A Conversation with Ky Sargeant
by Anna Moorhouse on January 17, 2024
We sat down with Ky Sargeant, UBC Library EDI Scholar-in-Residence, to talk about about their work: the challenges, the highlights, and what's up next.Posted in General | Tagged with EDI Scholars-in-Residence, EDI Scholars-in-Residence Q&As, IKBLC, Q&A
UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange
by Anna Moorhouse on January 10, 2024
Join us on January 16 to hear about UBC and Fudan University’s inaugural conservation exchange.Posted in Events | Tagged with Conservation Space
UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
by admin on January 9, 2024
The UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research is now accepting applications until February 29, 2024. Available to all UBC undergraduate students.Posted in General | Tagged with UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
Season’s Greetings from UBC Library
by Library Communications on December 19, 2023
On behalf of everyone at UBC Library, we wish you the very best during this holiday season.Posted in General, University Librarian Message | Tagged with seasons greetings, University Librarian
UBC Library’s First Folio gets interactive with Shakespeare xR
by Anna Moorhouse on December 11, 2023
UBC Library released a digitized version of the Folio on UBC Open Collections, making the rare volume openly accessible. But this 2D digitization was only the first step in a larger plan.Posted in General | Tagged with Digital Initiatives, UBC First Folio
The Meditation Walk: Mindfulness and Community Together at UBC
by admin on December 5, 2023
On February 14 and 28, join a guided meditation walk at UBC’s octagonal labyrinth, hosted by UBC Library and made possible by the UTown@UBC Community Grant.Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, Meditation Walk
Q&A with Fudan University Conservator Yan Li
by Anna Moorhouse on December 5, 2023
We spoke with Yan Li, librarian and rare books Conservator at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, about her 100-day visit at UBC Library’s Conservation Space.Posted in General | Tagged with Conservation Space, preservation, Puban Collection
UBC Asian Library closed for space improvements from January 2 to February 4
by Library Communications on December 4, 2023
UBC Asian Library will be temporarily closed for space improvements starting January 2, 2024.Posted in General | Tagged with
How UBC Education Library is teaching the teacher through community field experience
by Anna Moorhouse on November 29, 2023
As a community field experience partner, UBC Library offers teacher candidates the opportunity to explore a non-traditional educational space.Posted in General | Tagged with Education Library, Faculty of Education, Teaching and Learning Stories
Meditation Space Available for Exam Period
by admin on November 23, 2023
From December 11 to 22, Room 191 in IKBLC is available for meditation, prayer and quiet contemplation.Posted in General | Tagged with Chapman Learning Commons, CLC, meditation space