Lee Maracle – Robson Reading Series, March 29
by Glenn Drexhage on March 20, 2012
Come join us on Thursday, March 29 as esteemed author Lee Maracle reads from The First Wives Club, her new collection of short stories. Maracle, of Salish and Cree ancestry, and a member of the Sto:loh Nation, was born in North Vancouver. The author of critically acclaimed literary works, she is also the […]Posted in Events | Tagged with Robson Square, UBC Bookstore
Trek Online: UBC Library legends
by Glenn Drexhage on March 19, 2012
Lionel Haweis and Dorothy Jefferd are two fascinating characters from UBC Library’s past. Find out more in this Trek Online article, written by Erwin Wodarczak of UBC Library’s University Archives division.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage
BCHDP update: Kootenay Feminism
by Glenn Drexhage on March 14, 2012
The West Kootenay Women’s Association’s Digital History Project is excited to announce the launch of the audio and video components of its digital archive, in time for International Women’s Day celebrations.This project is funded in part through the BC150 Heritage Legacy Fund, the Kootenay Columbia Cultural Alliance and the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative […]
Law Library profiled in American Libraries
by Glenn Drexhage on March 14, 2012
UBC’s beautiful new Law Library, located at Allard Hall, is profiled in American Libraries. The piece highlights the Library’s environmental elements, such as geothermal wells and recycled building materials.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Law Library, Media coverage
TLEF grant boosts Research Commons
by Jessica Woolman on March 2, 2012
A new grant will help support the development of the Koerner Library Research Commons on the Vancouver campus. UBC Library, in collaboration with the University’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) and the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FOGS), was recently awarded a UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) grant for 2012/13 to support […]Posted in Events | Tagged with Research Commons, research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF)
Retell, Rethink, Recover in UBC Reports
by Glenn Drexhage on March 1, 2012
UBC Library’s Retell, Rethink, Recover exhibition, which commemorates the disasters that struck Japan in March 2011, is covered in the new issue of UBC Reports. The event also includes a one-day conference. Please visit the event site to register and for more information.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage
Fisheries portal wins UBC Library’s Research Award
by Glenn Drexhage on March 1, 2012
Three members of UBC’s Fisheries Centre are the 2012 recipients of UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award. The submission from Dr. Dirk Zeller, Mr. Ar’ash Tavakolie and Dr. Daniel Pauly highlighted The Sea Around Us Project portal (www.seaaroundus.org). This innovative project aims to assess, document and communicate the impact of fisheries on the world’s […]Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with awards, Innovative Dissemination of Research Award, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications
Halleran donation featured in B.C. community newspapers
by Glenn Drexhage on February 24, 2012
The press release on the donation of the Halleran Collection to UBC Library has been reprinted in the Boundary Sentinel, the Arrow Lakes News and the Castlegar Source. This unique video collection provides a fascinating document of rural B.C. The donation received valuable support from community partners, including Columbia Basin Trust.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Columbia Basin Trust, Halleran Collection, Media coverage
UBC Library Celebrates Research Week 2012
by Jessica Woolman on February 22, 2012
UBC Library is proud to be part of Celebrate Research Week at UBC, which takes place March 2-9, 2012 and highlights research excellence across UBC’s faculties, departments, schools and partner institutions. As a #research partner at UBC, the Library connects faculty and students with local and global information resources, and enables new forms of knowledge creation, […]Posted in Events | Tagged with Celebrate Research Week, research learning and scholarship
Freedom to Read exhibit in Smithers Interior News
by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2012
An article about the Freedom to Read exhibit at UBC Library appears in the Smithers Interior News. 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 […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with exhibitions, Freedom to Read Week, Media coverage