Libraries Staff Presentations

2021-04-29

Blizzard, Kara

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the harmful effects of misinformation and disinformation, from issues around mask-wearing and physical distancing to vaccine hesitancy. Many academic librarians teach library users how to evaluate information. Checklists such as the CRAAP test continue to be...

2017-10-01

Gerlitz, Laura M, Vanderjagt, Leah

Over the last several years, many academic libraries have engaged in institution-wide outreach efforts promoting the value of research data management and the importance of data archiving and sharing. A happy result of this work is that PIs leading research projects that are concluding are now...

2018-04-01

Farnel, Sharon, Laroque, Sheila

This presentation provides an overview of the work of the University of Alberta Libraries to examine and revise its descriptive metadata practices to more accurately, appropriately, and respectfully represent Indigenous peoples and contexts. This was presented on April 24, 2018 as part of the SLA...

2023-12-13

Wakaruk, Amanda Zerkee, Jennifer

Slides from a presentation at Government Information Days 2023. Abstract: Reproducing and sharing government publications shouldn’t cause legal chill, but we know that it does. What are your library’s legal rights and how should you navigate Crown copyright controls when embarking on...

2019-04-23

Weiwei Shi, Umar Qasim

What is digital preservation and how are we achieving it at the University of Alberta Libraries? Join Weiwei Shi and Umar Qasim for an overview of digital preservation strategies being used at UAL to ensure the long-term access of our digital resources.

2018-01-01

Sparling, Abigail, Ma, Carol

Presented on June 8, 2018 at the NEOS 2018 Miniconference. This presentation provides an overview of the tools and processes involved in cataloguing and managing electronic serials at the University of Alberta, with a focus on the SFX Knowledge Base and link resolver.

2019-01-01

Henry, Alison, Johnston, Lucinda

Once a year, graduate students are invited to showcase their research by submitting a high-resolution image, accompanied by a title and short, plain-language description explaining how the image represents their research, to the University of Alberta (UAlberta) Libraries’ Images of Research...

2019-06-19

Henry, Alison, Johnston, Lucinda

PowerPoint slides for presentation at ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, held in Tampa, Fla in June 2019.

2011-05-25

Chatterley, Trish, Guirguis, Lisa, Hwang, Christina

All undergraduate Pharmacy students at the University of Alberta participated in a survey study that investigated students’ ownership and use of mobile technologies, as well as students’ willingness to use personal mobile devices during interactive classroom activities. This poster presents a...

2017-10-20

Snihurowych, Sarah V. W.

Slides from a University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) Academic Resident Project presentation. This project involves researching the needs of faculty with respect to library reserve services, examining the impact UAL's Course Textbook Initiative has had on students, conducting an environmental scan...