Congratulations to Images of Research Competition Winners

The University of Alberta Libraries and Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research are pleased to announce the winners of the Images of Research competition

The 6 prize winners are:

• Pony Meyer: 1st prize for King Me!
• Angela Marino: 2nd prize for Beneath the Flesh
• Dustin Lillico: 3rd prize for Capture and Engulfment of Extracellular Targets by Regulating Membrane Remodelling in Immune Cells
• Ryan Stanfield: Honourable mention for Pore it On
• Stephen Cruikshank: Honourable mention for Havana's Shadows
• Hansy Herrera: People’s Choice Award for The Sons Of Drugs And Violence

L to R: Dustin Lillico, Ryan Stanfield, Pony Meyer, Stephen Cruikshank, Hansy Herrera, Angela Marino Photo by: Xinli Cai

The winning images were just 6 of 114 images entered in our inaugural Images of Research competition, and were received from students in Masters and Doctoral programs representing almost every faculty at UAlberta.

Winning and semifinalist images will be showcased in an exhibition on the main floor of the Cameron Science and Technology Library through May 30, 2016.

Congratulations to our winners, and all of the entrants!

• Visit the Images of Research web site for more information
• Contact ior@ualberta.ca if you have questions or comments

Portage Network Website Launched

The Portage Network has just launched a website that will support the various components and communities central to the shared stewardship of research data in Canada.

The Portage Network is dedicated to:

• developing a national research data culture;
• fostering a community of practice for research data; and
• building national research data services and infrastructure.

Launched in 2014 by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Portage works within the library community to coordinate expertise, services, and technology in research data management, seeking to collaborate with other research data management stakeholders.  University of Alberta Libraries is a key partner in the development and maintenance of the DMP Assistant tool for preparing data management plans.

• Access Portage's data management tool, DMP Assistant
• Visit the full Portage website
• Check University of Alberta's Research Data Management site for more information on organizing, sharing, accessing and archiving data

Kit Wilson Receives Pat Jobb Service Award

Kit Wilson receiving Pat Jobb Service Award from Ron Sheppard. Photo by Peter Bailey, 2015.

Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian Gerald Beasley and Senior Human Resources Office Kathleen DeLong were among a large group of library directors from across Alberta who saw UAL's former Associate University Librarian Kit Wilson receive The Alberta Library's Pat Jobb Service Award at TAL's Board Meeting in Calgary on Friday, April 15.

The Pat Jobb Service Award recognizes outstanding service and significant contribution to Alberta’s library community. It acknowledges the legacy of Pat Jobb, who played a leading role in the creation of The Alberta Library.

In addition to Kit's highly successful career at UAL, she was seconded to TAL for a 3-year period commencing September 1, 2005, as Manager of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library. She brought great energy, devotion and intelligence to her new challenges, and the LHCADL was the 2008 recipient of the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries Innovation Award.

With typical modesty, Kit's eloquent acceptance speech attributed her success to the collaborative spirit of her TAL colleagues.

Congratulations Kit!

Research Data Management Week 2016

• data management planning
• data storage and access options
• finding reusable research data
• sharing data through Dataverse
• data citations.