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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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UBC Book of Remembrance featured in the Grad Gazette

by Glenn Drexhage on July 13, 2010

The latest instalment of “From the Archives” is now available in the Grad Gazette, a monthly e-newsletter published by UBC Alumni Affairs. “From the Archives” is a regular feature provided by UBC Library that highlights noteworthy aspects of UBC’s history. This latest piece, written by Archivist Erwin Wodarczak, examines the UBC Book of Remembrance. You […]

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UBC Library’s strategic plan featured in BCLA Browser

by Glenn Drexhage on July 12, 2010

The new issue of the BCLA Browser features a story on UBC Library’s strategic plan. Links to the article, and other pieces about BC’s library community, can be found here.

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“Creative Outlets” in the Learning Centre

by Glenn Drexhage on June 29, 2010

Come see the combined vision of six Vancouver artists whose photography transcends the traditional. Inspire your senses with images that include architecture, pop art, nature and the evocative beauty of remote lands. Artists include Andrew Mok, Gina Botelho, James Yip, Marek Gronowski, Pennie Lou and Ron Lee – please see below for more information on […]

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