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The Life of Malcolm Lowry on display at Rare Books

by Glenn Drexhage on July 20, 2009

A showcase about one of B.C.’s most famous resident-writers is on display in Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC). The exhibition of UBC Library’s Malcolm Lowry Collection coincides with the Malcolm Lowry Centenary International Conference, held at UBC from July 23 to July 25 (more information can be found at http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/mmota/lowry.htm). Lowry (1909-1957), a […]

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Antarctica: Passion and Obsession at the Learning Centre

by Glenn Drexhage on July 16, 2009

Stunning images from one of the most remote regions on earth are on view at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, thanks to a photo exhibit entitled Antarctica: Passion and Obsession. The exhibit features works from Pat and Rosemarie Keough, self-taught photographers and a well-travelled husband-and-wife team. The show is located in the Learning Centre […]

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UBC Library in BCLA Browser

by Glenn Drexhage on July 14, 2009

UBC Library is featured in the latest issue of the BCLA Browser – you can view the entry here: http://bclabrowser.ca/index.php/browser/article/view/67/98

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Ingrid Parent profiled in UBC Reports

by Glenn Drexhage on July 13, 2009

An article on Ingrid Parent, UBC’s new University Librarian, appears in the July 2009 issue of UBC Reports. You can view the article here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2009/09jul02/librarian.html

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UBC Library’s TOTS featured in Partnership journal

by Glenn Drexhage on June 25, 2009

An article about UBC Library’s Tools for Outreach and Teaching Series (TOTS) appears in Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. The article was written by Lindsay Ure, Susan Atkey and Katherine Miller, who are reference librarians at UBC Library. You can view the piece here: http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/932/1473

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RBSC folk collection ready for use

by Glenn Drexhage on June 12, 2009

Fans of British Columbia folk music, rejoice: more than 7,000 items from the Philip J. Thomas Collection are now catalogued and ready for use. Thomas, who was born in Victoria in 1921 and died in 2007, co-founded the group that became the Vancouver Folk Song Society. The collection, held by UBC Library’s Rare Books […]

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UBCO’s Gwen Zilm awarded CLA’s highest honour

by Glenn Drexhage on June 9, 2009

Gwen Zilm, Associate Vice President, Learning Services at UBC Okanagan, has been awarded with the Miles Blackwell Outstanding Academic Librarian Award. This is the highest honour presented by the Canadian Library Association. The award was recently presented to Zilm at a national library conference in Montreal. You can read more here: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/publicaffairs/mediareleases/2009/mr-09-053.html

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UBC Library in CPSLD newsletter

by Glenn Drexhage on June 8, 2009

The Spring 2009 issue of the newsletter from the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors (CPSLD) features a tribute to University Librarian pro tem Peter Ward, and an update on Ingrid Parent, the incoming University Librarian. UBC Library’s entry begins on page 18.

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University Archivist selected for ARL Leadership Program

by Glenn Drexhage on May 5, 2009

UBC Library is pleased to announce that Chris Hives, University Archivist, has been selected to participate in the 2009/10 Research Library Leadership Fellows Program, from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). This is an executive leadership program designed and sponsored by seven ARL member libraries: Brigham Young University and the University of Utah; University of […]

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