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…

University of Alberta Library is celebrating the new Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, which is anticipated to open in Fall 2023. This post is part of a series of posts that will showcase the Sperber Library over the next several months. This blog post was written by: Craig Neaves, University of Alberta Museums Collections Assistant / Summer Student To appreciate the significance of the new exhibition space for the Dentistry Museum Collection in the…

Welcome back. The last post explored the first decade and a half of the Scott Library. We pick-up at the dawn of the World Wide Web, which would forever change how we access information in the library and beyond.  1995 to 2009 – The Internet transforms the information landscape A student walking into the Scott Library in 1995 would have found computer workstations intended for word processing and other basic functions scattered…

The Scott Library has been in operation for almost 39 years. During its lifespan it, along with the rest of the world, has seen a multitude of changes. This post intends to shine a light on some of the (almost) forgotten aspects of the Scott’s yesteryears, before the space is but a memory… Pre-1984: A Tale of Two Libraries Before the Scott Library was a glimmer in University and Library administrators eye,…