IKBLC closed from December 28 through December 29
by Library Communications on December 19, 2018
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be closed from Friday, December 28 through Saturday, December 29, 2018 due to a health and safety requirement while the fire alarm control panels are replaced, as part of scheduled maintenance.
David Lam Library and Canaccord Learning Commons closed from December 22 through January 1
by Library Communications on December 17, 2018
David Lam Library and the Canaccord Learning Commons (CLC) will be closed from Saturday, December 22, 2018 to Tuesday, January 1, 2019 as the UBC Sauder building will be closed for the holidays.Posted in General | Tagged with Canaccord Learning Commons, closures, David Lam Library
Chapman Learning Commons to close for renovations
by Library Communications on December 12, 2018
The Chapman Learning Commons (CLC) on Level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be closed for renovations starting July 19, 2019.Posted in General | Tagged with Chapman Learning Commons, closures, construction, IKBLC, renovations
UBC alumnus Lindsay Wong shares the writing process behind new memoir.
by michelle blackwell on December 6, 2018
Wong reflects on the process of writing her book The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family and her experience at UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with authors, creative writing, IKBLC
UBC Library awarded CANARIE Research Data Management funding
by Anna Moorhouse on November 27, 2018
UBC Library has been named as a successful recipient for the Research Data Management (RDM) funding call from CANARIE, a non-profit corporation that supports research, education and innovation in Canada.Posted in General | Tagged with Geographic Information Systems, GIS, Koerner Library, research learning and scholarship
Learn about ORCID at UBC from November 29-30
by Anna Moorhouse on November 21, 2018
From November 29 to 30, UBC Library will be hosting information tables to highlight ORCID, a new tool that helps manage research publications and activities.Posted in Events | Tagged with IKBLC, Woodward Library
From Open Collections to Art: Local artists use UBC Collections to inspire calendar celebrating Chinatown’s history
by michelle blackwell on November 16, 2018
The collaborative community project highlights the local histories and individuals whose contributions have shaped the neighbourhood.Posted in General | Tagged with art, Chung Collection, community engagement, open collections
New partnership brings original documents from the French Revolution to UBC
by michelle blackwell on November 14, 2018
Students, researchers and the wider community can now access original pamphlets from the French Revolution thanks to a partnership between UBC Library and French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, community engagement, links, partnerships, Rare Books and Special Collections, special collections
Education Library closed on Saturday, December 1
by Library Communications on November 13, 2018
The Education Library will be closed on Saturday, December 1 due to maintenance work going on in the Scarfe Building. Plan ahead to visit one of our other branches.Posted in General | Tagged with closures, Education Library
Fall 2018 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,385.24 to support UBC students in need
by Katya Roxas on November 13, 2018
Now in its fifteenth consecutive year at UBC, the Food for Fines campaign waives $2 in Library fines for every food item donated, to a maximum of $30.Posted in General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, community engagement, donation, Food for Fines