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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.  

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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 […]

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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.  

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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, […]

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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 […]

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Coverage of Learning Centre opening hours: Ubyssey, News1130

by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2012

Articles about a petition to open the Irving K. Learning Centre on a 24/7 continual basis have appeared in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper, in November 2011 and February 2012. The story also was also featured on the site of News1130. The Learning Centre is currently open on a 24/7 basis during exam periods.

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Film collection on B.C. environment to be preserved

by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2012

  One of the largest private film collections in Canada, which provides a fascinating document of rural B.C., will be housed and preserved by UBC Library thanks to a generous donation from the Halleran family and the support of community partners including Columbia Basin Trust (CBT).   The Halleran Collection, valued at $750,000, consists of […]

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Retell, Rethink, Recover: Feb. 20 – April 30

by Glenn Drexhage on February 20, 2012

UBC Library is hosting an exhibition and conference to commemorate the March 11, 2011 disasters in Japan. Retell, Rethink, Recover, which begins on February 20 and runs through April, consists of three phases on display in different parts of the Library system. The Retell section highlights disaster prints and historical maps. All materials are from […]

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Graduate Research in a Day

by Jessica Woolman on February 15, 2012

Discover | Gather | Create | Share Wondering what to do during reading break? Come to the Library and catch some workshops to help you with your studies. On February 22, UBC Library is hosting a workshop series for graduate students. Offering 8 sessions over the course of the day, plus lunch, the workshop series […]

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Love! In the Library? in the Ubyssey, Vancouver Sun blog

by Glenn Drexhage on February 14, 2012

Love! In the Library? – a UBC Library exhibition that examines how lovers speak to each other through literature – is featured in the Ubyssey, the UBC student newspaper, and the Vancouver Sun books blog. Come explore Love! In the Library? until February 19 at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, located on level […]

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