Living Library media coverage
by Glenn Drexhage on September 24, 2010
UBC Library’s first Living Library event, which was held on September 22 and featured fascinating individuals who were lent out as talking “books” to users, received some great media coverage. CBC Radio’s Early Edition previewed the Living Library, and interviewed two of the participants. You can listen to the interview here (the Living Library segment […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with living library, Media coverage
Manage your research with Emerald
by Glenn Drexhage on September 23, 2010
Looking for information on international business? What about marketing or human resources – or an array of other management topics? If this sounds like you, then make sure to check out Emerald Management Plus, UBC Library’s new e-journal collection. This collection provides online access to more than 120,000 articles from over 250 journals from the […]Posted in General | Tagged with journals, publishing
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas at the Learning Centre
by Glenn Drexhage on September 21, 2010
Come join us for an afternoon of illustrative story telling, courtesy of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. The stories of the trickster Raven, as told by Yahgulanaas, are what most people would call comics – and they are also fun, humorous and sometimes rude. Yahgulanaas takes traditional Haida stories and turns them into manga (Japanese-style comics). He […]
UBC Library project in the Northern Miner newspaper
by Glenn Drexhage on September 17, 2010
Mining for reclamation information at UBC By Glenn Drexhage and Eugene Barsky of the UBC Library. Special to The Northern Miner A new offering from UBC Library at the University of British Columbia enables users to access decades of valuable information on mine reclamation for free. Each year, the British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium is […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, cIRcle, community engagement, Media coverage, mining, open access
UBC Library at Word on the Street – September 26
by Glenn Drexhage on September 15, 2010
UBC Library is partnering with UBC Library Vault, Rare Books & Special Collections and the UBC Bookstore for Word on the Street – an annual day-long event celebrating the diversity, quality and originality of writing and publishing in BC. The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at […]Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Robson Square, word on the street
Pilot program featured in UBC Reports
by Glenn Drexhage on September 10, 2010
The latest issue of UBC Reports features an article on a community service-learning pilot program that involved various UBC units, including the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and the entire issue of UBC Reports here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage
Learn @ the Library
by Glenn Drexhage on September 7, 2010
UBC Library teaches more than 1,400 classes and workshops to over 30,000 students and faculty each year as part of its instructional programming. In addition to its extensive in-class and computer lab classes, the Library will offer an online workshop series in mid-September to get you ready for research. Upcoming online workshops include: Introduction to […]Posted in General | Tagged with
UBC Library’s Dean Giustini featured in Maclean’s
by Glenn Drexhage on September 7, 2010
An article on changing study habits that appears in Maclean’s magazine features comments from Dean Giustini, a Reference Librarian at UBC’s Biomedical Branch Library. You can view the article here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with librarians, Media coverage
CHRP-funded project at UBC noted in the Georgia Straight
by Glenn Drexhage on September 1, 2010
A recent article in the Georgia Straight about an online exhibit dedicated to Chinese Canadian history also cites UBC Library’s recent news about a $900,000 contribution from the Community Historical Recognition Program. This funding supports an English-Chinese Web portal entitled “Chinese Canadian Stories: Uncommon Histories from a Common Past.” You can view the the Georgia […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Chinese Canadian history, Media coverage
Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper
by Glenn Drexhage on August 31, 2010
You can review the latest Business in Vancouver book reviews below, which feature contributions from UBC Library’s Jan Wallace and UBC Bookstore’s Treena Chambers. Origins of social-networking website giant revealed This article from Business in Vancouver August 3-9, 2010; issue 1084 www.biv.com The Accidental Billionaires The founding of Facebook: a tale of sex, money, genius […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with book review, business, Media coverage