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    New Subject Guide | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity

    by Junelle Mah March 8, 2021
    written by Junelle Mah

    In 2019, the University of Alberta released their Strategic Plan for Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity. This document sets forth the institution’s strategic initiatives to, “embed EDI into the culture of the University of Alberta community, from the grassroots to the senior-most levels”.

    In honour of U of A’s 2021 Pride Week, our library is pleased to unveil a new subject guide for researchers that highlights intersecting resources on Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity (EDI).

    Subject guides are a treasure trove of knowledge for researchers; they contain discipline or subject-specific resources that can make the research process more efficient. Subject guides can include keyword search suggestions, databases, journals, books, ebooks, research tutorials and more.

    The goal of our EDI subject guide was to give researchers a starting point in their exploration of EDI subject matter. Subjects presently hosted include: Intersectionality; BIPOC; Disability Studies; Gender Identity & Expression; Sexual Orientation; Two-Spirit; LGBTQ2S+ in Education; Business & the Workplace Context; Religious Studies; and Women’s & Gender Studies.

    Our development team created the guide with reverence for the lived experience, respect for the intersectionality that these topics present and the recognition that this resource is by no means all-encompassing. Again, this subject guide is meant to introduce these topics to our research community. We are eager to continue to develop and evolve this guide as the research grows. A great example of the evolution of EDI in academia can be found in our colleague Emily’s upcoming blog post, on Gender-Inclusive Language in Academic Writing (watch for it March 11th).

    We invite input to help ensure that this cornucopia of resources supports the needs of our community and researchers. Included on each page of our EDI study guide is a disclaimer box that allows users to anonymously provide feedback to better support and improve the information on this guide.

    Our librarians and library staff work together to curate and maintain our subject guides to ensure they stay up-to-date. As with many aspects of your journey with the U of A, we want to remind you that you are not alone! If at any point you have questions or need to reach out to our library staff, we are here for you! Throughout our website you will find links to Ask Us; this puts you in touch with our chat service, options to email our library locations, book a consultation, or seek out a subject librarian.

    Thanks for joining us and Happy Pride!!! There are a lot of great events happening this week to celebrate. Visit the Pride  Week page for a full list.

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  • IOR Where are They Now? Mudasser Seraj

    by Meredith Bratland January 25, 2021
    by Meredith Bratland January 25, 2021

    Please join us as we catch up with Mudasser Seraj, a former Images of Research semifinalist, on what he learned participating in the competition and exhibition and where he is now. What did you learn about yourself or your research while you created your IOR image? Visual communication is a highly effective medium to develop an interest in complex research methods among the general population. How did IOR boost your professional and…

  • IOR Where Are They Now? Jonathan Green

    by Meredith Bratland January 18, 2021
    by Meredith Bratland January 18, 2021

    Are you on the fence about entering the Images of Research Competition and Exhibition this year? We caught up with former IOR semifinalists to find out about their past experience with IOR and what happened afterwards. Please meet Jonathan Green! What did you learn about yourself or your research while you created your IOR image? Looking upon all the research I had done – the books, the journals, articles, photos, conversations –…

  • LIBRARIANS WORKING FROM HOME: MEET DAVID!

    by Eva Romanick December 10, 2020
    by Eva Romanick December 10, 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… Our Academic Librarian, David, is not really doing anything new. We’ve been using online materials and interacting digitally, often outside “normal” business hours, for a long time. Learning on our own through recordings of other people’s ideas is nothing new either; think of books, journals, newspapers, videos, tapes,…

  • Hidden Gems: ArtStor

    by Eva Romanick November 17, 2020
    by Eva Romanick November 17, 2020

    The University of Alberta Library subscribes to numerous databases that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. This is one of those gems… Artstor is a collection of more than a million high-quality digital images of works of art from the collections of galleries, museums, and libraries around the world. It is used most often by researchers in the Arts and Human Ecology: Clothing, Textiles & Material…

  • LIBRARIANS WORKING FROM HOME: MEET ALLISON!

    by Eva Romanick November 12, 2020
    by Eva Romanick November 12, 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… Our Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Librarian, Allison, has students asking her all kinds of questions. How to refine their searches so they don’t get overwhelmed with citations? Where they can go to find the information they need? And, whether she can help create sophisticated searches for comprehensive reviews…

  • 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…

  • Help us evaluate our services! Take our Reference Management System User Survey!

    by wpadmin October 6, 2020
    by wpadmin October 6, 2020

    What is a citation management system? Why is it important? What does UA provide? Is it meeting the needs of our users? In order to find out we need your feedback. Citation management is an essential component of scholarly communication and research processes. These processes are constantly evolving in response to ongoing changes in disciplinary contexts, technology, standards and best practises, and funding opportunities. Citation or Reference Management Systems (RMS) are the…

  • HathiTrust, Emergency Temporary Access Service

    by Hanne Pearce May 27, 2020
    by Hanne Pearce May 27, 2020

    On an ordinary day, HathiTrust is one of a number of trusted archives that front-line library staff use as a part of their secret arsenal when finding obscure sources for our users. I myself have used it numerous times, for example when trying to locate a digitized version of an older publication, or when trying to find the source of a quote that needs to be cited directly rather than second hand.…

  • Collection Connection with XIAOQIN FENG!

    by Eva Romanick February 20, 2020
    by Eva Romanick February 20, 2020

    Students and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how… Xiaoqin is a 1st year graduate student in Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science. Her research topics are consumer perceptions of 3D printed foods, and acceptance of 3D food printing in children. What is your “go to” resource for research in the UAlberta library collection? and what do you like about it? I use the online library.…

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