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Digital Library North
This is a joint project between the University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies and the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC). The project seeks to better understand the information needs and information seeking behaviours of the Inuvaluit people, as well as the extent and nature of the documentary hertiage of the Inuvialuit people. This information will be used to inform the development of a digital library service for the Inuvialuit Cutural Resource Centre.
Items in this Collection
- 4Photographs
- 2Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
- 2Hanauyaqtuq - Piksauyaq (ikt)
- 2Medicinal Plants - Northern Canada
- 2Sculpture - Inuvialuit
- 2ᓴᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ (ikt)
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2015-06-01
Shiri, Ali, Stobbs, Robyn, Farnel, Sharon, Cockney, Cathy, Rathi, Dinesh, Campbell, Sandy
This project seeks to: 1. Investigate and identify the information needs and information seeking behaviour of community members in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. 2. Identify and select cultural heritage information. 3. Create a culturally appropriate metadata framework for resource...
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Using Local and Traditional Knowledge to Define a Digital Library for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Download2016-09-01
Stobbs, R. , Campbell, Sandy, Farnel, S. , Piltingsrud, A. , Shiri, A. , Rathi, D. , Maloney, E. , Cockney, C.
The Digital Library North (DLN) project is a research and development collaboration between the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC) located in Inuvik, in Canada’s Northwest Territories and the University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies in Edmonton, Alberta. The...
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Using Local and Traditional Knowledge to Define a Digital Library for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Download2016-09-05
Rathi, Dinesh, Piltingsrud, Anastasia, Farnel, Sharon, Maloney, Elaine, Shiri, Ali, Cockney, Cathy, Stobbs, Robyn, Campbell, Sandy
This poster was presented at the University of the Arctic Scientific Congress held in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 16 - 19, 2016. The poster describes the developments in the Digital Library North project, a collaboration between the University of Alberta School of Library and Information...
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2011-10-16
White spruce (Picea glauca) grows throughout the Canadian boreal forest and in Alaska. It is the northernmost tree species in North America. Cones and other parts of the tree have been used in traditional medicines.
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2025-07-14
Yarrow is found all across Canada's north. Yarrow has been used in traditional medicine for many disorders, most notably to stop bleeding.