Digitization program/project featured in Burnaby Now
by Glenn Drexhage on May 18, 2011
A project that’s received funding from the B.C. History Digitization Program appears in Burnaby Now. The Burnaby Oral History Digitization Project received a $10,000 grant from the digitization program, which is an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and find out about the B.C. History Digitization Program […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BCHDP, digital libraries, digitization, Media coverage
UBC Library in CPSLD Newsletter
by Glenn Drexhage on May 17, 2011
An update on UBC Library appears in the Spring 2011 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter, the publication from the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Find out about UBC Library’s Community Report, the latest news on the B.C. History Digitization Program, awards for UBC librarians and the launch of LibFOCUS, the Library’s new […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BCHDP, community engagement, Media coverage
Tribute: Dr. William C. Gibson
by Jessica Woolman on May 11, 2011
Dr. William C. Gibson, one of the Library’s strongest and mostenduring supporters, passed away last year at the age of 95.
GIS Lab: Visualizing research
by Jessica Woolman on May 11, 2011
As a boy, Tom Brittnacher was obsessed by transportation and maps – interests that ended up playing a pivotal role in his career choice. Brittnacher, UBC Library’s first Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Librarian, arrived last year to develop a new service to support research on campus with spatial analysis.In June, an opening reception was held […]Posted in General | Tagged with faculty, profile, research learning and scholarship
New digital newspaper archives
by Glenn Drexhage on May 10, 2011
Read all about it: UBC Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of digital newspaper archives that chronicle life during past centuries in the United Kingdom and the U.S. The 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers digital archive features about 1,270 newspapers and news pamphlets from the United Kingdom. It totals nearly one million […]Posted in General | Tagged with archives, digital archives
FAQs database boosts business research
by Glenn Drexhage on May 5, 2011
Good news for business researchers: the David Lam Library continues to enhance its Business FAQs database, which was launched in December 2010. The FAQs, designed to answer common questions about the David Lam Library and business research, can be searched by keyword or browsed by category. The database is based on the Business FAQs at […]Posted in General | Tagged with business, David Lam Library, research learning and scholarship
B.C. digitization project in the Alberni Valley Times
by Glenn Drexhage on May 4, 2011
An article on an innovative project that has received funding from the B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) appears in the Alberni Valley Times. The project involves the digitization of thousands of images related to the community growth of Port Alberni, located on Vancouver Island. The BCHDP was launched by UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BC, BCHDP, digital libraries, digitization, Media coverage
Prof. Henry Yu featured in Metro Toronto coverage
by Glenn Drexhage on May 4, 2011
Henry Yu, a Professor of History at UBC, is quoted in a story that appears in Metro Toronto about a chronological chart of Chinese Canadian History. Prof. Yu is also the Project Lead of Chinese Canadian Stories, an initiative of UBC Library and SFU Library that has received funding from the federal government’s Canadian Historical […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Asian history, Chinese Canadian history, history, Media coverage
UBC Library – revised opening hours
by Glenn Drexhage on April 21, 2011
To all of UBC Library’s users: Please note that there will be changes to the Library’s opening hours over the Easter weekend and the remainder of April. For a complete list of upcoming hours of operation at the Library’s branches and divisions visit the UBC Library website.
Chinese Canadian Stories e-newsletter – April 2011
by Glenn Drexhage on April 18, 2011
Community outreach is the theme of the second e-newsletter from Chinese Canadian Stories: Uncommon Histories from a Common Past, an initiative of UBC Library and Simon Fraser University Library. Stories include updates on a community workshop at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, interviews with the Vancouver Sun and Fairchild Radio, and a Toishan letters […]Posted in General | Tagged with Asian history, Chinese Canadian history, stories