This post was written by Copyright Office Director, Adrian Sheppard, and Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Amanda Wakaruk What is copyright? Copyright is a set of legal rights established by the federal government and the courts through legislation and case law. Penalties for copyright infringement can be significant, so it is important to have some familiarity with how copyright might apply to you. What does copyright apply to? Copyright is governed by…

At the University of Alberta Library, there are a great many staff that work either on the front lines or behind the scenes to make our library services happen. In our staff showcase, we hope to bring those staff into the spotlight to share who they are both as professionals and as people who care passionately about information, knowledge and learning. Sarah Severson is a Digital Initiatives Project Librarian so her work…

This post was written in collaboration with Abirami Muthukumar, Digitization Assistant, and Sarah Severson, Digital Projects Librarian. This is a 3-part series on the Digitization of SEE Magazine and VUE Weekly. In the first part, we gave you an overview of the project, and answer the “how.”  In this part, we outline a short history of the publications (the “what”).  The third part closes out the series with the “why”! The Papers…

Business research is different from other library research methods, since business information is varied. In contrast to many academic disciplines that primarily focus on scholarly articles and books, business research uses these resources as well as industry & market reports, company profiles & financials, trade publications, information from financial markets and many other information sources.   With so many types of business information and places to access it, no wonder it can be…