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LibQUAL: Spotlight on Users

by Glenn Drexhage on March 28, 2011

In March 2010, UBC Library completed its third LibQUAL survey, which assesses user satisfaction with our services, collections and spaces. This helps us compare current perceptions of services with those from earlier surveys. UBC Library took significant steps to respond to gaps identified in 2009. This latest survey identified new issues, and we have continued […]

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Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper

by Glenn Drexhage on March 23, 2011

Book reviews This article is from Business in Vancouver March 8-14, 2011; issue 1115 The Intangibles of Leadership By Richard A.Davis Wiley, 2010 I found The Intangibles of Leadership a frustrating book at first. A practical, self-help reader on learning and attaining leadership skills, the book is packed with so many to-do lists, anecdotes and […]

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Follow @ubclibrary on Twitter

by Glenn Drexhage on March 16, 2011

Join our community of followers at UBC Library’s Twitter account! It’s a great way to stay up to date on UBC Library news and happenings. We also tweet about broader issues impacting the world of libraries, literacy, literature and more. So come explore the life of the library – you’ll find us on Twitter at […]

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cIRcle’s Olympic legacy

by Glenn Drexhage on March 11, 2011

It may be a year since the 2010 Winter and Paralympic Games ended – but cIRcle is keeping the spirit, debate and dialogue that helped define the event alive. cIRcle – also known as UBC’s information repository (https://circle.ubc.ca/) – is a digital storehouse for the University’s intellectual output. The site, which launched in 2008 by […]

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UBC Library noted in The Province

by Glenn Drexhage on March 9, 2011

A Province story on a digitization project at the City of Vancouver Archives also mentions UBC Library’s digital photo collection. You can view the article here.

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Digitization project/program in the Abbotsford News

by Glenn Drexhage on March 9, 2011

An article about the digitization of photo archives from the Reach Gallery Museum appears in the Abbotsford News. This project received funding from the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and find out more about the BC History Digitization Program here.

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Asian Library Open House 2011: Exhibits

by Glenn Drexhage on March 8, 2011

The Asian Library and its partners are pleased to present two displays – Identiverse and Dimensions of the Asian World at UBC – as part of the Asian Library Open House 2011. The Asian Library worked with UBC’s Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory on the project. Viewers are invited to conceptualize “Asianness” […]

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UBC Library at Celebrate Research Week

by Glenn Drexhage on March 3, 2011

UBC Library is proud to be part of Celebrate Research Week at UBC, which takes place March 4-11, 2011 and highlights research excellence across UBC’s faculties, departments, schools and partner institutions. You can find out more about this event here. INNOVATIVE DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AWARD In 2010, the Library launched the Innovative Dissemination of Research […]

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Canadian flag exhibition at RBSC

by Glenn Drexhage on February 28, 2011

Canadiana enthusiasts can take in an exhibition that highlights the history of the Canadian flag, the flag debates of the first half of the 20th century and the now-familiar Maple Leaf flag. The exhibit, which runs until March 9, is at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division, located on the lower level of […]

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Vancouver Sun editorial by UBC’s Ingrid Parent, Henry Yu