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
More ways to get your Indigenous Community Borrower Card at UBC Library
by Anna Moorhouse on July 18, 2024
There are now more ways to get an Indigenous Community Borrower Card at UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with borrower services, Indigenous, Koerner Library, services, spaces and services, Xwi7xwa Library
UBC Asian Library renovations create dynamic spaces for collaboration
by phoebe chan on July 8, 2024
UBC Asian Library has benefited from two substantial renovation projects on both the upper and main floors of the branch. The reimagined space includes extensive improvements to seating and study spaces, much needed repairs, and an overhaul of the book collection stacks and displays.Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, library spaces, renovation, renovations, spaces, spaces and services
Meet Alexei Villareal, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
by Library Communications on July 4, 2024
Alexei Villareal, 3rd year Faculty of Arts student, shares his story about winning the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research: “Scholarships like this one, which recognize that research is something undergraduates can perform, are incredibly validating.”Posted in General | Tagged with library research, prize, UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, undergraduate
Meet Rochelle Mazar, Assistant Director, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC Library
by Library Communications on June 25, 2024
Rochelle Mazar, Assistant Director, IKBLC, shares her experience in leading multiple teams and collaborating with library faculty and staff, UBC partners, and community members on a wide range of projects and initiatives at UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with Irving K Barber Learning Centre, profile