University Archives receives Volkoff Family archives
by Anna Moorhouse on January 9, 2023
UBC Archives has received the collected archives of prominent theoretical physicist Dr. George Volkoff and microbiology researcher Olga Volkoff.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, archives, collections
Season’s Greetings from UBC Library
by phoebe chan on December 20, 2022
On behalf of everyone at UBC Library, we wish you the very best during this holiday season.Posted in University Librarian Message | Tagged with seasons greetings, University Librarian
New Report Outlines Opportunities to Support UBC Researchers’ Digital Data Skills
by Library Communications on December 14, 2022
Results from UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure needs assessment survey have been released as a joint report from UBC Library, and UBC Advanced Research Computing.Posted in General | Tagged with Digital Research Infrastructure, Research Data Management, research learning and scholarship
Finding Forgiveness at the Museum of Vancouver
by Library Communications on December 13, 2022
Join us at the Museum of Vancouver on January 6 for an illuminating discussion panel on World War II Japanese Canadian Internment.Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, community engagement, IKBLC, Japanese Canadian history
Dr. Susan E. Parker reappointed for a second term as University Librarian at UBC
by michelle blackwell on December 7, 2022
Dr. Parker joined UBC as University Librarian in 2017 and has been reappointed for a second five-year term, until August 2027.Posted in General | Tagged with University Librarian
Meet Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, Community Engagement at UBC Library
by matt patton on December 5, 2022
Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, shares her experience working with UBC Library's Community Engagement team, supporting a wide variety of services that help connect UBC Library resources to surrounding communities and beyond.Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, profile, Work with us
UBC Library digitizes William Shakespeare’s First Folio
by Anna Moorhouse on November 21, 2022
UBC Library has made its first edition of William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies openly accessible to the public by publishing a digitized version of the volume online through Open Collections.Posted in General | Tagged with Digital Initiatives, Digitization Centre, open collections, RBSC, UBC First Folio
Punk & Performance Exhibit: Investigating Canadian Art & Music Through Vinyl
by phoebe chan on November 21, 2022
Visit our interactive Punk & Performance Exhibit to discover unique music, LP art materials and UBC Library’s 140,000 plus LP holdings. The exhibit is live now until December at IKBLC.Posted in General | Tagged with exhibits, IKBLC, Music Art and Architecture Library
Dr. Susan E. Parker begins 1-year term as president of the Association of Research Libraries in 2023
by michelle blackwell on November 10, 2022
Dr. Susan E. Parker, UBC's University Librarian, will begin a one-year term as ARL president on January 1, 2023.Posted in General | Tagged with Association of Research Libraries
Transformative agreements are changing open access publishing at UBC Library
by Anna Moorhouse on October 24, 2022
The growing popularity of open access publishing has broadened the potential reach of published research while introducing new complexities—and costs—to the publication process.Posted in General | Tagged with open access, Open Access Week, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications