Exciting news, UAlberta! The Library is launching a Curbside Pickup service for physical items in the U of A collection. This service is for UAlberta students, faculty, and staff. We are busy in the background planning, arranging, and organizing but in the meantime, we wanted to share that we expect to launch by the end of June. Here’s how it will work: You place a hold on the physical item(s) that you…

By Abbie Schenk Imagine a programming workshop: students sitting behind monitors and laptops, quietly  typing line after line of code to make their computers spit out words, solve math problems, and manipulate pixels on those same screens. Their education is almost entirely contained to the virtual realm.  But a different form of computer science education has emerged in the last few years: physical computing. “A recent growth area in computer science education…

We are pleased to be celebrating National Indigenous History Month throughout June with a series of blog posts featuring some great resources from our collection that can be accessed online! This week we have a selection of ebooks in a variety of genres for you to enjoy. Non-FictionThese non-fiction titles will introduce you to indigenous-settler issues in Canada and cover important, often mentioned, concepts. Indigenous Writes : A Guide to First Nations,…

As we witness the recent events happening in the United States and Canada, we stand in solidarity with our community against racism. Over the last few days people have been searching for answers, particularly, many non-Black people are wondering what they can do amidst this tumultuous time. One of the best things people can do is educate themselves on the issues and history of anti-Black racism, civil rights, and anti-racism. This is…