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    DIGITAL SERVICES @ Sperber library

    by Guest Author March 13, 2024
    written by Guest Author

    The Geoffrey and Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library (opened Sept 2023) in ECHA now has three exciting digital services available for University of Alberta staff and students. 

    Virtual Reality Lab

    The Virtual Reality (VR) lab is a dedicated space for UofA staff and students to experience virtual reality, such as viewing the inside of a human body in three dimensions, visualizing and building chemical compound proteins and nucleic acids, or experiencing what it is like to live with an intellectual disability! The VR lab is equipped with a Valve Index and a Meta Quest Pro headset as well as a state-of-the-art gaming computer. You (and up to 4 of your friends or colleagues) can book the VR Lab for 2 hours at a time. Your first visit will include a short orientation to the space and equipment. We welcome classroom collaborations and requests for tours of the VR Lab. (FYI: After each session, headsets are cleaned with an ultraviolet cleaning device to ensure a hygienic experience for users!)

    Media Lab

    The Media Lab is a noise-free space that allows you to record an interview, podcast, lecture or video footage on high-end equipment. You can book the Media Lab through the Sperber library website or this page and access the room after a short orientation session on your first visit. With media equipment generously donated by the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, the lab includes 2 microphones, 1 Mac Mini with two monitors, 1 webcam, and 1 RØDECaster™ Pro podcast production studio. Editing can be done on your own computer or on a high-performance computer provided remotely by the Digital Scholarship Centre. The Media Lab may accommodate up to 4 persons at one time, ideally only 2 persons audio/video recording at the same time.

    3D Printing 

    You can submit any educational or research-related 3D model to the University of Alberta’s 3D printing service for free printing! The service is designed to provide low-barrier access to 3D printing – just fill out the form using the “Submit your file” link on the 3D printing website. The form allows you to select your pick-up location at either Sperber Library or Cameron Library.  Please be aware that the jobs must take less than 6 hours to print and must fit on the beds of our PRUSA printers. Typical turnaround is 2-3 days, but we cannot guarantee this, so submit your job well in advance of assignment due dates! 

    Thank you Liz Dennett, Janice Kung and Lisa Tjosvold for authoring this post.

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

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  • Ask Us! | Reach Out to Our Library Chat Service

    by Junelle Mah September 12, 2023
    by Junelle Mah September 12, 2023

    In Winter 2020, the University of Alberta plunged into the unknown world that was study/work from home. The University of Alberta Library was able to seamlessly transfer one aspect of our services out-of-office without missing a beat: our Ask Us! Library online chat service. We continue to help our community through this valuable online medium. Read on to find out what makes this chat service so awesome, besides the people who staff…

  • Introducing Student Life During COVID

    by Guest Author April 28, 2022
    by Guest Author April 28, 2022

    This post was written by Public Service Librarian, Lucinda Johnston The University of Alberta Library, in collaboration with Wellness Supports, is excited to share Student Life During COVID! This digital volume is a compilation of creative works that reflects student experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The creative works published in this volume include drawings, paintings, digital art, collage, poetry, and music, and will serve as a permanent artifact of the experience of…

  • Stress Relief Resources at the Library

    by Guest Author December 3, 2021
    by Guest Author December 3, 2021

    By Kelsey Kropiniski With final exams being right around the corner, us UAlberta Library workers wanted to drop in with a few mental health and stress relief resources that we offer here at the library!  My name is Kelsey, and I work in Rutherford library as a second-year Masters of Library and Information Studies student. I think it’s pretty safe to say that for most folks here on campus, finals season is…

  • Early Learning Resources: Another reason to get your L-Pass

    by Erin Sanderman November 9, 2021
    by Erin Sanderman November 9, 2021

    Earlier this year LearnAlberta’s Online Reference Centre (ORC) ceased to exist. This meant the end of UAlberta access to resources like the Britannica Online School Edition K-12, PebbleGo and Gale Science in Context. Fear not, gentle educators and education students. Just because we no longer have access to these resources doesn’t mean there aren’t other options available to UAlberta folks. Our friends at Edmonton Public Library (EPL) have many resources related to…

  • We’re celebrating Chinese culture this month!

    by Erin Sanderman August 5, 2021
    by Erin Sanderman August 5, 2021

    We’re celebrating Chinese culture this August, here on the Library’s news blog. Let’s kick things off with few fun facts about China and Chinese culture. We hope this inspires you to discover more interesting tidbits or do a deeper dive into aspects of China and Chinese culture. Here are a few subject guides to get you started. East Asian Studies Background Reference Resources Religious Studies There’s more to come on the blog…

  • Setting up a super study space

    by Eva Romanick October 20, 2020
    by Eva Romanick October 20, 2020

    As midterms approach, students are looking for a place to do some serious studying before exams or hunkerdown when writing their papers. We wanted offer some advice on how to create your own personal study space… We’ve got some tips and tricks to bring the studious atmosphere back to your home/dorm study space. Firstly, location, location, location… somewhere you can spread way out. You’ll need that room for your books, laptop and…

  • 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 Guest Author October 6, 2020
    by Guest Author 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…

  • Data Physicalization

    by Guest Author May 13, 2020
    by Guest Author May 13, 2020

    Written By Abbie Schenk When we think of data visualizations, we often think of charts, maps and other forms of expressing data in digital ways. But humans have visualized data for thousands of years, long before computer screens were invented. Some of the earliest data visualizations go back to 5500 BC when Mesopotamians used clay tokens to visualize data. Today, representing data in a physical manner is called data physicalization. The Digital…

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