UBC Library now offering syllabus service to help instructors clear copyrighted course materials
by michelle blackwell on October 31, 2019
The service aims to make copyright compliance as streamlined and easy for UBC faculty as possible.
Download the new ‘Maps and Landscapes’ digital colouring book series
by Katya Roxas on October 22, 2019
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons with our new 'Maps and Landscapes' themed digital colouring book series.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, links, open collections, Rare Books and Special Collections
Food for Fines 2019 Fall campaign runs from October 28 to November 12
by michelle blackwell on October 14, 2019
Reduce your UBC Library fines by donating non-perishable food items. Donations are accepted at library branch circulation desks until November 12.Posted in General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, Food for Fines
Open Access Week
by michelle blackwell on October 7, 2019
RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access and Open Scholarship means for researchers, students and faculty.Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, links, open access, Open Access Week, research learning and scholarship
UBC Seed Lending Library is building a budding community
by michelle blackwell on October 3, 2019
Borrow a variety of high-quality vegetable, herb, and flower seeds that are well-suited to local growing conditions free of charge from the Woodward and Education libraries.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, community engagement
UBC Library hosts exhibit that captures the continual impact of iconic Asian Canadian Jim Wong-Chu
by michelle blackwell on September 30, 2019
The exhibit, that runs October 10 to November 15, celebrates Jim Wong-Chu, a well-known Asian-Canadian historian, editor, author, and poet.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, community engagement
Join us for the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee
by matt patton on September 24, 2019
We’re getting ready to kick off the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 17.Posted in Events | Tagged with IKBLC, spelling bee, United Way
Xwi7xwa Library developing a collection of music by Indigenous artists
by michelle blackwell on September 17, 2019
Known for its extensive and unique collections that focus on Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, the library has been focusing efforts to acquire recordings made by current musicians, recordings of publicly available archival material and traditional materials.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Xwi7xwa Library
UBC Library’s Chung Collection is added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register
by michelle blackwell on September 11, 2019
The Canada Memory of the World Register highlights exceptional works and documents that reflect the wealth and diversity of Canada’s documentary heritage.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with Canada memory of the World Register, Chung Collection, collections
Meet Lorne Madgett, e-Resources & Access Library Specialist at UBC Library
by matt patton on September 9, 2019
Lorne Madgett has been with UBC since 1993, and is currently the e-Resources & Access Library Specialist in Collection Service at the Woodward Library.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with profile, Woodward Library, Work with us