Live-in for Literacy at UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on February 25, 2008
The recent literacy event at Koerner Library, which involved students living in Koerner to raise funds for libraries in Nepal has gathered quite a bit of media attention. The event was held by the new UBC club called DREAM, or Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds, which is raising money for Room to Read, an […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Live-in for Literacy, Media coverage
cIRcle featured in UBC Reports
by Glenn Drexhage on February 8, 2008
cIRcle, UBC’s information repository, is featured in the February 7, 2008 issue of UBC Reports. Scholarly publishing is starting to come full cIRcle at UBC thanks to the development of an online storehouse known as an institutional repository (IR). Dubbed cIRcle (circle.ubc.ca), the site is designed to help store the vast array of UBC’s research […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with cIRcle, Media coverage
Golf Donation to UBC Library profiled in the media
by Glenn Drexhage on January 17, 2008
The recent valuable and generous donation of golf books from Sam Martz to UBC Library has been featured in several newspapers. The Globe and Mail, Sept. 5, 2007 “Fifty years in the making, collection of golf books ‘is the big leagues’.” Read more online. The National Post, Sept. 5, 2007 “The 81-year-old retired businessman […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with collections, donation, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
UBC’s Okanagan Library newsletter
by Glenn Drexhage on December 3, 2007
UBC’s Okanagan Library publishes a twice-yearly newsletter with updates on collections, projects and staff in the Okanagan. The Fall 2007 issue details cIRcle, UBC’s Institutional Repository, renovation updates, the Reference Assistance Program, and staff news. You can view the past issues of the newsletter online.Posted in General | Tagged with cIRcle, Okanagan, renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, UBC Okanagan
UBC Library featured in “new librarians” coverage
by Glenn Drexhage on November 16, 2007
The December 2007 issue of University Affairs includes an article on the “new librarians,” and features comments from UBC Library’s Dean Giustini. “University of British Columbia’s libraries have also seen dramatic changes. When biomedical branch librarian Dean Giustini joined the UBC library staff 10 years ago, the biomedical library offered just three electronic journals. It […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with librarians, Media coverage, profile
UBC’s library robot in the media
by Glenn Drexhage on September 17, 2007
The latest issue of Backbone magazine includes a feature article on UBC Library’s automated storage and retrieval system – aka the library robot. You can view the article at http://www.backbonemag.com/Magazine/Hot_Tech_09070702.asp.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage
The Dolman Collection at UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on September 14, 2007
UBC Library’s Dolman Collection is profiled in this article from UBC Medicine magazine. “In his corner in the Rare Books and Special Collections room of the new Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on the Point Grey campus, Ralph Stanton scrolls through a list of books on a computer monitor. Names both famous—Florence Nightingale and Louis […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digital collections, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections, University Archives
A hole-in-one donation for UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on August 31, 2007
Vancouver’s Sam Martz, a retired businessman and golf aficionado, has given his entire book collection of 4,730 golf books valued at about $450,000 to UBC. The collection, dating back to early 19th-century editions, covers all aspects of golf including club histories, the genesis and art of the game, course architecture, instructions and even poetry with […]Posted in Press releases | Tagged with donation
The President’s Service Award
by Glenn Drexhage on June 14, 2007
The latest issue of UBC Reports features an article on UBC employees who recently received the 2007 President’s Service Award for Excellence. The recipients include Leeta Sokalski, Library Circulation and Office Manager. Congratulations Leeta! Leeta Sokalski, Circulation and Office Manager of UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, has developed a reputation for being able to […]Posted in General | Tagged with awards, Media coverage, UBC
Florence Nightingale collection in the news
by Glenn Drexhage on June 6, 2007
UBC Library’s digitized collection of Florence Nightingale Letters was recently in the news. “Letters written by Florence Nightingale released online by University of British Columbia,” by Nicholas Read, the Vancouver Sun. “UBC opens digital library,” by Elaine O’Connor, the Province (Vancouver). “Important pieces of nursing history now online,” by Canadian Nurse magazine, September 2007 issue. The […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digital collections, Media coverage