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Part I: Library and Archives Engagement and Outreach Programs Using Sources from the Arctic and Northern Regions

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Library and Information Sciences in Arctic and Northern Studies

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Collaboration is important for flourishing engagement and outreach initiatives in archives, libraries, and special collections. By way of outreach events using primary sources from the Arctic and Northern regions of Canada, librarians and archivists can connect with interested students, faculty, and researchers and gain access to undergraduate classrooms for curriculum development, library instruction, archival literacy, and online tutorials. This chapter presents specific examples of how the authors engaged in outreach and marketing using library, archives, and special collections at the University of Calgary, including the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) collections and the Glenbow Library and Archives collections. Digitization of these collections enabled greater support to online research throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when classes at the university went fully remote in March 2020. This chapter demonstrates that raising awareness of and facilitating engagement with unique and digital Arctic and Northern collections such as those of AINA and Glenbow can lead to new outreach opportunities with students, faculty, and researchers.

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    The NEB is the predecessor to the Canadian Energy Regulator established by the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (2019).

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    Christena McKillop, Nadine Hoffman & Regina Landwehr

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McKillop, C., Hoffman, N., Landwehr, R. (2024). Part I: Library and Archives Engagement and Outreach Programs Using Sources from the Arctic and Northern Regions. In: Acadia, S. (eds) Library and Information Sciences in Arctic and Northern Studies. Springer Polar Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54715-7_15

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