UBC and copyright update in the Ubyssey
by Glenn Drexhage on September 22, 2011
An update on UBC and copyright appears in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. “Professors and students are struggling to figure out how to stay within the legal bounds of copyright since UBC opted out of a licensing agreement with Access Copyright (AC) back in August. However, the university has said that the academic community should already have […]Posted in General | Tagged with copyright, Media coverage, Ubyssey
Early campus life in Trek Online – UBC Archives
by Glenn Drexhage on September 19, 2011
UBC alum George Van Wilby and his storied campus photographs are profiled in the new issue of Trek Online, courtesy of UBC Archives’ Erwin Wodarczak. You can find the article here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with archives, Media coverage, Trek
Top 10 tips for connecting with UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on September 19, 2011
The top tips for UBC Library appear in the latest issue of UBC Reports, “Back to School and In the Cloud” (UBC Reports | Vol. 57 | No. 9 | Sep. 1, 2011). The item appears below, and can also be found on the UBC Reports website. Top 10 tips for connecting with UBC Library, without setting foot […]Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, digital collections, Media coverage, research learning and scholarship, social media, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
UBC Library Online Workshop Series
by Glenn Drexhage on September 15, 2011
UBC Library teaches more than 1,400 classes and workshops to over 30,000 students and faculty each year as part of its instructional program. In addition to our extensive in-class and computer lab classes, we offer an online workshop series in mid-September to get you ready for research. Upcoming online workshops include: Introduction to the Web […]Posted in General | Tagged with
Ingrid Parent interviewed on Radio-Canada newscast
by Glenn Drexhage on September 14, 2011
Ingrid Parent – UBC’s University Librarian and President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – was interviewed yesterday on Le Téléjournal Colombie-Britannique, Radio-Canada’s evening newscast. You can view the all-French interview here – the interview runs in the third segment, about two minutes in.Posted in General | Tagged with Media coverage
UBC Library in the Ubyssey
by Glenn Drexhage on September 13, 2011
An article about the evolution of UBC Library appears in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. You can view the article here.Posted in General | Tagged with digital libraries, libraries, Media coverage
King James Bible exhibition at RBSC
by Glenn Drexhage on September 7, 2011
The 1611 appearance of a new English translation of the Bible, known variously as the Authorized Version or the King James Version, is a landmark of cultural and religious history. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of this event, Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC), in collaboration with the Vancouver School of Theology, Regent College […]Posted in Events | Tagged with exhibitions, exhibits
Live literature and cozy conversation at the Robson Reading Series
by Jessica Woolman on September 6, 2011
Overwrought ballerinas in Various Positions. Anglo-Saxon poetry forged by Curious Masonry. Something Fierce in the history of Chile. Progress choked in a small working-class town. All these titles and the Man Booker Prize for Fiction nominee Esi Edugyan are just some of the delights to come as the Robson Reading Series launches its 2011 fall […]Posted in Events | Tagged with robson reading series, Robson Square
Digitization program/project in Northern View, Muskeg News
by Glenn Drexhage on September 1, 2011
Stories about the digitization of past issues of the Prince Rupert Daily News (dating from 1911 to 1923) are featured in the Northern View and the Muskeg News. This project has received funding from the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the articles here and […]Posted in General | Tagged with BCHDP, digital libraries, digitization, Media coverage
Media coverage: UBC’s University Librarian becomes IFLA President
by Glenn Drexhage on August 31, 2011
On August 18, Ingrid Parent – UBC’s University Librarian – became the first Canadian President of the International Association of Library Associations and Institutions. This appointment has received much media coverage, with articles appearing in the Vancouver Sun, the Vancouver Courier, the Tyee, Quill & Quire and the Epoch Times (Chinese-language version only). Ingrid was […]Posted in General | Tagged with IFLA, libraries, Media coverage