Chinese Canadian Stories e-newsletter
by Glenn Drexhage on January 24, 2011
The inaugural e-newsletter of Chinese Canadian Stories is now available. Chinese Canadian Stories, an initiative of UBC Library and SFU Library, is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Community Historical Recognition Program. You can view the e-newsletter here, and you can view the Chinese Canadian Stories website here.Posted in General | Tagged with Asian history, Chinese Canadian history, stories
Wallace Chung collections featured in Vancouver Sun
by Glenn Drexhage on January 20, 2011
An article about an exhibition of Wallace Chung’s collection at the Maritime Museum appears in the Vancouver Sun. You can view the piece, which includes information on the Chung Collection at UBC Library, here. And you can find out more about the Chung Collection at UBC here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Chinese Canadian history, Chung Collection, donation, exhibits, Media coverage, support
CHRP project in DIVERSE magazine
by Glenn Drexhage on January 18, 2011
An article on the CHRP project – entitled Chinese Canadian Stories: Uncommon Stories from a Common Past – appears in the Winter 2010 issue of DIVERSE magazine. You can view the article at DIVERSE winter2010. And you can find out more about Chinese Canadian Stories, which is a UBC Library and SFU Library initiative, here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Chinese Canadian history, immigration, Media coverage
Small Business Accelerator in Northeast News
by Glenn Drexhage on January 12, 2011
The Small Business Accelerator, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in a recent issue of the Northeast News. You can view the article on page 9 of this link.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with business, community engagement, Media coverage, Small Business Accelerator (SBA)
ARTstor workshops at UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on January 12, 2011
Want to learn how to find and use images? Then check out UBC Library’s ARTstor workshops. ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images licensed for educational use at UBC, covering the areas of art, architecture, the humanities and the social sciences. In this workshop you will learn how to effectively search […]
New portal for distance learners
by Glenn Drexhage on January 10, 2011
Attention, distance learners: UBC Library has a new information portal for you. Now you can find everything you need to know about Library services in one place. Find information about getting your library card or barcode and pin number; register for home delivery; request journal articles; find research help and more. Check it all out […]Posted in General | Tagged with research learning and scholarship
New year, new look at Woodward Library
by Glenn Drexhage on January 5, 2011
It’s 2011, and Woodward Library is proud to enter the new year with a new look. Late last fall, the Library’s lower level – also known as the Garden Level – was unveiled to the public after undergoing an extensive renovation. The handsome result is a user-centred, collaborative study space that features more natural light, […]Posted in General, Strategic Plan | Tagged with renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library
Small Business Accelerator in Vancouver Observer
by Glenn Drexhage on January 4, 2011
The Small Business Accelerator, a new initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in the Vancouver Observer. You can read the article here, and you can find out more about the Small Business Accelerator here.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with business, community engagement, Media coverage, Small Business Accelerator (SBA)
UBC Library supports Covenant House
by Glenn Drexhage on January 4, 2011
At its seasonal luncheon leading up to the holidays, UBC Library announced that its charity raffle had raised more than $1,000 for Covenant House, which provides food, shelter, clothing and counselling for street youth in Vancouver. The raffle prize winner was Lucia Balabuk, who works in UBC’s Science One program, which is based in the Irving […]Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, support
Patricia Richardson Logie Collection: A B.C. painter’s portraits of pride
by Jessica Woolman on December 24, 2010
A handsome collection of First Nations portraits that was recently donated to UBC Library by B.C. artist Patricia Richardson Logie is being unveiled in a permanent online exhibition in 2011.Posted in General | Tagged with art, collections, donors, support, Xwi7xwa Library