Historical newspapers project – media coverage
by Glenn Drexhage on November 17, 2011
UBC Library’s British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project, which features digitized versions of 24 newspapers from around the province, has received some great media coverage. Articles have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Nelson Star, Metro Vancouver (see page 28), the Cranbrook Daily Townsman and Moncton’s Times & Transcript. A mention of the project is […]Posted in General | Tagged with BCHDP, Digital Initiatives, Media coverage
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 […]Posted in General | Tagged with BC, Chapman Learning Commons, IKBLC
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.Posted in General | Tagged with creative writing, Media coverage, robson reading series
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.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with BC Historical Newspapers Program, Digital Initiatives, digitization
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, […]Posted in Events | Tagged with
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 […]Posted in General | Tagged with awards, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications
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.Posted in General | Tagged with BCHDP, Media coverage
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 […]Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, BCLA Browser, community engagement, copyright, Media coverage, open access, Open UBC, Small Business Accelerator (SBA), start an evolution
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 […]Posted in General | Tagged with cIRcle, conference, engineering, mining
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 […]Posted in Events | Tagged with Robson Square, small business, Small Business Accelerator (SBA)