Koerner Library’s refurbished main floor now open
by Glenn Drexhage on April 4, 2012
On April 4, Koerner Library began welcoming students to its innovative and inviting new space on the main floor. UBC Library is dedicated to enhancing student learning and spaces – and Koerner’s refurbishment, which began last fall, is an important part of that process. The result is a savvy space that will appeal to solo […]Posted in General | Tagged with Koerner Library
UBC Library Spring 2012 Update – BCLA Browser
by Glenn Drexhage on April 2, 2012
UBC Library’s 2012 Spring Update appears in the new issue of the BCLA Browser (Volume 4, no.2), the newsletter of the British Columbia Library Association. Have a read and find out about: the donation of a film collection on the B.C. environment to UBC Library; the latest winners of the Innovative Dissemination of Research Award; […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BCLA Browser, Media coverage
Limited Access to IKBLC – Saturday, March 31
by Jessica Woolman on March 28, 2012
On Saturday, March 31, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) East Mall entrance will have limited access from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to a film shoot. The film crew is scheduled to be on-site from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. The main entrance will be decorated as a hospital entrance, […]
Art donation featured in Kelowna Capital News
by Glenn Drexhage on March 27, 2012
The donation of six screenprints to UBC’s Okanagan campus is featured in the Kelowna Capital News. The prints – donated by Briar Craig, an Associate Professor of Visual Arts – are on display in the Field Reading Room, which is based in UBC’s Okanagan Library.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with donation, Media coverage, UBC Okanagan
Update on Koerner 3rd Floor Renovations
by Jessica Woolman on March 27, 2012
It’s almost the end of the academic year and we’re putting the finishing touches on the renovations to Koerner Library’s 3rd floor – just in time for final exams and end-of-term papers. The revamped study space and reading area will re-open on Monday, April 2 and feature new computer stations and open group study areas. […]Posted in General | Tagged with Great Reads, renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
Dr. Chu presentation – April 10
by Jessica Woolman on March 22, 2012
UBC Library warmly welcomes Dr. Samuel Chu and his upcoming presentation, Social Networking Tools for Libraries: An exploratory study investigating the use of social networking tools in academic libraries. Dr. Chu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. He will present his exploratory study, which examines reasons for using or not using social […]Posted in Events | Tagged with libraries, social media
UBC Library expands Great Reads program
by Glenn Drexhage on March 21, 2012
Lovers of leisure lit, take note: UBC Library’s Great Reads program has been expanded and enhanced for your reading pleasure. Last fall, the Library launched the Great Reads program at Koerner Library to provide campus residents, community members, faculty, staff and students easy access to leisure-reading materials ranging from Canadiana to popular fiction. The program […]Posted in General | Tagged with Great Reads, Koerner Library
Lee Maracle – Robson Reading Series, March 29
by Glenn Drexhage on March 20, 2012
Come join us on Thursday, March 29 as esteemed author Lee Maracle reads from The First Wives Club, her new collection of short stories. Maracle, of Salish and Cree ancestry, and a member of the Sto:loh Nation, was born in North Vancouver. The author of critically acclaimed literary works, she is also the […]Posted in Events | Tagged with Robson Square, UBC Bookstore
Trek Online: UBC Library legends
by Glenn Drexhage on March 19, 2012
Lionel Haweis and Dorothy Jefferd are two fascinating characters from UBC Library’s past. Find out more in this Trek Online article, written by Erwin Wodarczak of UBC Library’s University Archives division.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage
BCHDP update: Kootenay Feminism
by Glenn Drexhage on March 14, 2012
The West Kootenay Women’s Association’s Digital History Project is excited to announce the launch of the audio and video components of its digital archive, in time for International Women’s Day celebrations.This project is funded in part through the BC150 Heritage Legacy Fund, the Kootenay Columbia Cultural Alliance and the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative […]