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UBC launches small business resource for B.C. communities

by Glenn Drexhage on November 23, 2010

MEDIA RELEASE | NOVEMBER 23, 2010 Small businesses across British Columbia now have a free, comprehensive resource to boost their business-planning efforts and foster an online community of information and support, thanks to the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia. The Small Business Accelerator, which launches today at www.sba-bc.ca, is […]

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Digitization program featured in the Nelson Star

by Glenn Drexhage on November 19, 2010

The Nelson Star features an article on a project that’s received funding from the BC History Digitization Program. That initiative was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006. You can view the article here and learn more about the digitization program here.

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2011 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award

by Glenn Drexhage on November 18, 2010

Nominations Now Open: The 2011 UBC Library Innovative Dissemination of Research Award UBC Library is once again seeking nominations for its annual Innovative Dissemination of Research Award. Established in 2010, this award honours those whose creative use of new tools and technologies enhance the ways that research is disseminated. All UBC faculty, staff and students […]

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UBC GIS Users Group meeting – November 24

by Glenn Drexhage on November 18, 2010

UBC Library is pleased to present its monthly UBC GIS Users Group meetings – a gathering of students, researchers, faculty and staff on campus who work with or are interested in geographical information systems. The meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month in Koerner Library, Room 216 at 4 p.m. The next […]

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“my everyday” photo exhibit in Learning Centre Gallery

by Glenn Drexhage on November 10, 2010

The UBC Photosociety is proud to present my everyday – a photo exhibit that appears in the Irving K. Barber Learning Center Gallery. This exhibition displays work from members of the UBC Photosociety that deals with their daily lives, and the ways that those lives intersect with university life. Emerging photographers have captured the things […]

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UBC Library highlighted in Serials Solutions press release

by Glenn Drexhage on November 9, 2010

Serials Solutions, the vendor, recently issued a press release about the adoption of its services by UBC Library. You can view the release here.

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UBC Library’s tech survey: enter to win an iPod

by Glenn Drexhage on November 9, 2010

Participate in UBC Library’s technology survey – and enter to win an iPod Nano! UBC Library recently released its strategic plan for the next five years, which you can find here. Technology and the digital agenda are a key component of this plan – and in order to serve you better, we invite you participate […]

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CP donation featured in the Calgary Herald

by Glenn Drexhage on November 8, 2010

A generous $500,000 donation to UBC Library from the Canadian Pacific Railway is noted in a Calgary Herald article on the 125th anniversary of the Last Spike. The donation will be used to digitize materials from the exceptional Chung Collection. You can view the article here, and learn more about the Chung Collection here.

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Living Library participant profiled in The Ubyssey

by Glenn Drexhage on November 8, 2010

A profile of Andrew “Chima” Akomas, one of the inspiring people who participated in UBC Library’s recent Living Library event, appears in The Ubyssey. You can view the profile here, and you can learn more about the Living Library here.

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Lam Library, new Learning Commons in Vancouver Sun

by Glenn Drexhage on November 4, 2010

Jan Wallace, the Head of David Lam Library, is featured in a Vancouver Sun article that highlights the Canaccord Learning Commons at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. You can read the article here, and you can find out more about the Canaccord Learning Commons here.

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