tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35080637097806684362024-03-13T03:21:45.143-06:00 LIBRARY NEWSUALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09598588491723390360noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-58504578938067049712020-02-04T10:00:00.000-07:002020-02-04T15:30:57.964-07:00New display asks, "where would you go when you don’t have a place to sleep?"
Where would you go if you didn’t have a place to sleep? Sadly, this is a problem that approximately 70,000 post-secondary students across Canada face (Weissman et. al, 2019). When we think of homelessness, many of us picture someone living on the street or relying on public shelters for a safe haven, but many people without permanent residence make up the hidden homeless population. Those who Erin Sandermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077299833361868637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-85913879891873755602020-01-28T09:00:00.000-07:002020-01-28T10:00:17.079-07:00Living Colours: A Story of Structural Colour in Nature, Science, and Within an Online Database
In this unique exhibition, you will learn about the phenomena of structural colour and use microscopes to experience how it works in nature. This exhibit highlights how structural colour connects the latest research in science, art and design.
It runs from January 30 to March 27, 2020 at the Augustana Library.
Agrias narcissus, photo by T. Terzin
Structural colouration is a phenomena in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-16029305384450752082020-01-27T10:00:00.000-07:002020-01-27T10:00:00.909-07:00New in the Internet Archive: UAlberta's Growing Digital CollectionWritten by Sarah Severson
Did you know that the University of Alberta Library has a huge collection of digitized items, many of them dating back a century or more?
2019 has been a busy year for the University of Alberta Library’s digitization program and has seen us add almost 22,000 new items to our Internet Archive collection.
For several years, we have partnered with Internet Archive as Emily Zhenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930390240441126778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-32040196531709735582020-01-20T10:00:00.000-07:002020-01-20T10:00:00.510-07:00Two ways to study a mysterious manuscript: new workshop at BPSC
Written by Hanne Pearce
It is amazing to imagine, but even in the 21st century, there is a book written in a language and script that scholars cannot understand. The Voynitch manuscript is a handwritten illustrated book, dated to the early 1400s. Named for Wilfred Voynitch, a book dealer who acquired the book from Jesuits priests in the early 20th century, the book is now owned by the BeineckeMeredith Bratlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151600552096420823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-22109765119571317792020-01-15T13:37:00.000-07:002020-01-15T14:13:59.886-07:00The 5th Annual Images of Research Competition is Coming : This is What You Need to Know
The University of Alberta Images of Research Competition & Exhibition is celebrating its 5 year anniversary this year. In addition to University of Alberta graduate students, this year's competition is also open to postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines.
Semifinalists will have their image and description immortalized in the University of Alberta's Education & Research Archive (Sonya Leunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917493996086219032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-78927891625456666992020-01-09T09:00:00.000-07:002020-01-09T09:36:17.156-07:00Dogs in the Library: Winter 2020 ScheduleOur four-legged friends from CAAWLS are back to trade snuggles for smiles. This term is extra special, as the dogs make their debut at Bibliothèque Saint-Jean. Here's when and where you can take a break from your studies and partake in a delightful doggie visit.
* January 16th: Rutherford Library, 10:00am
* January 16th: Cameron Library, 2:00pm
* January 21th: John W. Scott Erin Sandermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077299833361868637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-42104562974095067212019-12-10T10:09:00.000-07:002019-12-17T11:07:11.031-07:00Book Tree Instagram ContestUPDATE
Congratulation to our $10 Starbucks gift card winner @megan.roshko!
and thank you to everyone who participated in our first instagram contest. We wish you all a safe and merry holiday season! Happy New Year!
CLOSED ***Contest*** Enter to win a $10 Starbucks gift card by guessing how many books we used in our Cameron Library book tree. Entering is SO easy!
🧡 follow us @Meredith Bratlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151600552096420823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-63824852470559689922019-12-09T10:00:00.000-07:002019-12-18T09:44:47.741-07:00Let us introduce you to... Marissa!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Library, this is ours...
Meet Marissa Fraser!
Marissa Fraser is the Archives and Special Collections Assistant at the University of Alberta Archives and Bruce Peel Special Collections. You can find her working on both South and North Campus.
Marissa retrieving materials from storage
You have an Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-60119183366675917112019-12-02T14:52:00.000-07:002019-12-04T16:21:36.447-07:00Trim a Pyjama Tree in support of Kids Kottage!Our H. T. Coutts Education Library kicks off their annual Donation Tree campaign on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 with a pyjama-inspired tree-trimming theme in support of Kids Kottage.
Kids Kottage is a locally-run, non-profit organization that provides 24-hour crisis care for kids and families in need. The Education Library's 2019 drive focuses on the collection of kids' pyjamas and onesies, Junelle Mahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291152737313873881noreply@blogger.com0116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada53.5232189 -113.5263185999999728.001184400000003 -154.83491259999997 79.0452534 -72.217724599999968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-11805727946749819232019-12-02T13:20:00.000-07:002019-12-03T09:42:30.933-07:00Let us introduce you to... Allison!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours...
Meet Allison Easton!
Allison is a second year graduate student working as a Student Public Service Assistant at Cameron Library.
What motivated you to go back to school to get your MLIS (Master of Library & Information Studies)?
I had always planned on continuing on Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-3636106471815915632019-11-28T12:38:00.000-07:002019-11-28T14:44:21.352-07:00The Great Augustana Library Snowshoe Chase
Winter brings plenty of fun to the Augustana Campus and many students, especially those involved with the Outdoors Club are looking forward to it. The Library is no exception to this. Skis from the Dr Garry & Dorothy Gibson Nordic Ski library are all waxed and ready to hit the trails, the library staff are excited to take part in the annual Christmas Tree Competition, and another Great Unknownnoreply@blogger.com04901 46 Ave, Camrose, AB T4V 2R3, Canada53.0116908 -112.824168827.489656299999996 -154.1327628 78.5337253 -71.5155748tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-89114848567750286742019-11-20T10:00:00.000-07:002019-11-20T10:05:19.621-07:00Collection Connection with Olivia MenardStudents and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how...
Olivia Menard is in her 4th year of a Baccalauréat en Éducation Secondaire at Faculté Saint Jean. She teaches brass part time at YONA Sistema and spend her spare time swing dancing and walking her dog in the river valley!
Fun photo of Olivia on campus
What is your "go to" resource for research inEva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-87121921393060326752019-11-07T10:00:00.000-07:002019-11-07T14:54:21.121-07:00Let us introduce you to... Sean!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Library, this is ours...
Meet Sean Luyk!
Sean Luyk is our Digital Projects Librarian, working on the 2nd floor of Cameron Library.
Sean standing at the top of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest, overlooking Pest.
You have an interesting title of Digital Projects Librarian. What kind of projects does a Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-18373364585925880602019-10-30T09:00:00.000-06:002019-10-30T09:00:12.316-06:00Request for Funding - Knowledge Mobilization & Skills in Relevant Research
Photo by Claire Nakkachi on Unsplash
Through University of Alberta’s membership in Research Impact Canada, the Office of the VP Research & Innovation and the University of Alberta Library, in partnership with the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), are pleased to announce a one-time opportunity to request funding for knowledge mobilization of University of Alberta research. The Meredith Bratlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151600552096420823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-87346783037492270082019-10-28T08:47:00.000-06:002019-10-28T08:48:48.645-06:004th Annual Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover: Asian AuthorsUAlberta Libraries Annual Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover event starts October 28!
Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover is an annual event hosted by the University of Alberta Libraries that aims to shed light on underrepresented groups. As a twist on regular book displays, books are wrapped in brown paper and teaser keywords are written on the front. This wrapping symbolizes the marginalization Amy Southgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973152931072913750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-72618804368573798992019-10-10T10:00:00.000-06:002019-10-16T09:19:39.988-06:00Let us introduce you to... Han!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours...
Meet Han!
Han was one of our many talented summer students who traveled from library to library organizing our holds, finding interlibrary loans, missing books and cracking jokes😁 She is working hard in her 3rd year studying Elementary Education. Check out the article Han wrote for Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-52411780794482663322019-10-02T10:00:00.000-06:002019-10-03T14:52:56.555-06:00Collection Connection with Shannon Stunden Bower
Students and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how...
Shannon Stunden Bower is a historian and geographer employed at the University of Alberta.
What is your "go to" resource for research in the UAlberta collection? and what do you like about it?
I like accessing the NEOS catalogue for how it limits the search to items held in Alberta libraries. I study the Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-27950429389330928512019-09-30T14:36:00.000-06:002019-09-30T15:23:51.546-06:00Bodies of Data: An Exhibition of Digitized Bodies that Connects Online Database Information and ArtA unique art exhibition opens October 3, 2019 at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus Library. Marilène Oliver’s art project Bodies of Data uses scientific images of the human body to create stunning works of art. The exhibition will be on display until December 2, 2019.
As part of a series of events Leonardo da Vinci, 500 Years Later that celebrates work, achievements and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-78699140170356573592019-09-25T10:00:00.000-06:002019-10-02T15:38:47.377-06:00Let us introduce you to... Hutch!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours...
Meet Hutch!
Augustana library's very own therapy dog! When not working in the Augustana library, he is a pet dog belonging to Mark Fulton and Ingrid Urberg. However, when at work in the library, he is fulfilling his role as a registered Therapy Dog, providing affection and comfort to Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-9794412573429318252019-09-17T10:00:00.000-06:002019-12-18T10:26:31.472-07:00Dogs in the Library - Fall 2019 Tour of Duty
It's that time of year again. The leaves are changing, the smell of pumpkin spice is wafting through the air and the pitter-patter of paws can be heard echoing through the libraries. Dogs in the Library is back to spread a little canine cheer to exhausted, overworked students, staff and faculty. As in previous years, University of Alberta Libraries are partnering with the Chimo Animal Assisted Erin Sandermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077299833361868637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-86185726549099153812019-09-11T15:55:00.000-06:002019-09-11T16:24:36.822-06:00Let's Library! A 30-Minute Session to Get You Research-Ready
The first weeks of class are over and perhaps you are sitting with your course outline in-hand wondering how you will get all of your research done for your assignments. Fear not!
Let's Library, an introductory information session offered at Rutherford Library, can get your library skills research-ready!
A short 30 minutes may reduce your research stress by familiarizing you Junelle Mahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291152737313873881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-87920007997457285942019-09-11T10:00:00.000-06:002019-09-11T10:00:05.234-06:00What are your librarians up to? Turns out, it’s a lot of teaching!
This is a guest post by librarians, Jessica Thorlakson and Janice Kung
The University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) is a strong supporter of teaching and information literacy. In 2018, your library staff taught approximately 667 sessions with approximately 17,542 library users. That’s a lot of people!
Image by rawpixel from Pixabay
One of the best ways to do this is through the collaboration Meredith Bratlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151600552096420823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-42922019966308441572019-09-05T10:00:00.000-06:002019-09-14T11:49:59.927-06:00Collection Connection with Alex McPheeStudents and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how...
Alex McPhee is a fourth-year geophysics undergraduate and self-taught open GIS specialist. In his spare time, he's been systematically visiting every county in Alberta. If you know anybody who has the security clearance to get visitors into Improvement District #349, he'd love to meet you!
What is your "Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-75395268971482019482019-08-22T10:30:00.000-06:002019-08-23T13:26:26.190-06:00Five Things to Know about University of Alberta Libraries
We have a library for that!
With 10 locations spread across four campuses and collections encompassing all fields of study, University of Alberta Libraries endeavours to provide our community with everything they need for success.
Discover more about how each library can serve you.
Your ONECard is your library card
Use it to borrow items from any UAlberta or NEOS library. Visit our Erin Sandermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077299833361868637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508063709780668436.post-883822547358452922019-08-21T10:00:00.000-06:002019-08-21T12:43:58.234-06:00Let us introduce you to... Bernard!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours...
Meet Bernard!
Bernard Offengeden is a Public Services Assistant at Rutherford Library.
Enjoying the breeze of the Mediterranean
As a Public Service Assistant, what have you been working on this summer at Rutherford Library?
I was working on Hebrew and Slavic titles, I am Eva Romanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202195559320611noreply@blogger.com0