UBC Librarian honoured with BCLA Life Membership Award
by Glenn Drexhage on May 14, 2012
Margaret Friesen, an Administrative Librarian Emeritus from UBC, has been honoured with an Honourary Life Membership Award from the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA). The award and a plaque were awarded on May 12 at the BCLA Annual General Meeting, held in Richmond, B.C. The Honourary Life Membership Award is given to those who have […]Posted in General | Tagged with assessment, awards, librarians
Digitization program/project featured in Pique Newsmagazine
by Glenn Drexhage on May 11, 2012
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Photo credit: © Lara Swimmer Photography A project to digitize past issues of the Whister Answer newspaper is featured in Whistler’s Pique Newsmagazine. This project received a grant from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BCHDP, digitization, IKBLC, Media coverage
Citation Software Management Survey
by Jessica Woolman on May 8, 2012
Do you use software to manage your citations for research papers? Like RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote? We want to hear from you! Fill out our Citation Management Software survey for a chance to win a $25 giftcard to UBC Bookstore. Take the survey now. UBC Library offers instruction and online tutorials for using citation management software. The survey results […]
Generation One at the Learning Centre
by Glenn Drexhage on May 7, 2012
Image credit: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society ExplorASIAN 2012 – the 16th annual month-long festival to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Metro Vancouver – features the “Generation One Art Exhibition” as one of its signature programs. Generation One, a platform for local artists to showcase their artworks in the community, appears at multiple sites throughout Metro […]
Elsevier ‘text mining’ agreement with UBC researcher; UBC Library featured in coverage
by Glenn Drexhage on May 7, 2012
Photo: Michelle Lamberson Lea Starr, Associate University Librarian for Research Services, and Librarian Teresa Lee comment on the recent initiative of Heather Piwowar, who worked on an agreement with academic publisher Elsevier to allow text mining of its journals. Read the full article, “Hot Type: Elsevier Experiments With Allowing ‘Text Mining’ of Its Journals,” in the […]Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, Media coverage, research learning and scholarship
Digitization program surpasses $1-million mark
by Glenn Drexhage on May 2, 2012
Lions Gate Bridge, courtesy of the West Vancouver Memorial LibraryPosted in Press releases | Tagged with BCHDP
Remembering Dr. Irving K. Barber
by Jessica Woolman on May 2, 2012
Dr. Irving K. Barber, the principal donor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and a passionate supporter of education and research in British Columbia, passed away on April 13, 2012. Dr. Barber was a visionary thinker with a strong commitment to strengthening BC, improving the quality of life for its residents and providing an […]Posted in General | Tagged with Irving K. Barber, profile, support
IKBLC closed May 5
by Jessica Woolman on May 2, 2012
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be closed Saturday, May 5 for electrical upgrades. No one will be allowed in the building except for authorized personnel. Trying to study? Visit the Library hours and locations portal to find other branches open on May 5. Electrical upgrades on the east side of campus will affect the Student Union Building, […]
Stay current on copyright and UBC
by Glenn Drexhage on May 1, 2012
As UBC transitions to a new copyright environment, we encourage users to visit the University’s copyright site to understand the issues and plan accordingly. Its content is maintained by the Office of the Provost and VP Academic, UBC Library, UBC Bookstore, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (Vancouver), the Centre for Teaching and Learning […]Posted in General | Tagged with copyright, scholarly communications
C.E. Gatchalian reading – May 10
by Glenn Drexhage on May 1, 2012
On Thursday, May 10, C.E. (Chris) Gatchalian launches his book Falling in Time (Scirocco Drama) in Vancouver, beginning with an event presented by UBC’s Robson Reading Series. Gatchalian, an Artistic Producer at Screaming Weenie Productions, will read from his newly published book – a play that stunned Vancouver theatre audiences when it premiered in November 2011. […]Posted in Events | Tagged with robson reading series