On February 28, 2018, the University of Alberta’s Copyright Office hosted a day-long event in celebration of Fair Dealing Week, an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). More background information about the event is available here. The event featured four speakers from various disciplines, who talked about the impact and importance of Fair Dealing as a user right in the Canadian Copyright Act. “Fair Dealing on Trial” Speaker: Lisa Di…

Please join us in the H.T. Coutts Education and Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation Library on Wednesday, May 9th at 9:30 AM for a presentation by author and early childhood educator Lana Button, showcasing her newest picture book, My Teacher’s Not Here! Lana’s lively presentations show her determination to spread the word that people are never too old for a picture book! In this 50 minute talk, Lana explores the challenge of choosing…

Written by Carolyn Carpan Research shows that listening to calming music while studying helps people relax and perform better during exams. To help you get through a stressful exam period, you can listen to music online from the University of Alberta Libraries’ collections. Naxos Music Library is the world´s largest source for online classical music. It also offers streaming access to more than 136,000 CDs with more than 2 million tracks from…

Eye-popping artwork is brightening the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library for the month of April. For the fifth year in a row the Scott Library is partnering the Faculty of Medicine (FoM) to present projects created by second year medical students as a part of their Patient Immersion Experiences (PIE). PIE is an initiative wherein medical students are paired with patient mentors to learn how the process of illness and treatment…