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
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