Browsing the library shelves at the University of Alberta Library can be a fairly daunting process. We have eight library locations spread across three campuses! Where to begin? We also have access to physical resources at our partner NEOS libraries. This virtual book display celebrates Fiction set in Alberta and is a sampling of titles to get you started. It’s summertime and our thoughts are on vacations and lazy backyard days. Have you…

On April 19th, librarians at the University of Alberta endorsed a Position Statement on Open Access for University of Alberta Librarians, which demonstrates their commitment to open scholarship through their own professional practice and research.  Our engagement with open scholarship: The University of Alberta Library (UAL) has a long history of engagement with open scholarship: librarians support and promote faculty sharing research through well-established open repository and open publishing programs, invest in…

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: Liz Dennett, Jessica Thorlakson and Lydia Zvyagintseva The University of Alberta Library is excited to extend our successful 3D printing program when the new Geoffrey and…

Digital access to the New York Times (NYT) just got an exciting new upgrade with the launch of the New York Times Audio App! New York Times Audio, gathers their full roster of audio journalism in one place, so listeners can cut through the noise and find the stories that matter to them. Listeners will find podcasts hosted by NYT reporters, dispatches from correspondents around the globe, and even cooking advice from…