Peer writing consultants across both UBC campuses to receive internationally recognized certification.
by michelle blackwell on January 12, 2018
Student writing consultants at UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver will now be approved for the College Reading and Learning Association’s International Tutor Training Program Certification (CRLA ITTPC).Posted in General | Tagged with Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication, IKBLC, student support, UBC Okanagan, writing
UBC Library featured on North by Northwest with Sheryl McKay
by Library Communications on January 7, 2018
UBC Library's recent acquisition of The Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was featured on CBC radio. The interview begins at the 2 hour 50 sec mark.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, BC, collections, history, links, Media coverage, newspapers
Acquisitions: University of British Columbia (UBC) Library Acquires the First Item Ever Printed in Vancouver
by Library Communications on January 6, 2018
UBC Library's recent acquisition of The Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was featured in the Library Journal's InfoDocket.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, BC, collections, history, links, Media coverage, newspapers
This is the first thing that was ever printed in Vancouver
by Library Communications on January 5, 2018
UBC Library's recent acquisition of The Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was featured in the Daily Hive.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, BC, collections, history, links, Media coverage, newspapers
You can now see the oldest item ever printed in Vancouver
by Jessica Woolman on January 5, 2018
UBC Library's recent acquisition of The Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was featured in Vancouver is Awesome.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, BC, collections, history, links, Media coverage, newspapers
UBC Library acquires the first item ever printed in Vancouver.
by michelle blackwell on January 4, 2018
The first edition of the Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was printed January 15, 1886.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, BC Historical Newspapers Program, Chung Collection, collections, Heritage Vancouver, Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver history
A heralded glimpse of Vancouver, before it was Vancouver
by Jessica Woolman on January 4, 2018
UBC Library's recent acquisition of The Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was featured in the Vancouver Sun.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, BC, collections, history, links, Media coverage, newspapers
How do you map diseases? A look into the world of GIScience and medical geography with Emily Acheson
by michelle blackwell on January 3, 2018
The talk on January 23 is the second in our Visualizing the World: A Maps and Geographic Information Systems Speaker Series.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with cartography, Geographic Information Systems, GIS Speaker Series, IKBLC, maps, speaker series
Season’s Greetings from University Librarian Susan E. Parker
by michelle blackwell on December 20, 2017
Thank you for your continued support of the Library, and best wishes to you throughout the holiday season.Posted in General, University Librarian Message | Tagged with seasons greetings, University Librarian
2018 Asian Language Book Clubs
by michelle blackwell on December 14, 2017
Register now to join one of our four book clubs, set to run in 2018.Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, book club, community engagement, links