it play? These are just some questions that an ALES class needs to answer for an assignment in this new, all-virtual, learning environment. They need to pick an animal species…

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…

Where would you go if you didn’t have a place to sleep? Sadly, this is a problem that over 70,000 post-secondary students across Canada face (Weissman et. al, 2019). When we think of homelessness, many of us picture someone living on the street or relying on public shelters for a safe haven, but many people without permanent residence make up the hidden homeless population. Those who find themselves among the hidden homeless…

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…

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…

Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Allison Easton! Allison is a second year graduate student working as a Student Public Service Assistants at Cameron Library. What motivated you to go back to school to get your MLIS (Master of Library & Information Studies)?  I had always planned on continuing on with my education after I completed my Bachelor’s Degree.…

Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Library, this is ours… Meet Sean Luyk!Sean Luyk is our Digital Projects Librarian, working on the 2nd floor of Cameron Library. You have an interesting title of Digital Projects Librarian. What kind of projects does a Digital Projects Librarian do? In my role, I’m responsible for our media archiving service (ERA A+V). This involves working with our users to archive…

June is the month to celebrate National Indigenous History Month as well as LGBTQ Pride Month. As a way to honour and acknowledge these communities, as well as their struggles and achievements, Rutherford Library is streaming films that highlight diverse aspects of their respective histories each weekday in June. All of the films listed below, and many more, are accessible through the streaming resources available through UAlberta Libraries. Please note that some of these films have…

Attention aspiring superheroes! University of Alberta Libraries is excited to announce that the person who wrote the book on superheroes – make that two books on superheroes – is paying a very special visit to help celebrate TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. Shelly Becker, author of the books Even Superheroes Have Bad Days and Even Superheroes Make Mistakes, will be presenting some stories and discussing her experiences writing children’s books on Wednesday, May 8 at…