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A Community-Driven Usability Evaluation: The Case of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Digital Library
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Stobbs, Robyn, Shiri, Ali, Farnel, Sharon, Cockney, Cathy, Rathi, Dinesh, Campbell, Sandy
This paper reports a usability evaluation study of the Digital Library North prototype that was conducted in May 2016. It proposes a culturally-aware and community-informed approach to the usability of digital libraries for Northern communities in Canada along with the emerging themes and the...
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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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2023-08-03
Wakaruk, Amanda, Luyk, Sean, Johnston, Lucinda, Farnel, Sharon, Severson, Sarah
Presentation slides from a session at the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres (IAML) 2023 Congress.
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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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2017-10-20
This presentation outlines the beginning intentions and processes for an Academic Resident Project at the University of Alberta Libraries. The intention of the project was to conduct interviews with faculty members, course designers and students in order to better understand the library services...
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2017-12-01
This lightning strike presentation discusses the idea of considering community contributed and approved metadata to be instances of digital storytelling as it empowers them to use digital means to tell their own stories in the way they wish them to be told. The presentation was given at the...