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The University of Alberta was founded in 1908, but a free-standing library branch, Rutherford Library, did not open until 1951. [3] The university's founder, Alexander Cameron Rutherford, and its first president, Henry Marshall Tory, worked with faculty members and the first librarian, Eugenie Archibald, to select the first purchases to start the University Library in 1908. [4]
The University of Alberta "Rare Book Room" was founded in 1964, when room became available in the new Cameron Science & Technology Library. [3] Before the establishment of the rare book room, the Library had most of its collections stored on open stacks, and in 1964 the decision was made to segregate the oldest and most expensive books into a protected area. [4]
The library is located approximately five kilometres east of the main University of Alberta campus. Its mission is to serve the students and professors of Campus Saint-Jean, the University of Alberta's francophone campus. However, it is open to the public; and borrowing options exist for users who do not carry a university ONEcard.
In 1965 the University of Alberta Board of Governors decided to create a library school at its Edmonton Campus. [3] The plan for the new School of Library Science was completed in 1966, and the first students began the Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) program in 1968. [4] The first program that was offered by the School of Library Science was ...
As literary enthusiasts worldwide prepare to celebrate World Book Day, Airbnb unveiled a new opportunity for bookworms: an overnight stay in the Hidden Library of St Paul’s Cathedral for £7 ($8 ...
Rutherford Library was officially opened in a ceremony on May 15, 1951, in which former university president R.C. Wallace paid tribute to his former friend and colleague. . The initial library inventory included most of Alexander Cameron Rutherford's personal book collection, of over 8000 volumes, with some select books having been gifted to Queen's Universi
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The Alberta Library (TAL) is a not-for-profit library consortium, created in 1997, consisting of 50 member libraries and library systems in over 300 locations in the Canadian province of Alberta. [1] Members include public, post-secondary, government and special libraries.