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Small Business Accelerator in Northeast News

by Glenn Drexhage on January 12, 2011

The Small Business Accelerator, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in a recent issue of the Northeast News. You can view the article on page 9 of this link.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with business, community engagement, Media coverage, Small Business Accelerator (SBA)

ARTstor workshops at UBC Library

by Glenn Drexhage on January 12, 2011

Want to learn how to find and use images? Then check out UBC Library’s ARTstor workshops. ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images licensed for educational use at UBC, covering the areas of art, architecture, the humanities and the social sciences. In this workshop you will learn how to effectively search […]

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New portal for distance learners

by Glenn Drexhage on January 10, 2011

Attention, distance learners: UBC Library has a new information portal for you. Now you can find everything you need to know about Library services in one place. Find information about getting your library card or barcode and pin number; register for home delivery; request journal articles; find research help and more. Check it all out […]

Posted in General | Tagged with research learning and scholarship

New year, new look at Woodward Library

by Glenn Drexhage on January 5, 2011

It’s 2011, and Woodward Library is proud to enter the new year with a new look. Late last fall, the Library’s lower level – also known as the Garden Level – was unveiled to the public after undergoing an extensive renovation. The handsome result is a user-centred, collaborative study space that features more natural light, […]

Posted in General, Strategic Plan | Tagged with renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library

Small Business Accelerator in Vancouver Observer

by Glenn Drexhage on January 4, 2011

The Small Business Accelerator, a new initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in the Vancouver Observer. You can read the article here, and you can find out more about the Small Business Accelerator here.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with business, community engagement, Media coverage, Small Business Accelerator (SBA)

UBC Library supports Covenant House

by Glenn Drexhage on January 4, 2011

At its seasonal luncheon leading up to the holidays, UBC Library announced that its charity raffle had raised more than $1,000 for Covenant House, which provides food, shelter, clothing and counselling for street youth in Vancouver. The raffle prize winner was Lucia Balabuk, who works in UBC’s Science One program, which is based in the Irving […]

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Patricia Richardson Logie Collection: A B.C. painter’s portraits of pride

by Jessica Woolman on December 24, 2010

A handsome collection of First Nations portraits that was recently donated to UBC Library by B.C. artist Patricia Richardson Logie is being unveiled in a permanent online exhibition in 2011.

Posted in General | Tagged with art, collections, donors, support, Xwi7xwa Library