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2010
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London Low Life at UBC Library
UBC Library is pleased to announce a new addition to its Adam Matthew digital collections: London Low Life. “This wonderful digital collection brings to life the teeming streets of Victorian London, inviting students and scholars to explore the gin palaces, brothels and East End slums of the 19th century’s greatest city.” This collection will be [...]
Small Business Accelerator in 24 Hours
An article on the Small Business Accelerator, recently launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, appears in the Vancouver edition of 24 Hours newspaper. You can view the article here (please see page 15): 24 Hours And you can find out more about the Small Business Accelerator here.
‘Tis the Season at UBC Library
Feeling festive? Then make sure to visit ’Tis the Season, a winter holiday-themed exhibition now on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) division. ’Tis the Season collects both local and international works for the holiday season, and features modern and classical highlights from RBSC’s holdings. The exhibition includes first editions, as [...]
UBC Okanagan Library donation in Kelowna Capital News
A donation to UBC Okanagan Library by Interior Savings is featured in the Kelowna Capital News. You can view the article here.
UBC Library GAA/SLAIS student wins prestigious award
The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) is pleased to announce Bailey Diers as the recipient of its 2010-11 Internship Award. Bailey, a student in the Master of Library and Information Studies degree program at UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, is also a Graduate Academic Assistant in UBC Library’s Assessment Office. [...]
Insight – Fall 2010
The Fall 2010 issue of Insight, UBC Library’s newsletter for faculty, features an array of stories on new spaces, copyright considerations, the Douglas Coupland archives, the Library’s strategic plan and more. To view other UBC Library publications, please visit http://www.about.library.ubc.ca.
UBC Library excels at ALPS LINK awards
UBC Library enjoyed some stellar results at the recent 2010 ALPS LINK awards. (ALPS LINK is a partnership between the Academic Librarians for Public Service and the British Columbia Electronic Library Network. This year’s contest was entitled “Burning Needs,” and the theme was to share learning objects for librarians’ teaching needs. You can view the [...]
UBC Library’s Allan Bell in UBC Reports
Allan Bell, UBC Library’s Director of Digital Initiatives, is interviewed in the December 2010 issue of UBC Reports. You can view the article here.
Living Library featured in CPSLD Newsletter
A review of UBC Library’s Living Library event, which took place in September 2010, appears in the Fall 2010 issue of the CPSLD (Council of Post Secondary Library Directors) Newsletter. “UBC Library came alive in September with its first-ever “Living Library” event – an occasion that allows participants to meet a collection of fascinating figures, [...]
Report to the Senate 2009-2010
The 2009-2010 UBC Library Report to the Senate is now available. Read about the library’s developments and future directions.
