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La dernière fois que vous avez jeté un coup d’œil aux coulisses de notre Collecte de livres extérieur, le soleil était au rendez-vous, nous portions des chandails et vous avez pris vos livres sur une table devant la bibliothèque Rutherford. Comme les saisons changent et que la demande pour notre matériel de bibliothèque continue, voici comment nous avons fait évoluer notre service de ramassage de livres vers ce que nous appelons, à…

This is a special two part interview with our Vice-Provost (Library & Museums) & Chief Librarian, Dale Askey. Part One reflects back on 2020 and how it changed UAlberta Library. Part Two (coming tomorrow) is looking forward to 2021 and beyond. How has working from home changed the way you work and interact with U of A and UAL staff? Profoundly. I’m a social person who enjoys conversation and interacting with a…

Le 22 juin, nous avons lancé notre service de collecte de livre exterieur. La collecte de livre extérieure est notre service d’emprunt sans contact qui aide les recherches en cours de l’Université de l’Alberta. Durant le mois de juillet, nos utilisateurs ont placé 3 436 requêtes et ramassé 2 122 livres. En raison de la forte demande pour ce nouveau service durant la pandémie, nous avons pensé que vous aimeriez peut-être voir…

Le semestre d’automne à la bibliothèque de l’université de l’Alberta sera différent, mais nous pouvons vous assurer que nous avons mis en place des services qui mettent la santé et la sécurité de nos usagers au premier plan. Notre collection est essentielle pour les étudiants, les chercheurs, les membres de la faculté et les employés. Nous sommes optimistes, nous vous aiderons avec vos études et vos cours en ligne. Nous sommes là…

This fall semester looks different at the UAlberta Library but we assure you that we have put services into place that put our users’ health and safety first. Our collection is vitally important to students, researchers, faculty, and staff. We look optimistically to the upcoming semester; helping you with your studies and courses. We’re here for you online (and always have been!). Important changes to note are: Cameron Library study space: capacity…

Alas… Like so many of Edmonton’s beloved festivals, the 39th Fringe International Theatre Festival has been put on ice for the year. The Fringe team is making valiant efforts to keep the fringe spirit alive online, through FringeTV and some unique fundraising events, and avid fringers know it will be back, bigger and better than ever. For those members of the University community with dramatic inclinations, why not use this hiatus to…

Even though our favourite festivals have been canceled this year, Edmontonians are keeping the Festival City spirit alive with socially distant celebrations. This weekend would have been the summer mainstay, Edmonton Folk Music Festival (EFMF). The festival has gone online this year with The Hill at Home, but we also found some ways to get folky with library resources! The University of Alberta Library has many digitized collections, including the Edmonton Folk…

It has now been well over five months since a group of us University of Alberta Library staff began a data physicalization project to stitch Covid-19 data in Canada. It’s a project that we called “Stitching the Curve”. This is a little update on this data physicalization project’s progress.  To quickly recap the project, members of our team have all selected provinces to either knit or crochet. Our colleague and fellow knitter,…

With the majority of students and staff being advised to work and study from home, this is how our librarians are supporting online learning… Sarah Shaughnessy, librarian from the Bibliothèque Saint-Jean (BSJ) mostly enjoys working at home, although her computer’s camera gives her a constant reminder that her home office needs painting, cleaning and repairs. “My BSJ colleagues say this giant drywall patch looks like a cloud.  I’ve thought about putting a…