As we’re nearing the end of final exams, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and celebrate all that we’ve accomplished together this academic year at the University of Alberta Library. From busy study spaces to innovative research support, our library locations have been alive with activity—and it’s all thanks to you, our community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and researchers. The numbers speak for themselves, painting a picture of how deeply…

The Library, along with our partners from the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies (GPS), are pleased to announce the return of our annual Images of Research Competition and Exhibition (IOR). The ninth year of IOR opens for submissions on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. We invite current U of A graduate students from all disciplines to capture, share and present the essence of their research in one image. The IOR competition, exhibition,…

Did you know there is a state-of-the-art Media Lab in the Sperber Health Sciences Library? It is a bookable space for students, staff, and researchers for all audio and video recording projects. We’d like to highlight an exciting student use-case where the crew of three students (Jashan, Yuvraj, and Arpit) created Behind the Labs, a podcast that focuses on breakthrough research studies and their real-world implications to make it easy for people…

At the University of Alberta Library, we are committed to advancing open science practices that revolutionize research conduct and dissemination. Our efforts focus on promoting transparency, accessibility, and collaboration to enhance the robustness and reproducibility of research. Facilitating Open Access Publishing We play a pivotal role in supporting open access publishing at the University of Alberta. Our team negotiates agreements with publishers to reduce or eliminate article processing charges (APCs) for our…