Season One
#1. This is Us: Returning to Campus
Welcome back to campus with this *new* Science Library podcast. In this episode, you will meet the folx behind the creation of this podcast, and hear our hosts talk about their thoughts and perspectives around the new academic year and the past 18 months. They also share information about what to expect for those coming on campus *physically* to the library.
Published: 9/15/21
#2. Spooky Library Things
In this episode, we cover all things scary in honor of the spooky season: October. We review some citation basics to keep in mind when stressing about writing papers, interview guests around a fascinating and macabre library item, share more spooky books, and tell a ghost story from the stacks of a *certain* Library at the University of Alberta.
University of Alberta Library- Citation Guides, including CSE and more
Spooky books mentioned in episode:
Published: 11/4/21
#3. Demystifying Academic Library Staff
In this episode, three library staff members are interviewed about their work, demystifying some of what happens behind the scenes when you work in an academic library;*hint* it's not all shelving books.
Mentioned in the episode:
3D printing service: https://www.library.ualberta.ca/services/3dprinting
Multimedia Equipment Lending: https://www.library.ualberta.ca/services/technology/multimedia-equipment
Library Staff Directory: https://www.library.ualberta.ca/staff
Published: 12/16/21
#4.The Truth About Libraries: Celebrating Black History Month
In this episode we celebrate Black History Month. We discuss some of the library’s unfortunate history with anti-Black racism, talk about a few brilliant Black scientists and inventors, and finish off with a reading from one of our favourite Sci-Fi authors (tune in to find out who!).
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Beckman, M., & Dahms, M., & Bruce, L. (2015). Libraries. In The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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BCALA. (2022). About BCALA. https://www.bcala.org/about-bcala
Bintrim, L. (n.d).Colored Reading Society.
https://africanamericanlibraryhistory.wordpress.com/readingroomsociety/
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusivity: Library Resources, Black Studies:
https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/edi/black-studies
Gooding-Call, A. (2021, March). A history of racism in American public libraries.
https://bookriot.com/racism-in-american-public-libraries/
Jemisin, N.K. (2015). The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth: Book One). Orbit.
Li, Y. (2021). Racial Pay Gap: An Analysis of CARL Libraries. College & Research Libraries,
82(3),436–454.https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=lib_pub
Maurice Wheeler, Debbie Johnson-Houston, & Billie E. Walker. (2004). A Brief History of Library
Service to African Americans. American Libraries, 35(2), 42–45.
North Toronto Eye Care. (2022).The Prevalence of Canadian Vision Loss and Cataract Surgery.
Pankey, T. (2020, Dec.). Culturally-responsive mentorship in STEMM (the extra M is for
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Pankey, T. L., Heredia, D., Vencill, J. A., & Gonzalez, C. A. (2021). Gender-Affirming
Telepsychology During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Adult Transgender and Gender Diverse Populations. J Health Serv Psychol, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42843-021-00048-z
University of Toronto. (2022). The New Normal.
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/tags/covid-19-new-normal?page=2
Wikipedia. (2022, Feb.). Jim Crow laws. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws
Wikipedia. (2022, Feb.). Kizzmekia Corbett. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizzmekia_Corbett
Williams, D. (2021). Black History in Canada: 1900–1960. In The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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#5. DATE-a-base: Introducing our favourite, most datable, databases in the Sciences
In this episode, we review some of our favorite databases in the Sciences and Business with a playful, romantic twist. What database sounds most datable to you?