{"id":944,"date":"2020-05-08T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/?page_id=944"},"modified":"2020-10-20T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:33:45","slug":"testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Collections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/2026\/06\/29\/database-cancellation-eureka\/\">Database Cancellation: Eureka<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-29T13:49:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Library has cancelled its subscription to the the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ualberta.ca\/az\/eurekacc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eureka<\/a>\u00a0aggregator database, where we were able to find many Quebecois newspapers, and international serials. Many of these titles remain available in other databases such as <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ualberta.ca\/az\/pressreader\">PressReader<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.ualberta.ca\/az\/canadian-business-and-current-affairs-database-cbca\">CBCA<\/a>, but some loss of access may be felt as a result of this cancellation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there is any loss of access to high-priority resources resulting from this cancellation, please inform the CSU team via the <a href=\"https:\/\/staff.library.ualberta.ca\/toolstemplates\/reserverequest\/subscriptionrequest\/\">Subscription or Large Purchase Suggestion Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/2026\/06\/25\/new-digitized-items-in-the-alberta-government-publications-collection\/\">New Digitized Items in the Alberta Government Publications Collection<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-25T15:57:28+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the past six months, we&#8217;ve added 353 items to the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/albertagovernmentpublications?sort=-addeddate\">Government of Alberta Publications Collection<\/a>, and new material is being added every day. New uploads touch on topics such as post-secondary education, northern economic development, consumer price indexes, automobile emissions, and housing incentive programs \u2014 providing researchers with valuable primary-source documentation of Alberta&#8217;s social, economic, environmental, and governmental priorities, mostly from the 1970s and 80s.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3485,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-1024x653.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-1024x653.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-1536x979.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-2048x1306.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-700x446.png 700w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-520x332.png 520w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-360x230.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-250x159.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-9.34.06-AM-100x64.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong>: This collection is a partnership with the\u00a0Alberta Legislature Library. Everything in our collection is then also added to the larger <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/governmentpublications\">Canadian Government Publications Portal<\/a>, a collaborative, cross-institutional effort to make Canadian government documents freely searchable online.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Collection scope and content:<\/strong>\u00a0The collection&#8217;s strength lies in administrative and regulatory documentation, the kind of primary-source grey literature that&#8217;s often hard to track down elsewhere. Some examples of major themes include: <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Energy and natural resources<\/strong>: proceedings, orders, and reports from the Energy Resources Conservation Board and its successors, plus extensive material on natural gas, petroleum, and coal regulation \u2014 including long multi-volume inquiry records (e.g., the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/albertagovernmentpublications?tab=collection&amp;query=%22The+Natural+Gas+Utilities+Act%22&amp;sort=date\">1944\u201346 Natural Gas Utilities Act<\/a> enquiry into Turner Valley, spanning 93 volumes)\u00a0<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Education testing records: <\/strong> provincial examinations, diploma exams, and matriculation board materials from Alberta Education and its Student Evaluation Branch. This includes a run of standardized testing artifacts, concentrated mainly in the 1980s\u20132000s.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><strong>Statistics and public finance<\/strong>: Bureau of Statistics and Treasury Department periodicals and annual series.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Who might benefit from this collection?<\/strong> Researchers in Alberta\/Canadian provincial political history, energy and natural resource policy history (especially natural gas\/petroleum regulation), education policy and the history of standardized testing, public administration, and social policy history relying on primary government documents and grey literature \u2014 particularly those with a research window in the 1970s\u20132000s.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Not sure if there would be relevant information? <\/strong>Encourage researchers to search the collection&#8217;s full text (&#8220;text contents&#8221; option shown below) by keyword and explore what is available, using the filters on the left. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"lightbox\":{\"enabled\":false},\"id\":3490,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/albertagovernmentpublications?tab=collection&amp;query=%22Grand+Prairie%22&amp;sin=TXT&amp;sort=-date\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-1024x710.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-1536x1066.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-2048x1421.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-700x486.png 700w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-520x361.png 520w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-360x250.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-250x173.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-25-at-10.09.30-AM-100x69.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/2026\/06\/11\/new-in-our-digitized-collections-discover-some-library-history\/\">New in our Digitized Collections: Discover some Library history<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-11T22:20:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 11, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":3434,\"width\":\"322px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"aspectRatio\":\"0.7900547683213075\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-809x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3434\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7900547683213075;width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-809x1024.png 809w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-768x972.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-1213x1536.png 1213w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-700x886.png 700w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-520x658.png 520w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-360x456.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-250x317.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM-100x127.png 100w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-4.58.07-PM.png 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:group {\"layout\":{\"type\":\"constrained\"}} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three <strong>scrapbooks<\/strong> filled with photos, programs, correspondence and newspaper clippings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/discoverarchives.library.ualberta.ca\/university-libraries-fonds\">University Archives, Library fonds.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/UAA-1981-097-001\">1951-1955<\/a> covers the building and opening of the Rutherford Library <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"tel:19561963\">1956-1963<\/a> the building and opening of Cameron Library <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"tel:19641970\">1964-1970<\/a> includes the founding of the School of Library and Information Studies, and the opening and expansion of Cameron Library <\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3472,\"width\":\"304px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"aspectRatio\":\"0.8537780093798853\",\"align\":\"right\",\"style\":{\"color\":[]}} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-3.49.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3472\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8537780093798853;width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-3.49.34-PM.png 432w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-3.49.34-PM-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-3.49.34-PM-360x422.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-3.49.34-PM-250x293.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-3.49.34-PM-100x117.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Report of the University Librarian\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22Report+of+the+University+Librarian+to+the+President%22&amp;sort=date\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22Report+of+the+University+Librarian+to+the+President%22&amp;sort=date\">42 volumes dating from 1925 to the late 1980s<\/a>. These volumes cover administrative, statistical, and historical data on the library\u2019s operations, such as visitor numbers, collection expenditures, and staffing changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News from the Rare Book Room<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An occasional publication of the Special Collections Unit (now Bruce Peel Special Collections), it highlights new acquisitions and notes on \u2018unique or unusual materials\u2019. Published irregularly, we have <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22News%20from%20the%20Rare%20Book%20Room%22\">18 volumes published between 1964 and 1980.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":3475,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM.png 612w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM-520x731.png 520w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM-360x506.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM-250x351.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.09-PM-100x141.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3474,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.40-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.40-PM.png 449w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.40-PM-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.40-PM-360x520.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.40-PM-250x361.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.15.40-PM-100x145.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3473,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.14.48-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.14.48-PM.png 486w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.14.48-PM-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.14.48-PM-360x481.png 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.14.48-PM-250x334.png 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-4.14.48-PM-100x134.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/2026\/05\/27\/june-july-2026-removals-of-ebooks-from-ebsco-and-proquest-subscription-collections\/\">June\/July 2026 removals of ebooks from EBSCO and ProQuest subscription collections<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-27T17:22:27+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-275260ef-a023-4d2e-bb9f-ee076b6737f2\">Hello everyone,<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-d9a33bbf-9472-4596-813a-003e5c26b5ad\">For two of our large subscription ebook packages, books are added throughout the year (and their accompanying records are added to the catalogue), but removals happen only twice each year. This is an update on removals that will occur in June and July 2026. Lists of removed ebooks are attached to this post.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-48720afc-bd0d-412c-888b-e6b02fc0984c\">Please note that this is routine collection maintenance. This maintenance is not related to budget cuts.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-f3856058-ab19-4eb8-bbf3-8bfb316e3d3a\"><strong>ProQuest Academic Complete<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>ProQuest will remove 37,256 ebooks from the ProQuest Academic Complete ebook subscription package. Usage data illustrate that 3% (n=1,104) of removed titles had seen use at the U of A in the past 24 months.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-0ec3d1a5-9280-4c11-9d48-18c24e3b6d77\"><strong>EBSCO Academic<\/strong> <strong>North America<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>EBSCO will remove 3,798 ebooks from the EBSCO Academic NA ebook subscription package. Usage data illustrate that 6.3% (n=241) of the removed titles had seen use at the U of A in the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-5fcd40ef-85db-404f-b47f-f49597955e5a\">In the CSU, we\u2019ve taken steps to prevent loss of access to ebooks that have seen some use. We already have several of the most-used books on other platforms (e.g., OVID, Taylor &amp; Francis, JSTOR), and have placed orders for the remaining titles.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p id=\"block-0ce49a24-fa57-4e40-9a27-ad75c00c4b99\">If you have questions or concerns about these changes, please email <a href=\"mailto:csu@ualberta.ca\">csu@ualberta.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/EBSCO-REMOVALS-July2025.xlsx\"><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:file {\"id\":3467,\"href\":\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/EBSCO-Ebook-Removals_July-2026.xlsx\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-446c10f3-7c9c-4303-8472-c85976f713a4\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/EBSCO-Ebook-Removals_July-2026.xlsx\">EBSCO Ebook Removals_July 2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/EBSCO-Ebook-Removals_July-2026.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-446c10f3-7c9c-4303-8472-c85976f713a4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:file -->\n\n<!-- wp:file {\"id\":3468,\"href\":\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/EBC-Ebook-Removals_June-2026.xlsx\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-48cab1cb-beda-495a-819c-eae338579dca\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/EBC-Ebook-Removals_June-2026.xlsx\">EBC Ebook Removals_June 2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/EBC-Ebook-Removals_June-2026.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-48cab1cb-beda-495a-819c-eae338579dca\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:file -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/2026\/04\/30\/4-new-newspapers-in-the-peels-prairie-provinces\/\">4 New Newspapers in the Peel&#8217;s Prairie Provinces<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-30T20:55:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:group {\"layout\":{\"type\":\"flex\",\"flexWrap\":\"nowrap\"}} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22Pembina+News+Advertiser%22&amp;sort=-date\"><em>Pembina News Advertiser<\/em> (1956-1965)<\/a> was a local newspaper based in Drayton Valley, Alberta, and founded by Art Playford in 1956. It served the region until approximately 1965, when it was succeeded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22Western+Review%22&amp;sort=-date\"><em>Western Review<\/em><\/a>. We\u2019ve digitized a partial run of the paper covering the years 1965-1972, 1980-1989, and 2013-2016.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22Delia+Times%22&amp;sort=-date\"><em>Delia Times<\/em> (1919 &#8211; 1960)<\/a> was the local paper from the Village of Delia, Alberta. In addition to local interest, the Delia Times newspaper archive is important as a primary source of information about <a href=\"https:\/\/awmp.athabascau.ca\/profiles\/vbarss\/\">Violet McCully Barss<\/a>, who was Reeve of the Village of Delia from 1920 through January 1922 and the first woman to head a municipality in Canada. <br><br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=subject%3A%22Elk+Point+Review%22&amp;sort=-date\"><em>Elk Point Review<\/em> (1983 &#8211; 2020)<\/a>, originally titled the Elk Point Lakeland Review. In 2020, the Bonnyville Nouvelle, Lac La Biche Post, St. Paul Journal and Elk Point Review were amalgamated into the online publication, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakelandtoday.ca\/\">Lakeland Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the most common digitization requests we get from local community groups is to digitze their local newspapers. Digitizing local small-town newspapers preserves fragile records of everyday life\u2014births, events, and community stories\u2014that might otherwise be lost to time.  These most recent additions have all been in collaboration with local history groups or the publishers themselves. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To expand the Alberta Community Newspaper digitization project, we have partnered with the Alberta Legislative Library and borrowed over +200 rolls of microfilm copies of additional titles. Watch for those going online this summer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":3462,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/PNA_19560719_0000-1-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/PNA_19560719_0000-1-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/PNA_19560719_0000-1-300x247.jpg 300w, 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(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pembina News <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PNA_19560719\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Advertiser<\/span><\/a> (1956-07-19)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"lightbox\":{\"enabled\":false},\"id\":3460,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/DET_19601222\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-700x989.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-520x735.jpg 520w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-360x509.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-250x353.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002-100x141.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/DET_19601222_0002.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Delia Times (1960-12-22)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":3461,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/EPR_19890906_0001-1-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/EPR_19890906_0001-1-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/sites.library.ualberta.ca\/collections-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/EPR_19890906_0001-1-197x300.jpg 197w, 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