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Freedom to Read at UBC Library

by Glenn Drexhage on February 6, 2012

  Join UBC Library as it celebrates the freedom to read with an exhibit of banned and controversial books. The exhibition takes place from February 4-14 on the second-floor foyer of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, and from February 15 to March 3 on the second floor of Koerner Library. Come check out the […]

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Love! In the Library? At RBSC until Feb. 19

by Glenn Drexhage on February 3, 2012

Valentine’s Day has become a festival close to the commercial hearts of chocolate manufacturers, greeting card makers and flower sellers. Despite the commercialism, however, it still retains a place in the human hearts of lovers. In this amorous spirit, Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) is sending a valentine in the form of an exhibition […]

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UBC Library Winter Update in the BCLA Browser

by Glenn Drexhage on February 2, 2012

UBC Library’s Winter Update appears in the new issue of the BCLA Browser (Volume 4, no.1), the newsletter of the British Columbia Library Association. Have a read and find out about the exceptional Videomatica film collection being housed and preserved by UBC and SFU; the B.C. Historical Newspapers Project; a CLIR meeting at UBC Library; […]

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30,000 UBC theses – and counting

by Glenn Drexhage on January 26, 2012

In December, William Henry Magee’s 1946 Master of Arts thesis – entitled The growth of Canadian national feeling as reflected in the poetry and novels of English Canada – became the 30,000th item submitted to the UBC Retrospective Theses and Dissertation (RTD) collection in cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository. The goal of the RTD project is […]

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Trek Online: The Three Cairns of UBC

by Glenn Drexhage on January 26, 2012

Three UBC campus landmarks are commonly referred to as “cairns,” and each has a unique history. Find out more in this Trek Online article, written by Erwin Wodarczak of UBC Library’s University Archives division.  

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Graduate Student Workshop Series

by Glenn Drexhage on January 19, 2012

Beginning in January, UBC Library offers its Graduate Student Workshop Series for those in the arts and sciences. These workshops cover subjects such as advanced research, staying current in your area of study, publishing and author’s rights. Upcoming topics include: Current awareness tools Web of Science/Journal Citation Reports Digging Into Digital Collections Introduction to PubMed […]

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Videomatica donation in the media

by Glenn Drexhage on January 18, 2012

The recent announcement about Videomatica’s exceptional film collection being housed at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University has garnered much media coverage. Articles have appeared in publications including the Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, the Province, the Vancouver Courier, the Georgia Straight and UBC’s ArtsWIRE. CBC Radio’s As It Happens also […]

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Live-in for Literacy at the Learning Centre

by Glenn Drexhage on January 17, 2012

Photo of past Live-in for Literacy campers by Martin Dee

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UBC, SFU welcome exceptional Videomatica film collection

by Glenn Drexhage on January 16, 2012

Photo credit: Sally Hunter

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Illustrations of couples in love

Love is in the air – Valentine’s Day card sets now on sale

by Jessica Woolman on January 10, 2012

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.– Elizabeth Barrett Browning UBC Library is offering Valentine’s Day card sets for sale – now available at $5 per set (including tax). With images from myths, fairy tales and stories of eternal love, these cards will be a hit with your sweetheart. Images are taken […]

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