Every year, the University of Alberta confers honorary degrees to honour extraordinary achievement. This November, Dr Fred Van Goor will walk the stage to receive an Honorary Doctor of Science for a breakthrough in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. In addition to the official ceremony, he will be honoured with the acquisition of a rare book selected in his name. This book will become a permanent part of the Honorary Degree Books…

Breaking news from the past: The Dagligtale, Augustana’s student newspaper, is now available online! “Dagligtale” is a Norwegian word that means everyday language. The collection—part of the University of Alberta Library’s digitization program—includes issues from 1978 to 2020, capturing student perspectives, photos, and coverage of events on Augustana Campus (formerly Augustana University College, Camrose Lutheran University College, and Camrose Lutheran College). From Idea to Online Archive As a librarian at Augustana, I got…

Are you feeling the digital overload? With AI tools, social media, and the constant churn of misinformation, it’s easy to ask, “Wait… what?” when navigating the online world. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Media Literacy Week (hosted by MediaSmarts, October 27–31), a national event dedicated to answering those questions and promoting digital media literacy. The U of A Library is joining the movement by offering two practical online workshops designed…

By Mahira Hassan and the Open Publishing and Scholarly Communications Team on October 21, 2025 International Open Access Week (October 20-25) 2025 asks us to consider, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” As Canada’s largest library-based open publisher, the University of Alberta Library takes this question seriously, and our Open Publishing team continues to support academic communities with an open journals program that hosts more than 80 diamond open access (OA) journals. Our journals’…