Here at the Library, we are so excited about Pride Week, which officially kicks off on Sunday, March 8, 2020! As in previous years, you can expect to see a variety of book displays across several library locations. Additionally, we have been working with the wonderful folks at iSMSS to bring you some events: Club de lecture de bouquins d’enfants Date: Lundi 9 Mars 2020 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Location:…

Art+Feminism (A+F) is a yearly campaign that began in 2014 to address the information gap around feminism, gender and the arts on Wikipedia.  This year, the University of Alberta and MacEwan University have partnered to host a YEG edit-a-thon that is open to all. The event will run from 2 to 8 p.m. and they are encouraging people to stop by at any time. They will be running training throughout the afternoon,…

Students and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how… Xiaoqin is a 1st year graduate student in Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science. Her research topics are consumer perceptions of 3D printed foods, and acceptance of 3D food printing in children. What is your “go to” resource for research in the UAlberta library collection? and what do you like about it? I use the online library.…

The Libraries Digital Scholarship Centre, which opened in August of 2019, has now been open for about six months. This winter term, DSC staff are excited to finally be offering a full calendar of workshops that are free to all members of the University community.  The workshops have been organized into several “series” or streams of learning. Digital Scholarship 101 is a series designed to expose participants to different aspects of scholarly…