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Giving Day 2024

by Anna Moorhouse on March 20, 2024

On UBC Giving Day, April 4, we come together to support UBC students and our world. This year’s Giving Day project at the library involves the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, help the next generation of leaders to be informed knowledge seekers.

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UBC Library users now have access to over 80 new resources funded by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative

by Anna Moorhouse on March 18, 2024

UBC faculty, staff and students now have access to an extensive list of new digital archives, databases, ebooks, print resources and more through UBC Library, thanks to funding provided by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative.

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Applications open for UBC Library’s EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program 2024/2025

by Library Communications on March 13, 2024

Applications are now open to join the 2024/2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholars-in-Residence Program, an initiative by UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

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Wayne McCrory wins the 2024 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his masterful story about his journey in the country of the Tŝilhqot’in people of the Xeni/Tŝilhqot’in.

by Library Communications on March 12, 2024

Wayne McCrory has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and Future.

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Koerner Library to replace carpet on Level 3 starting March 14

by Library Communications on March 11, 2024

Koerner Library will be undergoing space improvements to install new carpet to an area on Level 3 from Thursday, March 14, 2024, through Friday, April 5, 2024.

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Open UBC hosts virtual showcase event for open educational resource creators

by Anna Moorhouse on March 4, 2024

The steep cost of teaching and learning resources is a heavy burden for many students, but UBC faculty are finding new ways to lighten the load with open educational resources.

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How UBC Library is addressing the growing demand for Indigenous reference help

by Anna Moorhouse on February 27, 2024

Basic Indigenous Reference Training is a new type of workshop developed by UBC Library to address the growing demand from all disciplines to learn more about Indigenous topics in coursework and research.

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Open Education Week: March 4-26

by phoebe chan on February 26, 2024

Open Education Week at UBC starts on March 4! Check out all the exciting events coming up and learn more about Open UBC.

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UBC Library partners with the Canadian Certificate in Digital Humanities

by Library Communications on February 21, 2024

UBC Library is pleased to announced a new partnership with the Canadian Certificate in Digital Humanities, an initiative that offers a certificate in Digital Humanities for people who participate in non-curricular digital humanities workshops.

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Climate Emergency Fair: February 16

by matt patton on February 13, 2024

Visit UBC Library’s booth to browse climate action-related books, learn about UBC's Seed Library and more!

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