UBC Library digitizes Indigenous language dictionaries
by Anna Moorhouse on April 9, 2024
UBC Library is making Indigenous language dictionaries more accessible by digitizing these works and making them available through UBC Open Collections.Posted in General | Tagged with cIRcle, collections, community engagement, digital collections, Digitization Centre, Indigenous
2024 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research winners announced
by Anna Moorhouse on April 4, 2024
UBC Library is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research.Posted in General | Tagged with prize, UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, undergraduate
Robert Janke appointed Deputy University Librarian, Okanagan Campus
by Anna Moorhouse on March 28, 2024
Robert Janke begins his five-year term as Deputy University Librarian, Okanagan Campus on April 1, 2024.Posted in General | Tagged with
Giving Day 2024
by Anna Moorhouse on March 20, 2024
On UBC Giving Day, April 4, we come together to support UBC students and our world. This year’s Giving Day project at the library involves the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, help the next generation of leaders to be informed knowledge seekers.Posted in Events | Tagged with GivingDay, prize, UBCGivingDay
UBC Library users now have access to over 80 new resources funded by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative
by Anna Moorhouse on March 18, 2024
UBC faculty, staff and students now have access to an extensive list of new digital archives, databases, ebooks, print resources and more through UBC Library, thanks to funding provided by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, PAEI
Applications open for UBC Library’s EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program 2024/2025
by Library Communications on March 13, 2024
Applications are now open to join the 2024/2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholars-in-Residence Program, an initiative by UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.Posted in General | Tagged with EDI Scholars-in-Residence, IKBLC
Wayne McCrory wins the 2024 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his masterful story about his journey in the country of the Tŝilhqot’in people of the Xeni/Tŝilhqot’in.
by Library Communications on March 12, 2024
Wayne McCrory has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future.Posted in General | Tagged with Basil Stuart-Stubbs, Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize
Koerner Library to replace carpet on Level 3 starting March 14
by Library Communications on March 11, 2024
Koerner Library will be undergoing space improvements to install new carpet to an area on Level 3 from Thursday, March 14, 2024, through Friday, April 5, 2024.Posted in General | Tagged with Koerner Library, service update, spaces and services
Open UBC hosts virtual showcase event for open educational resource creators
by Anna Moorhouse on March 4, 2024
The steep cost of teaching and learning resources is a heavy burden for many students, but UBC faculty are finding new ways to lighten the load with open educational resources.Posted in General | Tagged with Open Education, Open Education Week
How UBC Library is addressing the growing demand for Indigenous reference help
by Anna Moorhouse on February 27, 2024
Basic Indigenous Reference Training is a new type of workshop developed by UBC Library to address the growing demand from all disciplines to learn more about Indigenous topics in coursework and research.Posted in General | Tagged with Indigenous, Reference, steward the organization, Xwi7xwa Library