This post was originally published on Oct 27, 2020. Cold fall air. Howling wind. Crackling leaves on the ground… Halloween spirit is in the air! Although these images weren’t created to scare, sepia has been generously applied by the passage of time… and they emerge as the perfect backdrop for spooky stories… Let’s start at the iconic Alberta Legislature Building, which looks like it’s holding a flashlight up to its face. A…

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…