UBC copyright update
by Glenn Drexhage on August 10, 2011
Developments regarding UBC and copyright are featured in a blog from The Tyee, an online publication and The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. “The University of British Columbia has decided to opt-out of Access Copyright’s proposed tariff on copyrighted materials that generally make up student course packs, to avoid increased fees and restrictions that would begin […]Posted in General | Tagged with copyright, Media coverage, scholarly communications
Exhibition at Rare Books and Special Collections
by Jessica Woolman on July 29, 2011
In honour of the City of Vancouver’s 125th birthday, an exhibition highlighting the voyages of George Vancouver is on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections on level one of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. For more information, visit events.ubc.ca or the Rare Books and Special Collections blog.Posted in Events | Tagged with exhibits, rare books
Old Streams project featured on Straight.com, Granville Online
by Glenn Drexhage on July 21, 2011
The Old Streams project – which involves UBC Library and the Vancouver Aquarium – is featured on the Georgia Straight‘s website and Granville Online. UBC Library has digitized the content of the Aquarium’s paper maps from the 1970s, allowing users to discover Vancouver’s vanished streams and waterways. You can view the articles here and here, […]Posted in General | Tagged with GIS, Media coverage, Vancouver, waterways
UBC Library and Vancouver Aquarium reveal Vancouver’s secret waterways
by Glenn Drexhage on July 19, 2011
Media Release | Jul. 19, 2011 Vancouver’s vanished streams and waterways can be discovered once again thanks to a digitization project involving UBC Library and the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. UBC Library digitized the content of the Aquarium’s paper maps from the 1970s, allowing both scholars and the public to see the paths of […]Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with GIS, Vancouver, waterways
UBC Library in open access Partnership journal
by Glenn Drexhage on July 8, 2011
An article from UBC Library’s Science and Engineering team appears in the open access journal Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. The piece, entitled “Teaching Matters: Increasing Library Visibility through Integrated Classroom Instruction,” is by Eugene Barsky (Librarian), Aleteia Greenwood (Head) and Kevin Read (student librarian and student at UBC’s […]Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, Media coverage, open access, scholarly communications
UBC Library in the BCLA Browser (Vol. 3, No. 3)
by Glenn Drexhage on July 4, 2011
Find out about the latest developments at UBC Library in the new issue of the BCLA Browser (Volume 3, Number 3). The Features section includes news about University Librarian Ingrid Parent taking on the presidency of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; a new Director for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre; the […]Posted in General | Tagged with Media coverage
Information Literacy: Digging Deeper for Understanding in a Digital World
by Jessica Woolman on July 4, 2011
UBC’s Education Library hosted an information literacy mini-conference for secondary student teachers (teacher candidates) called “Digging Deeper for Understanding-Using Information Smarts in a Digital World” on June 8, 2011. The mini-conference was planned collaboratively with Dr. Kedrick James, a faculty member in the Department of Language and Literacy Education and Jo-Anne Naslund, Instructional Services librarian […]Posted in Events, General | Tagged with conference
UBC Library helps furnish schools, non-profit organizations
by Jessica Woolman on June 30, 2011
A piece of UBC Library now resides in the tiny Dora Drinkwater Community Library on Denman Island, B.C.
Expanding access to Earth and Ocean Sciences
by Jessica Woolman on June 30, 2011
Earth sciences researchers can now access and explore more relevant research thanks to cIRcle, UBC’s institutional repository. cIRcle is the University of British Columbia’s digital repository for research and teaching materials created by the UBC community and its partners. With more than 34,000 items freely accessible to anyone on the web, cIRcle offers continued […]Posted in General | Tagged with
Storied UK periodicals at UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on June 27, 2011
Fascinating accounts of British history and culture are now available via UBC Library, thanks to new online periodical collections. 19th Century UK Periodicals is a major new collection covering the events, lives, values and themes that shaped the 19th-century world. To date, two parts of the five-part series have been released. Part 1 marks the […]Posted in General | Tagged with