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2016-05-27
Wakaruk, Amanda, Taylor, Don, Zerkee, Jennifer
Conference presentation at 2016 ABC Copyright Conference, May 27. Digitizing and sharing materials online makes our cultural heritage more accessible, supporting the dissemination of knowledge and the public good. Navigating related copyright issues, however, can weigh heavily on the feasibility...
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2017-02-03
In my presentation I explore the grey area between censorship in terms of banning books, and reconciliation. I will be using the children’s novel The King’s Daughter by Suzanne Martel as a case study. The King’s Daughter was published in 1981 and is the story of a French orphan who chooses to...
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2021-03-11
Thorlakson, Jessica, Gareau-Brennan, Céline
Abstract: Finding high quality Queer resources can be challenging in heteronormative academia. Learn the ins and outs of advanced searching for LGBTQ2S+ sources from UofA Librarians. In this presentation, we review: Good search strategy; Vetted databases containing Queer information; General tips...
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2016-03-10
Vashishtha, Saurabh , Harrigan, Amanda, Farnel, Sharon, Roark, Kendall
This presentation was an update to library staff on the progress that has been made on the CLIR-funded "Bridging the Research Data Divide." It outlines the initial processes taken to describe maternal, infant, and child health research data and engage researchers.
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2016-04-07
Farnel, Sharon, Vashishtha, Saurabh , Novak Gustainis, Emily, LaFountain, Amber, Harrigan, Amanda, Roark, Kendall
This presentation for NADDI 2016 gives an overview of the processing work that has gone into research data description for the two types of collections being described in the "Bridging the Research Data Divide" project: special collections and contemporary research collections.
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2020-05-07
Cardozo, P., Scott, E., Greenshields, M.
This presentation begins with a summary of the first survey ever conducted on the job offer negotiations of Canadian academic librarians. Like previous American studies, our results indicated that even in a female-populated profession, women are still less likely to negotiate than men; however,...
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2021-01-21
We welcome anyone curious about or working with bibliometrics and research impact indicators, across Canada, to join us for this inaugural Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community Call. The agenda is simple: we want to get folks talking, connecting, and building collaborations. We welcome...
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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...
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Decolonizing Description: Changing Metadata in Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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Laroque, Sheila, Carr-Wiggin, Anne, Bigelow, Ian, Koufogiannakis, Denise, Farnel, Sharon, Lar-Son, Kayla, Feisst, Debbie
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. The presentation was given at the Netspeed Library...
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2010-02-05
This is a presentation given at the Library and Information Studies Students' Association's Forum for Information Professionals on February 5, 2010 about a study that investigated whether audio material in online digital collections might have specialized descriptive metadata requirements, and,...