A quick reminder that our public statement on etextbooks remains valid. You can refer community members to it as needed, if they’re asking about the Library providing ebook versions of textbooks from the publishers listed in the statement (e.g., Pearson, Cengage, Oxford). People are always welcome to use the public […]
We’re now trialing nkoda. This is an online music score collection that brings together sheet music and technical/methods publications, within an app where musicians can do the annotations they need to do. Originally built for orchestras, nkoda has now evolved to become compatible with research library contexts (and post-secondary music […]
We’ve just updated the “loan period” for full-ebook downloads on the ProQuest Ebook Central and EBSCO Ebooks platforms. This does NOT relate to downloading chapters, sections, or parts of ebooks! This is only about downloading a whole ebook (as one document). When this happens, a “copy” of the ebook comes […]
You may be aware of MIT Press’s Open Access initiative, Direct to Open (D2O). The University of Alberta Library supports D2O through the Canadian Research Knowledge Network. D2O is an effort to raise enough funds from libraries to release the Press’s annual frontlist on an open access basis. Rather than […]
As you may know, as a *general rule*, our Library does not collect audiobooks. There are a few reasons for this, including the fact that many in-demand audiobook collections (e.g., Audible.com) are available for individuals, but not for libraries. However, one of our big ebook collections, O’Reilly Ebooks (formerly called […]