Xwi7xwa Library launches library training course on Canvas for Indigenous teacher candidates
by Anna Moorhouse on April 8, 2021
Xwi7xwa Library has launched a new Canvas course for students in NITEP, the Indigenous Teacher Education Program in the Faculty of Education at UBC.Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Teaching and Learning Stories, Xwi7xwa Library
Introducing OpenAthens, UBC Library’s new secure way to access online resources using CWL
by Library Communications on April 7, 2021
UBC Library is excited to announce that on June 2, 2021, we will launch a new way to log into electronic library resources including databases, journals, articles, and ebooks.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, OpenAthens, service update
Giving Day 2021
by phoebe chan on April 1, 2021
On April 7, join alumni, students, and friends from around the world to help expand the Queer Collections Project and increase the visibility and reach of sexuality studies at UBC.Posted in General | Tagged with GivingDay, Rare Books and Special Collections, UBCGivingDay, UBCLibrary
Statement regarding the March 27 attack at the Lynn Valley Public Library
by Library Communications on March 31, 2021
The faculty and staff of UBC Library extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the act of senseless violence at the Lynn Valley Public Library on March 27th.
UBC Library users now able to access digital editions of essential French literature published by Classiques Garnier
by Anna Moorhouse on March 30, 2021
UBC Library has acquired twenty-eight series from the 2021 ebook frontlist collection published by Classiques Garnier, which feature select digital editions of French and Francophone literature.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, digital collections
Climate Research Made Real
by phoebe chan on March 11, 2021
Join UBC's Library climate action team for a panel event featuring panelists from diverse disciplinary backgrounds as they engage in a conversation about the climate crisis.Posted in Events | Tagged with climate, climateactionteam, climateresearch
Dr. Lara Campbell wins the 2021 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for her examination of the complex history of suffrage in British Columbia.
by Library Communications on March 8, 2021
Dr. Lara Campbell has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for her book A Great Revolutionary Wave: Women and the Vote in British Columbia.Posted in Press releases | Tagged with Basil Stuart-Stubbs, Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, IKBLC, support
Open Education Week: March 1-5
by phoebe chan on March 1, 2021
Open Education Week University of British Columbia runs March 1-5. Check out all the exciting #OEweek events coming up and learn more about #OpenUBC.Posted in Events | Tagged with oeweek, Open Education, Open Education Week, openubc
Drop-in Zoom Reference hours
by phoebe chan on February 26, 2021
UBC Library offers Drop-in Zoom Reference hours. Check availability for one-on-one virtual support from librarians.Posted in General | Tagged with services, spaces and services
Read, learn and share at the Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia event
by phoebe chan on February 16, 2021
Read, learn and share at the Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia event. Join us every week between March 1st and 31st to participate in weekly Wikipedia activities designed to be easily accessed online and make contributions to raise the profiles of Indigenous writers. Registration is free and open to everyone.Posted in Events | Tagged with