Libraries

Digital Initiatives

The University of Alberta Libraries are committed to furthering knowledge through digitization, digital preservation and digital repositories for research and historical content.

Our Initiatives:

Digitization

We are strongly committed to digitization and making library collections available online.

Education and Research Archive

ERA is a service to collect, widely distribute, and preserve the intellectual output of the University of Alberta.

Peel's Prairie Provinces

An unparalleled collection of digitized materials reflecting western Canadian history and the culture of the Canadian prairies. Contains books, newspapers, images and more.

Web Archiving

We use Archive-IT to collect web content of importance to the UofA community that is at risk of being lost, deleted, or forgotten over time.

Digitized Collections:

Peel's Prairie Postcards




Over 15,000 postcards and images from the late 19th - mid 20th centuries depicting the life and landscape of the Canadian Prairies

Peel's Prairie Newspapers




A growing collection of full text searchable Western Canadian historical newspapers.

CIHM Collection





Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM) collection is a growing collection of early Canadiana materials.

Magee Photographic Collection



A photographic collection reflecting the Blackfeet Nation in and around Browning, Montana and the U.S. Glacier National Park during the early twentieth century.

University of Alberta Centennary Collection



A digitized collection of historical materials celebrating the rich history of the University of Alberta.

Oblates in the West / Les Oblats dans L'Ouest



Documenting the history of the Missionary Oblates over a period of 100 years and their impact through early exploration and settlement of Western Canada.

Alberta Folklore and Local History Collection



Digitized archival materials reflecting the history, tall tales, humour and stories of early Alberta - includes manuscripts, stories, plays, poems, photographs and other materials.

Alberta Digital Royal Commissions




Alberta's Royal Commissions, the Orders in Council that established the commissions, and selected briefs, exhibits and testimony.

Pierre Ouvrard Virtual Exhibit and Collection



Showcasing the work of the master bookbinder, Pierre Ouvrard.

Sir Sam Steele collection




In queue for digitization, a collection comprised of the papers of Sam Steele (1848-1919), his wife, children, and fellow Mountie Roger Pocock (1865-1941).