Libraries Staff Publications
This collection contains publications of staff at the University of Alberta Libraries.
Items in this Collection
- 3Academic Libraries
- 3Information Literacy
- 2Alberta
- 2Articles
- 2Collection Development
- 2Translation Studies
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Building Foreign Language Collections for the Communities We Serve
2013/26/04
Lacroix, Denis, Johnston, Lindsay, Bennett, Mary
The creation and management of foreign language collections present unique challenges for librarians who serve the information needs of a linguistically and culturally diverse population. Our panel of public and academic librarians will present our various approaches to working with foreign...
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Citation Analysis: A Tool for Collection Development and Enhanced Liaison Services
2012-11-21
Lacroix, Denis, Brown, Christine
This talk addresses the use of citation analysis as a tool for understanding the complex landscape of research publishing in the humanities and social sciences. The results of a current citation study at the University of Alberta Libraries will demonstrate the impact of a solid understanding of...
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Confluence et interdisciplinarité: Les bénéfices de la littératie informationnelle dans l’enseignement de la traduction
Confluence et interdisciplinarité: Les bénéfices de la littératie informationnelle dans l’enseignement de la traduction
Download2014-08-25
Les bibliothèques universitaires se trouvent à la confluence des disciplines académiques en tant qu’espaces d’informations connectés sur le monde et à titre de partenaires à la fois dans la production et à la diffusion du savoir, mais aussi dans la formation tant professionnelle qu’intellectuelle...
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2012
Hwang, Christina, Usova, Tania, Lacroix, Denis
Engaging students in the classroom is a challenge, but more so with the proliferation of technology, such as cell phones and laptops, that have served to distract students. In an effort to capture students’ attention in the classroom, many instructors have opted to use clicker technology. Mobile...
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Information Literacy at the Heart of Librarianship and Translation Studies: A Case Study of the University of Alberta Libraries
Information Literacy at the Heart of Librarianship and Translation Studies: A Case Study of the University of Alberta Libraries
Download2013-08-29
Since the University of Alberta’s (UA) Modern Languages and Culture Studies (MLCS) department actively integrated information literacy into its translation certificate programme five years ago, the university’s libraries (UAL) have moved from the periphery to the heart of the programme, teaching...
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Information Use on Mobile Devices in Medicine
2012-06-11
Boruff, Jill, Robertson, Helen, Ufholz, Lee-Anne, Storie, Dale, Chojecki, Dagmara
Introduction: Little is known about medical trainees’ and clinicians’ current use of mobile devices for information-seeking, including the resources they use and in what context. This study was designed to better understand what types of mobile information resources this population finds...
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2011
Storie, Dale, Campbell, Sandy, Hayward, R., Johnson, B.
The objective was to convert a paper-based seeking and evaluating evidence assignment to an interactive electronic format. In addition, the aim was to increase medical student engagement with the assignment by simulating a continuing medical education environment that many students will encounter...
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2014
Ruétalo, Victoria, Lacroix, Denis
The Nosotros television programme has existed in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) since 1982 and has been broadcasting hour-long shows on Shaw Television. The programme, founded by Lito Azócar, represents the views, history and memory of local Latin American communities in Alberta. In keeping with its...