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
The Honourable David See-Chai Lam
by Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
Learn more about the former Lieutenant-General of British Columbia, the Honourable David See-Chai Lam.
Dr. Irving K. Barber and Jean Barber
by Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
Learn more about Dr. Irving K. Barber.Posted in General | Tagged with donors, IKBLC, Irving K. Barber, profile, support
Dr. H. Colin Slim
by Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
Learn more about Dr Colin Slim and the Stravinsky Collection at UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, donors, profile, support
Drs. Wallace and Madeline Chung
by Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
“We are giving the collection to UBC so that people can have the opportunity to understand and appreciate the struggles and joys of those who have come before them” – Drs. Wallace and Madeline Chung From a young age, Wallace Chung had an affinity for discovery, collecting, and preserving. What began as a scrapbook of […]Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, donors, IKBLC, support
The Dodsons: Champions of UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
“We both wanted to give something back to the library” – Mrs. Suzanne Cates Dodson and Mr. Earl Dodson For Suzanne Cates Dodson and Earl Dodson, the UBC Library has long played an important role in their personal and professional lives. The pair first met at the Main Library (now the Irving K. Barber Learning […]