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Watch: The Learning Commons in BC

by Glenn Drexhage on November 10, 2011

The Learning Commons in BC showcases the transformation of traditional academic libraries to the learning commons model. The video below includes a sampling from elementary and secondary schools to post-secondary institutions – including the Chapman Learning Commons at UBC. The video helps explain how the environment and services provided in a learning commons setting is […]

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Robson Reading Series – author profile

by Glenn Drexhage on November 9, 2011

Michael V. Smith, an Assistant Professor of creative writing at UBC’s Okanagan campus and an award-winning author, is profiled in the Ubyssey – UBC’s student newspaper. Smith will read from his work on Thursday, November 10 as part of the Robson Reading Series, held at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

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B.C. Historical Newspapers Project – press release

by Glenn Drexhage on November 7, 2011

More than 45,000 pages chronicling B.C.’s storied past are available online thanks to the British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project. Read the press release to find out more about this great UBC Library initiative.

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Health Information Series – Chronic Conditions

by Jessica Woolman on November 4, 2011

Join Drs. Sue Mills and Sharon Koehn for the latest UBC Health Information Lecture Series event, Saturday November 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The lecture, entitled “Self-Managing your Chronic Conditions: The facts, the challenges and future directions,” will address chronic disease self-management supports, health programs and everyday intervention techniques. Co-sponsored with Surrey Libraries, […]

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Innovative Dissemination of Research Award 2012

by Jessica Woolman on November 2, 2011

Nominations are now open for the 2012 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award.  Established by the Library in 2010, the award focuses on new and innovative ways of communicating and disseminating knowledge. It honours UBC faculty, staff and students who are expanding the boundaries of research through the creative use of new tools and technologies that […]

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Digitization program/project in Prince George Citizen

by Glenn Drexhage on November 2, 2011

The Prince George Newspapers Digitization Project, a work in progress, is featured in the Prince George Citizen. This project has been funded partly by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

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UBC Library Autumn Update in the BCLA Browser

by Glenn Drexhage on November 1, 2011

UBC Library’s Autumn Update appears in the new issue of the BCLA Browser, the newsletter of the British Columbia Library Association. Have a read to find out about the new UBC fundraising and alumni engagement campaign; copyright and UBC; the Smart Business, Small Business events; a Chinese Canadian Stories preview: the Open UBC series, held […]

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Tailings and Mine Waste conference in cIRcle

by Jessica Woolman on October 31, 2011

Are you interested in mining? The proceedings of the upcoming Tailings and Mine Waste 2011 conference (TMW) will soon be publicly available in cIRcle, UBC’s institutional repository. The conference will be held in Vancouver November 6 to 9, 2011. Organized by the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at UBC, in conjunction with Colorado […]

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Smart Business, Small Business event

by Jessica Woolman on October 31, 2011

The Small Business Accelerator (SBA) – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – recently presented its first speaker events in Vancouver and Kelowna, respectively. The forum, entitled Smart Business, Small Business: An SBA Speaker Session, was held in conjunction with Small Business Week, organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada. The Vancouver […]

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Betwixt and Between: Charles van Sandwyk exhibition

by Glenn Drexhage on October 31, 2011

“The birds are above, the fish are below, and we are betwixt and between.”      – Charles van Sandwyk, Sketches from the Dream Isle of Birds. UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections is pleased to bring you the exhibition Betwixt and Between: The Art and Influences of Charles van Sandwyk. Born in South Africa […]

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