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UBC Library acquires access to digital newspaper historical archives from around the globe

by Anna Moorhouse on April 15, 2024

UBC faculty, staff and students can now access three new digital collections of newspapers. Explore digital archives for The Montreal Gazette, the Chinese Newspaper Collection, and Le Monde.

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UBC Library digitizes Indigenous language dictionaries

by Anna Moorhouse on April 9, 2024

UBC Library is making Indigenous language dictionaries more accessible by digitizing these works and making them available through UBC Open Collections.

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2024 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research winners announced

by Anna Moorhouse on April 4, 2024

UBC Library is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research.

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Robert Janke appointed Deputy University Librarian, Okanagan Campus

by Anna Moorhouse on March 28, 2024

Robert Janke begins his five-year term as Deputy University Librarian, Okanagan Campus on April 1, 2024.

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Giving Day 2024

by Anna Moorhouse on March 20, 2024

On UBC Giving Day, April 4, we come together to support UBC students and our world. This year’s Giving Day project at the library involves the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, help the next generation of leaders to be informed knowledge seekers.

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UBC Library users now have access to over 80 new resources funded by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative

by Anna Moorhouse on March 18, 2024

UBC faculty, staff and students now have access to an extensive list of new digital archives, databases, ebooks, print resources and more through UBC Library, thanks to funding provided by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative.

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Applications open for UBC Library’s EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program 2024/2025

by Library Communications on March 13, 2024

Applications are now open to join the 2024/2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholars-in-Residence Program, an initiative by UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

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Wayne McCrory wins the 2024 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his masterful story about his journey in the country of the Tŝilhqot’in people of the Xeni/Tŝilhqot’in.

by Library Communications on March 12, 2024

Wayne McCrory has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future.

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Koerner Library to replace carpet on Level 3 starting March 14

by Library Communications on March 11, 2024

Koerner Library will be undergoing space improvements to install new carpet to an area on Level 3 from Thursday, March 14, 2024, through Friday, April 5, 2024.

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Open UBC hosts virtual showcase event for open educational resource creators

by Anna Moorhouse on March 4, 2024

The steep cost of teaching and learning resources is a heavy burden for many students, but UBC faculty are finding new ways to lighten the load with open educational resources.

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