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    New OA Database: Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

    by Erin Sanderman February 9, 2021
    written by Erin Sanderman
    Image taken from Our War for Human Rights being an intensely human and brilliant account of the World War and why and for what purpose America and the allies are fighting and the important part taken by the Negro : including the horrors and wonders of modern warfare, the new and strange devices that have come into use, etc. by Kelly Booker

    Understanding the past is a powerful way to help keep it from repeating in the future. In trying to be a better ally to those in the Black community, I’ve found it particularly enlightening to learn and understand the fraught road towards equity and civil rights, which is sadly still being traversed. If you’re like me and seek to understand how we have gotten to this point we have some resources for you. ProQuest recently introduced the new Open Access database Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality. 

    Image taken from Subversive Influences in Riots, Looting, and Burning. Part 3: Including Index

    Spanning the early days of the fight to end slavey in America, to the modern battle for civil rights, users can discover court documents, legislation, FBI records and other digitized ephemera related to some of the key figures and events in the fight for freedom and equity for Black People in the United States. For instance, if you’re interested in the desegregation of American troops after the Second World War, there are official government documents detailing the process. Personally, I’ve always had a particular fascination with the history of the Black Panther Party, and the U.S. Government and FBI’s actions to destroy the movement. Black Freedom Struggle in the United States has an entire section devoted to it. While I’m on the topic, if you are interested in the History of the Black Panther Party, I can’t recommend Joshua Bloom’s book Black against empire : the history and politics of the Black Panther Party enough (you do need to be a current student or staff member to access our eCopy). 

    Did I mention that Black Freedom Struggle in the United States is Open Access? I did, but what does that mean? It means you don’t have to be a current UAlberta student or staff member to use it! So, if you’re a teacher wanting to point your students to a good resource on the topic of African American History, or armchair history enthusiasts looking to learn more about the story of Black People in America, this is a viable option. 

    And as a bonus, if you’re wanting to go a step further in your exploration of African American history Yale Open Courses offers an online course devoted to the African American history from post-civil war emancipation all the way to the present day. Visit our Open Educational Resources guide for this and other free online courses. 

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  • Willkommen: An Open German-Learning Textbook for Everyone, Everywhere!

    by Emily Zheng September 10, 2020
    by Emily Zheng September 10, 2020

    Imagine looking at a new course syllabus, and reading: “Required Texts: Free e-textbook”… This is what U of A students will find in their Beginner German classes. The e-textbook is aptly titled Willkommen: Deutsch für alle (in English, that means Welcome: German for Everybody). Here, the definition of “everybody” is broad: it includes anyone with access to the Internet connection. No need to be enrolled in the course, or even be attending the…

  • Now Open: Alberta’s Provincial OER Publishing Program!

    by Meredith Bratland March 23, 2020
    by Meredith Bratland March 23, 2020

    The University of Alberta Library and the Alberta OER Technology and Infrastructure Working Group are pleased to announce the new Open Education Alberta program. This no-fee provincial program seeks to eliminate barriers to adopting, adapting and creating open textbooks by providing Alberta post-secondary institutions with easy-to-use online publishing software. The University of Alberta Library will host and maintain the Pressbooks publishing software, and partner institutions will establish workflows and service models that…

  • How You Can Celebrate Open Education Week 2019!

    by Meredith Bratland February 28, 2019
    by Meredith Bratland February 28, 2019

    Every year the first week of March means it is time to celebrate Open Education Week! Open educational resources (OER) are any freely available teaching, learning or research material. The possibilities for OERs are endless and they can include videos, podcasts, presentations and even textbooks. OERs provide the flexibility to share, collaborate and draw on course materials from around the world, while reducing the cost of higher education by challenging expensive textbook…

  • Now Open! Library Publishing for Open Textbooks

    by Meredith Bratland February 1, 2019
    by Meredith Bratland February 1, 2019

    Alongside the University of Alberta’s mission of “For the Public Good” The University of Alberta Libraries is introducing an Open Educational Resources (OER) publishing program to increase access to and use of free and accessible textbooks and other learning resources. OER are teaching and learning materials that are accessible without cost and allow for free use, reuse and redistribution. OER often have a Creative Commons license that states specifically how the material may be…

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