scholarly communications
Innovative Dissemination of Research Award 2012
Nominations are now open for the 2012 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award. Established by the Library in 2010, the award focuses on new and innovative ways of communicating and disseminating knowledge. It honours UBC faculty, staff and students who are expanding the boundaries of research through the creative use of new tools and technologies that [...]
UBC copyright update in Vancouver Sun, Tyee, Ubyssey
Developments regarding UBC and copyright are featured in the Vancouver Sun; a blog from The Tyee, an online publication; and The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. You can view the articles here, here and here, and visit UBC’s new copyright website here.
UBC Library in open access Partnership journal
An article from UBC Library’s Science and Engineering team appears in the open access journal Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. The piece, entitled “Teaching Matters: Increasing Library Visibility through Integrated Classroom Instruction,” is by Eugene Barsky (Librarian), Aleteia Greenwood (Head) and Kevin Read (student librarian and student at UBC’s [...]
UBC Library’s Joy Kirchner named ACRL Visiting Program Officer
Joy Kirchner, UBC Library’s Scholarly Communications Co-ordinator, has been appointed as a Visiting Program Officer to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The 12-month appointment was made to support the ACRL’s scholarly communications initiatives. Kirchner remains in her role at UBC Library, but has been granted some release time to assist the ACRL. [...]
Library's licensing database noted in Maclean's
UBC, and the Library’s licensing database, are featured in a Maclean’s article that examines a looming copyright issue. You can view the article here.
