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…

Thanks for joining us for the third and final instalment of Our Green (and Gold) Thumbs.  We are truly blown away by the willingness of our staff to share their passion for gardening, growing, and maintaining. A big thanks to everyone for their contributions to make this trilogy grow to a bumper crop. Our Part I and Part II are still in bloom on our blog for those who may wish to visit. Natasha Nunn, our…

On an ordinary day, HathiTrust is one of a number of trusted archives that front-line library staff use as a part of their secret arsenal when finding obscure sources for our users. I myself have used it numerous times, for example when trying to locate a digitized version of an older publication, or when trying to find the source of a quote that needs to be cited directly rather than second hand.…

With the majority of students and staff being advised to work and study from home, this is how our librarians are supporting online learning… Peggy Sue recently had a question about the methodologies behind research-creation. Collaboration involving research-creation is one of the U of A’s Faculty of Arts signature areas of research. You can find out more about SPAR²C in this 8-minute intro video on some of the many projects currently connected…