In light of the centennial of Canada’s Copyright Act, we asked Adrian Sheppard, Director of the University of Alberta Copyright Office, to share his reflections and thoughts in this post.  As a reminder, you can find more information about the array of Copyright services and resources for University of Alberta faculty, staff and students on the Copyright Office website.   For a deeper dive, check out the Opening Up Copyright Instructional Modules.…

Browsing the library shelves at the University of Alberta Library can be a fairly daunting process. We have eight library locations spread across four campuses! Where to begin? Today we are taking a look at leisure reading books from the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. In the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), reading often means tackling dense, technical texts. However, there’s a growing collection of lighter, more accessible STEM…

Do you want to make your course materials available for your students through the University of Alberta Library, but have not had time to learn and use our Talis Aspire system? We know you have a lot on your plate and we want to help. Please try out our Mediated Course Materials Service!  We will pilot this service for instructors to have reading lists created in Talis Aspire by the Course Materials…

We are thrilled to keep shining a spotlight on the accomplishments of our exceptional colleagues at the University of Alberta Library! This second part of our library wrap-up further demonstrates our team’s commitment to delivering outstanding services and collections that meet the complex information needs of the U of A community. Our instructors, including subject librarians, librarians and library staff, teach undergraduate and graduate students across all the U of A Colleges…