Here at the library we have a stellar team of library folks working on indigenous projects to further our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. The team consists of:Kathleen De Long, Associate University LibrarianKim Bates, Learning ManagerKayla Lar-Son, Academic Librarian ResidentGabrielle Lamontagne, Indigenous InternLeigha Rind, Indigenous InternGeordie Cardinal, Public Service AssistantLarry Laliberte, GIS LibrarianDebbie Feisst, Interim Head, HT Coutts LibrarySharon Farnel, Metadata CoordinatorAnne Carr-Wiggin, Coordinator, Indigenous InitiativesPaul Gareau, Assistant Professor, Native Studies. Here’s…
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Real Life Special Collections – The Linda Miron Distad Culinaria Collection
by Sonya Leungby Sonya LeungCRACK “Daddy! Mom got egg shells in the batter!” It was a Saturday afternoon and I was baking a cake from a recipe book I had taken out from The University of Alberta Libraries. The book was Let Them Eat Cake and my daughter had chosen to make the “Cocoa cake” based on the tempting photo on the cover of the book. We eventually get the egg shells out of the batter and follow the…
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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…
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Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Céline! What is your role at UAL? I am a sessional Public Services Librarian for the Herbert T. Coutts Library, located in the Education South Building. In my role I get to be the liaison librarian for Educational Policy Studies, a Faculty of Education department filled with passionate professors and students who are doing…
