10 Texts by Indigenous Authors of BC to Read for Orange Shirt Day
by Library Communications on September 23, 2024
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. To help us begin the conversation while honouring Survivors, UBC English Language & Literatures partnered with X̱wi7x̱wa Library to spotlight 10 texts written by local Indigenous Authors.Posted in General | Tagged with Xwi7xwa Library
Chinese Canadian Museum launches new exhibition that reinterprets materials from the Chung Collection
by Library Communications on September 16, 2024
Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art will run from September 25, 2024 to September 28, 2025, and features unique art creations by six diverse Chinese Canadian artists from across the country.Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Lind Gallery, community engagement
UBC Library welcomes the 2024/2025 EDI Scholars-in-Residence
by Library Communications on September 9, 2024
UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2024/2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence.Posted in General | Tagged with EDI Scholars-in-Residence, IKBLC
UBC Library 2023/24 Senate Report
by phoebe chan on August 30, 2024
UBC Library's annual Senate Report (2023/24) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspiring with innovative spaces and services, and stewarding the organization.Posted in General, Publications, Senate Reports | Tagged with collections, community engagement, research learning and scholarship, senate report, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, support
A Conversation with Tsering Yangzom Lama
by Anna Moorhouse on August 30, 2024
We sat down with Tsering Yangzom Lama, UBC Library Writer-in-Residence, to talk about about her work: the challenges, the highlights, and what's up next.Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, Q&A, Writer-in-Residence
UBC Library welcomes the 2024/2025 Writer-in-Residence
by Anna Moorhouse on August 28, 2024
UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2024/2025 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence.Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, Writer-in-Residence
Participate in the UBC Library Crawl 2024
by phoebe chan on August 27, 2024
From September 3 to 6, get to know your library by visiting all 8 locations for a chance to win a prize.Posted in Events | Tagged with Chapman Learning Commons, CLC, Library Crawl, Orientation, orientations, UBC Library Crawl
Library service update regarding ASRS operations
by Anna Moorhouse on August 22, 2024
Starting August 20, 2024, UBC Library’s Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASRS) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre resumes full operations.Posted in General | Tagged with ASRS, borrower services, services, spaces and services
How changing a subject heading in UBC Library’s catalogue can support Indigenous research
by Anna Moorhouse on August 8, 2024
If you’ve been searching UBC Library’s catalogue lately, you may notice a change that went live earlier this year.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, metadata, Xwi7xwa Library
Library service update regarding fines, fees and loan periods
by Anna Moorhouse on July 30, 2024
Starting in August 2024, UBC Library is implementing changes to its loan policies and fines structure, which will affect all library users on both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.Posted in General | Tagged with service update, services, spaces and services