Thursday, November 28, 2019
The Great Augustana Library Snowshoe Chase
The Snowshoe Chase is an annual library scavenger hunt event organized at the Augustana Library every winter. Dr. Glynnis Hood, Professor of Environmental Science, has donated a pair of snowshoes for the event each year.
“With logistical and administrative help of the Augustana Library, I started the Great Augustana Library Snowshoe Chase in the winter of 2012” says Glynnis. “My key goal was to create a fun, interactive way for students to learn about the extent of library resources available to them, interact directly with library staff, and enhance their skills in academic citation formats and document searches. Snowshoes were a way to integrate an academic exercise with ongoing physical activity to help them combine the knowledge and physical energy they need to enjoy their time at Augustana. We are a winter campus afterall, and snowshoeing is a low risk, accessible way to enjoy winter, both close to home and further afield.”
To take part in the competition, students need to provide correct answers to a list of questions about the library. They need to search the catalog, look for items on shelves, find information on our website, ask questions of the staff and take part in other activities that involve navigating the library.
This year’s winner is Braeden Kelly, an Environmental Science / Kinesiology double major student. “As a third-year student, I am quite familiar with the library so the scavenger hunt didn't take me very long, but I did enjoy doing it” says Braeden. He adds, “The first way I plan to use the snowshoes is during Glynnis' Christmas Beaver Survey out at Miquelon lake. I was thinking of participating regardless, but now that I have an awesome pair of snowshoes I have no excuses. I will also use them on outdoors club trips and future trips to the mountains which I partake in often.”
Well folks, another fun event at Augustana Library is over and we all have to admit that it was a good warm up for a busy and active winter ahead of us.
To take part in the competition, students need to provide correct answers to a list of questions about the library. They need to search the catalog, look for items on shelves, find information on our website, ask questions of the staff and take part in other activities that involve navigating the library.
This year’s winner is Braeden Kelly, an Environmental Science / Kinesiology double major student. “As a third-year student, I am quite familiar with the library so the scavenger hunt didn't take me very long, but I did enjoy doing it” says Braeden. He adds, “The first way I plan to use the snowshoes is during Glynnis' Christmas Beaver Survey out at Miquelon lake. I was thinking of participating regardless, but now that I have an awesome pair of snowshoes I have no excuses. I will also use them on outdoors club trips and future trips to the mountains which I partake in often.”
Well folks, another fun event at Augustana Library is over and we all have to admit that it was a good warm up for a busy and active winter ahead of us.
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| Braeden Kelly, winner for the 2019 with the Great Augustana Library Snowshoe Chase team (Kara Blizzard, Prof. Glynnis Hood, and Bojan Kumovic) |
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Collection Connection with Olivia Menard
Students and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how...Olivia Menard is in her 4th year of a Baccalauréat en Éducation Secondaire at Faculté Saint Jean. She teaches brass part time at YONA Sistema and spend her spare time swing dancing and walking her dog in the river valley!
Fun photo of Olivia on campus
What is your "go to" resource for research in the UAlberta collection? and what do you like about it? My go to resource is the subject librarians! Last year I had a big research project for a music history course and the music librarian Lucinda really showed me the wonders of effective search terms and how to best use the resources. I learned so much from her!
You were on SLAC [Student Library Advisory Committee] last year. What was that like? I love SLAC. The meetings once a month and the members love libraries as much I do. The topics for discussion were always very interesting and we had plenty of engaging speakers. We also gave feedback on a lot of cool initiatives that help the libraries.
Bibliothèque Saint-Jean
Do you utilize our Course Reserve Materials? This was one of our first SLAC initiatives :) I definitely used them for Math in first and second year!
Is there anything our collection is missing that you would like to see us get in? I can’t think of a time when I looked for a copy of something and I couldn’t find it!
Any fall reading suggestions? I’m currently reading A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon, as well as Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.
Book or ebook? Book! I stare at enough screens.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Let us introduce you to... Sean!
Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Library, this is ours...Meet Sean Luyk!
Sean Luyk is our Digital Projects Librarian, working on the 2nd floor of Cameron Library.
Sean standing at the top of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest, overlooking Pest.
You have an interesting title of Digital Projects Librarian. What kind of projects does a Digital Projects Librarian do?
In my role, I'm responsible for our media archiving service (ERA A+V). This involves working with our users to archive their audiovisual content and, more generally, build our digital media collections for the purposes of research and teaching at the UofA. My role is also moving into the exciting area of data curation, so I'll be involved in defining this service. More generally, Digital Projects Librarians support the work required to get digital data/content archived, preserved, and accessible, working with units across the Libraries to achieve this.
A view of the Buda hills from the castle hill district on the Buda side
Your Office is located in Cameron Library, home of the Science & Technology collection. Science fiction... Love it or hate it?
I love science fiction! As a life-long Trekkie, I'm especially excited about the upcoming Picard series and do read classic sci-fi novels from time to time.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
What was the most fun thing you did last weekend?
It wasn't last weekend, but the most exciting thing I've done this summer was travel to Budapest, Hungary, and Krakow, Poland for vacation and to present research at a conference. Both cities are very beautiful and culturally rich places to visit. The thermal spas in Budapest and the Wieliczka salt mine near Krakow were especially memorable!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I really wanted to be a scientist, which is funny because I ended up doing very humanities-intensive degrees and not taking a single science course in university. Lately, I've become really interested in computing science, so have been developing my knowledge in that discipline.
Remembrance Day is around the corner. Which holiday is your favourite and why?
Remembrance Day is around the corner. Which holiday is your favourite and why?
I've always been a big fan of Victoria Day because it's close to my birthday and it's such a luxury to have fireworks on your birthday!
The French version of this article is available here: http://uabsj.blogspot.
A statue of the Hungarian composer and folklorist Béla Bartók at the Bartók museum house in Óbuda
The French version of this article is available here: http://uabsj.blogspot.
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