Fab fashion database now on trial
by Glenn Drexhage on August 26, 2010
UBC Library now has trial access to an absolutely fabulous new database: the Berg Fashion Library. Please note that the trial is available until September 23, 2010. Anchored by the 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, the Berg Fashion Library is the first online resource to provide access to interdisciplinary and integrated text, image, […]Posted in General | Tagged with
Blast from the UBC past
by Glenn Drexhage on August 23, 2010
The article below is from the Ubyssey’s “Flashback Friday” series, in which the UBC student newspaper takes a look at “interesting, thought-provoking or just plain weird articles” published since 1918. This piece, which refers to UBC Library, is one of the first articles that appeared in the paper about the Internet. Student access to Internet […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage, online access, Ubyssey
Access a world of data with Abacus
by Glenn Drexhage on August 23, 2010
Whether you are investigating the meteoric growth of Internet usage in Canada, the shifting demographics in Vancouver’s downtown core, or mapping the coastal temperate rainforest cover in British Columbia, Abacus represents a significant service enhancement for all academic researchers. Its launch coincides with the opening of UBC Library’s new GIS/Research Data lab in Koerner Library. […]Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, open access
Chinese Canadian portal/funding in the news
by Glenn Drexhage on August 10, 2010
The recent announcement on federal funding worth $900,000 for a Chinese Canadian portal project that involves UBC Library has received ample media coverage. Here are pieces from the Vancouver Sun, the Province and the Xinhua News Agency. And here’s a great photo of a tour of the Chung Collection, held after the formal announcement, in […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Chinese Canadian history, Media coverage
UBC gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal
by Glenn Drexhage on August 9, 2010
MEDIA RELEASE | AUGUST 9, 2010 UBC gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal A bilingual website featuring the legacies of Chinese Canadians who helped shape this country will soon be a reality thanks to an ambitious project led by the University of British Columbia and a $900,000 grant from Citizenship […]Posted in Press releases | Tagged with awards, Chinese Canadian history
Digitization project featured in the Langley Advance
by Glenn Drexhage on August 4, 2010
A project involving the digitization of community newspaper photo archives appears in the Langley Advance. This project received funding from the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative that was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006. You can read the article here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digitization, funding, Media coverage
Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper
by Glenn Drexhage on July 26, 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. Pulling back the curtain on Wall Street shenanigans This article is from Business in Vancouver July 6-12, 2010; issue 1080 The Devil’s Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High-Stakes Games Played Inside […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with book review, business, Media coverage
UBC Library acquires Emerald e-journal collection
by Glenn Drexhage on July 21, 2010
UBC Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of Emerald Management Plus, a new e-journal collection. Emerald provides online access to a growing collection of more than 120,000 articles from over 250 journals in 22 management disciplines, including: Accounting and Finance Advanced Automation Built Environment Business Ethics and Law Economics Education Enterprise and Innovation Health […]Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, journals, online access
Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper
by Glenn Drexhage on July 19, 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. Making sense of online and social media marketing This article is from Business in Vancouver June 8-14, 2010; issue 1076 Understanding Digital Marketing: Marketing Strategies for Engaging the Digital Generation By […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with book review, business, Media coverage
Digitization project, Ike Barber featured in Victoria Times Colonist
by Glenn Drexhage on July 13, 2010
The Victoria Times Colonist recently published an article on the Colonial Despatches project, which involved the digitization of letters between Vancouver Island and the Colonial Office in London. This project was supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006. The article also pays tribute […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BCHDP, digitization, donation, IKBLC, Irving K. Barber, Media coverage