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Open UBC launches new searchable online collection to highlight UBC open educational resources

by Anna Moorhouse on March 7, 2022

The UBC OER Collection showcases UBC open educational resources (OER) in a searchable interface to support both UBC faculty and the general community in incorporating open educational resources and practices into their curriculum.

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Open Education Week: March 7-11

by Library Communications on March 7, 2022

Open Education Week at UBC runs from March 7-11. Check out all the exciting events coming up and learn more about Open UBC.

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New online exhibit features select letters from the Joan Gillis fonds

by Anna Moorhouse on March 3, 2022

This digital exhibition on Japanese Canadian forced dispersal and internment features materials from the Joan Gillis fonds, housed at the UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections.

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Digital Repository Librarian, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus | Full-time, 12-month term Librarian

by matt patton on March 2, 2022

Digital Repository Librarian Digital Initiatives, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus Full-time, 12-month term Librarian Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2022 UBC LIBRARY: The University of British Columbia Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Canada and consistently ranks among the top university research libraries in North America. UBC Library has 14 branches and […]

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Honouring Indigenous Writers: March 1 – 31

by Library Communications on March 1, 2022

Honouring Indigenous Writers seeks to increase awareness of Indigenous literature and improve the coverage of Indigenous writers on Wikipedia. Join us for an exciting schedule of free events throughout the month of March!

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Join UBC Library for an international celebration of data during Love Data Week

by phoebe chan on February 14, 2022

Join UBC Library for an international celebration of data during Love Data Week dedicated to spreading the awareness and importance of research data through a series of workshops held online between February 14th and 18th.

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I Know We’ll Meet Again: Correspondence and the Forced Dispersal of Japanese Canadians

by Library Communications on February 14, 2022

Join this online public panel event inspired by the Joan Gillis fonds, a remarkable collection of letters that recount the lives of a group of Japanese Canadian teenagers after their forced dispersal from the coastal regions of British Columbia in 1942.

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Forest(Reads): A Virtual Book Club on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

by Anna Moorhouse on February 8, 2022

Join Forest(Reads), a virtual book club on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Forestry, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Library and the Simon KY Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre.

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Download the Birds in Nature digital colouring book: calendar edition

by phoebe chan on February 7, 2022

Experience history and #BeautifulBC at the tip of your pencil crayons. Our new digital colouring book features illustrated birds in nature that doubles as a calendar.

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Chung Collection exhibition room closed for maintenance and renovations

by Anna Moorhouse on February 2, 2022

The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection exhibition room in Rare Books and Special Collections at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is temporarily closed until further notice for ongoing maintenance and renovations.

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