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One-on-One with Susan E. Parker

by Anna Moorhouse on May 16, 2018

One-on-One is an ongoing series aimed at getting ‘behind the scenes’ with senior leadership at UBC.

Posted in General | Tagged with links, University Librarian

Koerner and Education Library branch closures planned for Saturday, June 9

by michelle blackwell on May 2, 2018

The Koerner and Education libraries will be closed Saturday, June 9 for a planned electrical shutdown related to scheduled maintenance. Plan ahead to visit one of our other branches.

Posted in General | Tagged with closures, Education Library, Koerner Library

Open Scholarship in Practice – May 2

by michelle blackwell on April 26, 2018

Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, links, open access, open data, Open Education

Protected: UBC Library acquires rare letters written by young Japanese Canadians during World War II

by michelle blackwell on April 19, 2018

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Posted in Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Japanese Canadian history, Joan Gillis Fonds, press release, Rare Books and Special Collections

Food, Friends and Fish: Celebrating the Harry Hawthorn Foundation

by Anna Moorhouse on April 9, 2018

With more than 2200 books in its fly-fishing and angling collection, the Harry Hawthorn Foundation at UBC Library has grown considerably from a relatively modest beginning.

Posted in Events | Tagged with anniversary, donors, support

Spring 2018 Food for Fines campaign raises more than $2,200 to support UBC students in need

by michelle blackwell on April 4, 2018

This year’s Spring UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $2,235.00 over the Point Grey and Okanagan campuses. 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 […]

Posted in General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, Food for Fines

Meet Evan Thornberry, GIS Librarian at UBC Library

by Anna Moorhouse on April 4, 2018

If you’ve ventured out to visit the UBC Library Map Collection in Walter C. Koerner Library recently, you will likely have met Evan Thornberry, who joined UBC Library as the GIS Librarian in July.

Posted in General | Tagged with graduate students, librarians, profile

Student curated exhibit, A British Columbia Time Capsule highlights gems from the Langmann Family Collection

by michelle blackwell on March 27, 2018

The exhibit, curated by UBC iSchool student Ashlynn Prasad, features historical photographs of B.C. landmarks.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, exhibitions, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, SLAIS, student curators, University Archives, Uno Langmann, Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs

The Chung Collection

by michelle blackwell on March 20, 2018

Sing Tao Weekly features The Chung Collection.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Chung Collection, links, Media coverage

UBC Okanagan Library leads project to bring local history to life