Dr. Larry Goldenberg – March 2 at the Learning Centre
by Glenn Drexhage on February 24, 2011
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Woodward Library are proud to present Dr. Larry Goldenberg – an award-winning Canadian researcher, pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer and world-renowned advocate of patient education. Dr. Goldenberg authored one of the first books to explain prostate cancer treatment options in layman’s terms. Prostate Cancer: All You […]
Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper
by Glenn Drexhage on February 23, 2011
Book Reviews This article from Business in Vancouver January 11-17, 2011; issue 1107 Chocolate Wars: The 150-year rivalry between the world’s greatest chocolate makers By Deborah Cadbury Douglas & McIntyre, 2010 If you’re feeling in need of some choco-endorphins, read Chocolate Wars: The 150-year rivalry between the world’s greatest chocolate makers. Seriously, this is the […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with book review, business, Media coverage
Rare books talk reviewed in Artswire
by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2011
A review of a recent talk about rare books at UBC Library appears in Artswire, the UBC Faculty of Arts newsfeed. The talk was presented by Ralph Stanton, Head of the Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division. You can view the article here, and find out more about Rare Books and Special Collections at […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with lecture, Media coverage, rare books, series
Summon: your one-stop search tool
by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2011
Dear users – UBC Library is proud to present Summon, your new one-stop search tool. Summon provides fast, relevance-ranked results on any topic from UBC Library’s collections in a single search. It will let you search the full range of UBC Library’s vast holdings – including books, journals, articles, newspapers, government publications, maps, data, conference […]Posted in General | Tagged with
Ray Hsu, Evelyn Lau at Robson Reading Series
by Glenn Drexhage on February 10, 2011
The Irving K. Barber Centre is proud to present writers Ray Hsu and Evelyn Lau, who will appear at an upcoming instalment of the Robson Reading Series. Ray Hsu is a poet, activist and scholar who teaches creative writing at UBC. His book Anthropy won the 2005 League of Canadian Poets’ Gerald Lampert Award and […]Posted in General | Tagged with authors, creative writing, reading, series
UBC Library in the BCLA Browser
by Glenn Drexhage on February 4, 2011
The latest issue of the BCLA Browser features contributions from four UBC Library employees: Joy Kirchner (“Sayeed Choudhury on establishing a university data management program”), Katherine Miller (“Burning Needs: ALPS LINK contest winners”), Glenn Drexhage (“Directing the Digital Agenda”) and Susan Paterson (“ALPS Yodeler”). The first three articles are downloadable; the entire issue can be […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage
From the Archives – January 2011
by Glenn Drexhage on February 4, 2011
The latest instalment of “From the Archives,” appearing in UBC’s Grad Gazette and written by Erwin Wodarczak of University Archives, takes an entertaining and informative look at the basketball games that took place in the 1930s and ’40s between the UBC Thunderbirds and the Harlem Globetrotters. You can view the article here, and the January […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with archives, history, Media coverage
Happy 30,000, cIRcle!
by Glenn Drexhage on February 4, 2011
cIRcle, UBC’s information repository, celebrated a special milestone at the end of January when the 30,000th record was added to its holdings. In 2008, UBC Library launched cIRcle, which serves as the digital archive of UBC’s intellectual output. It features published and unpublished materials created at UBC, and it is openly accessible – meaning that […]Posted in General | Tagged with cIRcle, digital libraries
Strategies for studying success
by Glenn Drexhage on February 3, 2011
Need a new approach to hitting the books? Check out UBC’s online workshop series and learn about time management, budgeting basics, critical thinking, note-taking, exam strategies and more. You can find out more information here. Additional photo credit information: Listening to History by Bill Woodrow, photo by cliff1066.Posted in General | Tagged with research learning and scholarship
Arts Wednesdays: Rare Books and Special Collections
by Glenn Drexhage on February 1, 2011
Come out on Wednesday, February 9 for a fascinating talk on rare books at UBC Library, courtesy of the Arts Wednesdays program. What determines a “rare” book? What authors and topics are included in this exclusive designation? Who collects rare books and why? Join Ralph Stanton, Head of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) at […]Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Robson Square