In celebration of Black History Month, we encourage you to take a moment this to explore the exhibition of photographs at the Rutherford Library presented by the University of Alberta’s Black Students’ Association. The exhibit is on now until February 28th, 2025. Photography by Liisa Otchie @itxliisa Across the Diaspora – A Celebration of Cultures Across the Black Diaspora  Step into the vibrant world of Across the Diaspora, a visual celebration of…

The University of Alberta Library publishes 19 student journals as a part of its Open Publishing program. These journals are founded and run by student editorial boards, and typically publish work written by fellow students.  One student journal is Crossings: An Undergraduate Arts Journal. Since 2021, Crossings has published work by University of Alberta undergraduates in the fine arts, social sciences, and humanities. Crossings’ parent organization is OASIS, the Organization for Arts…

The University of Alberta Library subscribes to numerous databases that are core for certain disciplines, but also really deserving of wider attention. Whether for class or for a bit of break, check out a selection of our most popular streaming services. Alexander Street  publishes many video-only databases that are listed here separately, but this link brings all of those collections together on a single platform.  Click on ‘Collections’ to see a complete…

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?  Today we are having a look at books that explore time (and our relationship to it). We invited colleague Brett Sheehan, Student Information Services Assistant and University of Alberta student in Library and Information Studies, to share these book suggestions drawn from a book…