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2008
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Thumbsucker: Book Art at the Learning Centre
Thumbsucker, a riveting exhibition of book objects, is on display at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The works were created by Visual Art Theory students at UBC in a 300-level course taught by Christine D’Onofrio. In D’Onofrio’s words, “An essential emptiness is what Thumbsucker seeks to find, but the promise of wanting something more [...]
UBC Library awarded an A- in Globe and Mail survey
In the Globe and Mail’s Canadian University Report, UBC Library received an overall library satisfaction grade of A-, compared to the national average of B+. You can view further details here: http://www.globecampus.ca/navigator/university-of-british-columbia-the/
UBC Library wins at Word on the Street
UBC Library has emerged as a Word on the Street winner, as its display – representing the Library and the UBC Library Vault – was judged as the event’s best Tent Booth. Word on the Street, held on the last Sunday in September at Library Square in Vancouver, promotes books and authors. It is western [...]
Room to Read charity featured in The Province blog
The Room to Read charity is featured in a blog from The Province newspaper. This charity is supported in part by the Live-in for Literacy campaign, which features students living in university libraries to raise funds. UBC students participated in this campaign for the first time last year. You can view the blog entry here: [...]
Deb Wilson, UBC Librarian, profiled in Tapestry newsletter
Deb Wilson, a UBC Librarian who recently retired, is featured in Tapestry, the newsletter from the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth. You can view a PDF of the article here: http://www.tag.ubc.ca/resources/tapestry/08/howWeDoThingsTapestry53.pdf
Learning Centre Tech Hub featured in e-Strategy
The Learning and Teaching Support Hub – a collaboration involving various UBC groups that is based at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – is featured in e-Strategy from UBC Information Technology. You can view the article here: http://update.estrategy.ubc.ca/2008/10/01/five-partners-one-plan
UBC Library Acquires Keenlyside Legal Research Collection
A riveting collection that highlights the effects of B.C.’s colonial justice system on Chinese and Aboriginal populations is now available at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC). The John Keenlyside Legal Research Collection features court cases involving Chinese and Aboriginal people as both witnesses and defendants. The documents reveal how the 19th-century justice [...]
B.C. History Digitization Program in the Jewish Independent
A project that is part of the B.C. History Digitization Program – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – was recently featured in the Jewish Independent. “Otto Landauer’s digital evolution: Life’s work of prolific local photographer will be digitized and uploaded onto the Internet,” by Ryan Nadel, is available in the Jewish [...]
UBC Library featured in Ubyssey article on Distance Education
Leonora Crema of UBC Library is featured in an article on distance education in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. In 2007, over 6000 students were registered in [Distance Education] courses. Of these students, 88 per cent were enrolled simultaneously in on-campus courses. According to Leonora Crema, Head of Borrower Services and a UBC librarian with [...]
Community Card Program in the Lake Country Calendar
UBC Library’s free Community Card program, which is part of UBC’s Centenary celebrations, is featured in the Lake Country Calendar. You can view the article here: http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/lakecountrycalendar/news/28539629.html
