The quest for hidden gem study spaces at UBC Library with Billie Hu
by phoebe chan on September 6, 2022
Billie Hu gives us a tour of her favourite study location and shares with us the many resources within this space.Posted in Strategic Plan | Tagged with hiddengems, Koerner Library, library spaces, Research Commons, spaces, Strategic Framework
Browser extension allows for seamless access to UBC Library’s online resources
by Anna Moorhouse on September 6, 2022
Learn how you can access UBC Library subscriptions from anywhere on the web with the Library Access browser extension.Posted in General | Tagged with
UBC Library subscription to Refworks will end on September 30
by Library Communications on September 1, 2022
UBC Library's subscription to the RefWorks citation management software will end on September 30, 2022. All users of the Legacy or ProQuest RefWorks are reminded to transfer their references to another citation management tool before that date.Posted in General | Tagged with service update
Felicia de la Parra wins the 2022 President’s Staff Award for Wellbeing
by michelle blackwell on August 30, 2022
Felicia de la Parra, Senior Library Assistant, Rare Books and Special Collections is one of 21 staff recipients of the 2022 President's Service Awards for Excellence and the President's Staff Awards.
The quest for hidden gem study spaces at UBC Library with Elisha Facundo
by phoebe chan on August 30, 2022
Elisha Facundo shares her favourite study spot at the UBC Vancouver Campus and what makes this place so special to her.Posted in Strategic Plan, Uncategorized | Tagged with hiddengems, IKBLC, library spaces, ridingtonroom, spaces, Strategic Framework
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre overnight closure planned for August 30 – 31
by Library Communications on August 24, 2022
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will close from 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30 and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31.
UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
by matt patton on August 15, 2022
UBC Library has launched the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research. The prize is a way to showcase students’ effective and innovative use of library services, information experts and resources provided by UBC Library and is open to all undergraduate students.
Xwi7xwa Library exhibit explores a Decade of Indigenous Languages
by Anna Moorhouse on August 11, 2022
As part of Indigenous History Month this past June, Xwi7xwa Library launched a new exhibit, featuring materials from their Indigenous language collection, on display now in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions, exhibits, Xwi7xwa Library
UBC Library 2021/22 Senate Report
by phoebe chan on August 9, 2022
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report is now available. Read about our highlights from the past fiscal year, which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, inspiring with innovative spaces and services and stewarding the organization. Learn how the library transitioned back to fully in-person operations on campus in September 2021, kicking off a year of hybrid teaching, learning and work.Posted in Carousel, General, Publications, Senate Reports | Tagged with collections, community engagement, research learning and scholarship, senate report, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, support
Meet Hannah McKendry, Conservation Technician at UBC Library
by matt patton on August 4, 2022
Learn how priceless collections at UBC Library are preserved and protected in the library's new Conservation Space. Hannah McKendry, Conservation Technician, shares her story.Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with Conservation Space, profile, Work with us