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UBC Library at Celebrate Research Week

by Glenn Drexhage on March 3, 2011

UBC Library is proud to be part of Celebrate Research Week at UBC, which takes place March 4-11, 2011 and highlights research excellence across UBC’s faculties, departments, schools and partner institutions. You can find out more about this event here. INNOVATIVE DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AWARD In 2010, the Library launched the Innovative Dissemination of Research […]

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Canadian flag exhibition at RBSC

by Glenn Drexhage on February 28, 2011

Canadiana enthusiasts can take in an exhibition that highlights the history of the Canadian flag, the flag debates of the first half of the 20th century and the now-familiar Maple Leaf flag. The exhibit, which runs until March 9, is at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division, located on the lower level of […]

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Vancouver Sun editorial by UBC’s Ingrid Parent, Henry Yu

by Glenn Drexhage on February 28, 2011

An editorial by Ingrid Parent, University Librarian and Henry Yu, UBC History Professor and Project Lead for the Chinese Canadian Stories initiative (http://chinesecanadian.ubc.ca), appears in the February 26, 2011 issue of the Vancouver Sun. You can view the editorial, which is about the need for a Pacific Canada Heritage Centre, here.

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Dr. Larry Goldenberg – March 2 at the Learning Centre

by Glenn Drexhage on February 24, 2011

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Woodward Library are proud to present Dr. Larry Goldenberg – an award-winning Canadian researcher, pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer and world-renowned advocate of patient education. Dr. Goldenberg authored one of the first books to explain prostate cancer treatment options in layman’s terms. Prostate Cancer: All You […]

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Book review column – Business in Vancouver newspaper

by Glenn Drexhage on February 23, 2011

Book Reviews This article from Business in Vancouver January 11-17, 2011; issue 1107 Chocolate Wars: The 150-year rivalry between the world’s greatest chocolate makers By Deborah Cadbury Douglas & McIntyre, 2010 If you’re feeling in need of some choco-endorphins, read Chocolate Wars: The 150-year rivalry between the world’s greatest chocolate makers. Seriously, this is the […]

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Rare books talk reviewed in Artswire

by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2011

A review of a recent talk about rare books at UBC Library appears in Artswire, the UBC Faculty of Arts newsfeed. The talk was presented by Ralph Stanton, Head of the Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division. You can view the article here, and find out more about Rare Books and Special Collections at […]

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Summon: your one-stop search tool

by Glenn Drexhage on February 21, 2011

Dear users – UBC Library is proud to present Summon, your new one-stop search tool. Summon provides fast, relevance-ranked results on any topic from UBC Library’s collections in a single search. It will let you search the full range of UBC Library’s vast holdings – including books, journals, articles, newspapers, government publications, maps, data, conference […]

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Ray Hsu, Evelyn Lau at Robson Reading Series

by Glenn Drexhage on February 10, 2011

The Irving K. Barber Centre is proud to present writers Ray Hsu and Evelyn Lau, who will appear at an upcoming instalment of the Robson Reading Series. Ray Hsu is a poet, activist and scholar who teaches creative writing at UBC. His book Anthropy won the 2005 League of Canadian Poets’ Gerald Lampert Award and […]

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UBC Library in the BCLA Browser

by Glenn Drexhage on February 4, 2011

The latest issue of the BCLA Browser features contributions from four UBC Library employees: Joy Kirchner (“Sayeed Choudhury on establishing a university data management program”), Katherine Miller (“Burning Needs: ALPS LINK contest winners”), Glenn Drexhage (“Directing the Digital Agenda”) and Susan Paterson (“ALPS Yodeler”). The first three articles are downloadable; the entire issue can be […]

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From the Archives – January 2011