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Update: Improvements to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) user interface

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Sarah Polkinghorneuncategorized

Last month, we posted about a problem with the CSA OnDemand Complete Collection database interface. It had been reconfigured to make it extremely easy to trigger a security message saying “you have been blocked” — even in response to perfectly normal interface interactions. The CSA has now fixed this problem. […]

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Important change to Canadian Standards Association (CSA) user interface

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 Sarah Polkinghorneuncategorized

This is for awareness, particularly for everybody who fields questions about databases from students and faculty. The CSU team doesn’t always send out alerts when database interfaces change, but in this case, there’s a real possibility that changes may spark confusion and frustration. Please share this info, add to FAQs, […]

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Edmonton Heritage Council Digital Resources Web Archive

February 3, 2026 webarchuncategorized

Archived since September 2025 The Web Archiving Team invites you to explore the new Edmonton Heritage Council Digital Resources Web Archive! We’ve partnered with the Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC) to create an archive of the online EHC exhibits. This new collection will continue to grow as new EHC online exhibits […]

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Access to the New York Times

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 Sarah Polkinghorneuncategorized

As you may recall, last year, the CSU team decided to discontinue the UAL subscription that provided unlimited access to NYTimes.com via browser or app. In effect, this change returns New York Times access options to their pre-pandemic state (as we only added the app-focused NYTimes.com subscription in 2019). The […]

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The University of Alberta Student Life Web Archive

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 webarchuncategorized

Archived since September 2025 The Web Archiving Team invites you to view the new U of A Student Life Web Archive! This collection includes websites created by registered undergraduate and graduate student groups, including student councils, associations, and clubs. Check out student-run websites for: nonprofit and charitable organizations like Student […]

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