UBC Okanagan Library donation in Kelowna Capital News
by Glenn Drexhage on December 10, 2010
A donation to UBC Okanagan Library by Interior Savings is featured in the Kelowna Capital News. You can view the article here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with donation, Media coverage, Okanagan, support, UBC Okanagan, UBC Okanagan Library
UBC Library GAA/SLAIS student wins prestigious award
by Glenn Drexhage on December 8, 2010
The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) is pleased to announce Bailey Diers as the recipient of its 2010-11 Internship Award. Bailey, a student in the Master of Library and Information Studies degree program at UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, is also a Graduate Academic Assistant in UBC Library’s Assessment Office. […]
UBC Library excels at ALPS LINK awards
by Glenn Drexhage on December 7, 2010
UBC Library enjoyed some stellar results at the recent 2010 ALPS LINK awards. (ALPS LINK is a partnership between the Academic Librarians for Public Service and the British Columbia Electronic Library Network. This year’s contest was entitled “Burning Needs,” and the theme was to share learning objects for librarians’ teaching needs. You can view the […]
UBC Library’s Allan Bell in UBC Reports
by Glenn Drexhage on December 6, 2010
Allan Bell, UBC Library’s Director of Digital Initiatives, is interviewed in the December 2010 issue of UBC Reports. You can view the article here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digitization, Media coverage
Living Library featured in CPSLD Newsletter
by Glenn Drexhage on December 6, 2010
A review of UBC Library’s Living Library event, which took place in September 2010, appears in the Fall 2010 issue of the CPSLD (Council of Post Secondary Library Directors) Newsletter. “UBC Library came alive in September with its first-ever “Living Library” event – an occasion that allows participants to meet a collection of fascinating figures, […]Posted in Events | Tagged with living library, Media coverage
Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper
by Glenn Drexhage on November 30, 2010
Book reviews This article from Business in Vancouver November 9-15, 2010; issue 1098 Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results By Bill Jensen and Josh Klein Portfolio Penguin, 2010 Web strategist Klein and business consultant Jensen have published a collection of edgy, clever and actionable ideas for circumventing organizational bureaucracies. As the title suggests, […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with book review, business, Media coverage
Library’s licensing database noted in Maclean’s
by Glenn Drexhage on November 29, 2010
UBC, and the Library’s licensing database, are featured in a Maclean’s article that examines a looming copyright issue. You can view the article here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage, publishing, scholarly communications
The Mexican Revolution at the Learning Centre Gallery
by Glenn Drexhage on November 25, 2010
Celebrating the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, an exhibition at the Learning Centre Gallery, highlights various Mexican eras. It features a mural, painted by seven different artists, that represents a vision of modern Mexico. Meanwhile, the obsidian collection of Samuel Frid represents an ancestral tradition. Jon Bertelli’s photographic collection of the last generation of Zapatistas […]
Ike Barber named Outstanding Philanthropist
by Glenn Drexhage on November 25, 2010
Dr. Irving K. Barber, a renowned forestry executive and long-time supporter of projects at UBC and elsewhere, has been named “Outstanding Philanthropist” by the fourth annual Giving Hearts Award Program, presented by the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Dr. Barber is the principal donor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with donation, IKBLC, Irving K. Barber, Media coverage
UBC Library launches license database
by Glenn Drexhage on November 24, 2010
With the agreement between Access Copyright and Canadian universities expiring at the end of the year, UBC Library is taking a lead on promoting responsible use of copyrighted and licensed material, including databases and journals. This includes the development of the License Information Database, which answers many questions that instructors may have about using the […]Posted in General | Tagged with