Construction to begin in the Asian Library on Thursday, May 2, 2019
by michelle blackwell on April 17, 2019
The renovation will allow for better service delivery, study spaces, and programming spaces for the Asian Library as well as several improvements for the collection.Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, closures, construction
The Book of Kells facsimile now on permanent display in UBC Library’s Ridington Room
by Anna Moorhouse on April 17, 2019
The Book of Kells facsimile, which was acquired by UBC Library’s Rare Book & Special Collections in 1990, now resides in a secure, purpose-built display case, accessible to the UBC community.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Music Art and Architecture Library, support
Spring 2019 Food for Fines campaign raises $2,278 to support UBC students in need
by michelle blackwell on April 3, 2019
Now in its sixteenth 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, Food for Fines
Unique skillset makes librarians vital to medical research at UBC
by michelle blackwell on March 26, 2019
UBC librarians are expert searchers, organizers and analyzers — and this unique set of skills is making them indispensable to medical research at UBC.Posted in General | Tagged with research learning and scholarship, Woodward Library
Emerging Media Lab’s new home in UBC Library brings tools for learning to a wider audience
by michelle blackwell on March 14, 2019
Visit the newest location of UBC's Emerging Media Lab located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, research learning and scholarship, Teaching and Learning Stories
Food for Fines 2019 runs from March 18 until April 1
by Katya Roxas on March 11, 2019
Reduce your UBC Library fines by donating non-perishable food items until April 1st.Posted in General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, Food for Fines
UBC Library acquires the personal archive of Hanne Wassermann Walker
by michelle blackwell on March 8, 2019
A significant figure of pre-WWII Viennese cultural and social life, Wassermann Walker's remarkable story has been relatively unknown until now.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, archives, collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his illuminating narrative of the 1858 Fraser River Valley gold rush.
by Anna Moorhouse on March 4, 2019
Dr. Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his book Claiming the land: British Columbia and the making of a new El Dorado.Posted in Press releases | Tagged with Basil Stuart-Stubbs, Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, IKBLC, support
Take the 2019 Library Survey
by Anna Moorhouse on February 25, 2019
This year, we’re opening up the survey to the entire UBC community! We want to hear about your experiences, regardless of how often you use the library.Posted in General | Tagged with assessment, library survey, steward the organization, survey
Open Education Week at UBC is happening March 4–8.
by Anna Moorhouse on February 19, 2019
Posted in Events | Tagged with links, Open Education Week