Preservation Week 2016
by Clare Yow on April 15, 2016
Celebrate this annual initiative by attending a webinar, tour or exhibit at UBC Library from April 25-29.Posted in Events | Tagged with collections, preservation, Preservation Week
Chat and Chew Library Love 2016 – A great success
by Jasmine Devonshire on April 13, 2016
UBC Library hosts a Library Love booth annually to share appreciation for library users of all kinds and to encourage communication about library services and facilities.Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, students
Discover NANITCH Exhibit of Langmann Collection of Photographs
by Jasmine Devonshire on April 1, 2016
IDEA winners 2016: SimPEG and c̓əsnaʔəm research teams
by Jasmine Devonshire on April 1, 2016
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Open-Source Geophysics Research Project Awarded IDEA 2016
by Jasmine Devonshire on March 31, 2016
What is SimPEG? The SimPEG team is one of the two recipient teams for IDEA in 2015. SimPEG is a software package for research and development in geophysics, which provides a framework to carry out numerical research. The project is targeted at promoting exploration, experimentation and extension of ideas in an open-source manner. The […]Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, IDEA award winners, open access, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications, UBC
c̓əsnaʔəm Research Team at UBC Win the 2016 IDEA
by Jasmine Devonshire on March 31, 2016
c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city Susan Rowley and the c̓əsnaʔəm research team are one of two UBC research initiatives to be recognized by IDEA for 2015. c̓əsnaʔəm is an ancient village and cemetery of the Musqueam people located in the heart of Musqueam traditional, unceded territory, dating back over 4,000 years. The c̓əsnaʔəm team […]Posted in General | Tagged with art, exhibitions, exhibits, IDEA award winners, IKBLC, Indigenous, research learning and scholarship
Celebrate the 1st Data Science Day
by Clare Yow on March 23, 2016
On April 4, drop by Koerner Library for a series of data-related talks.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Koerner Library, research learning and scholarship
Rare medieval manuscripts acquired
by Clare Yow on March 23, 2016
Learn how the Library's new acquisitions are enhancing teaching and learning at UBC.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, donation, donors, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections, research learning and scholarship
Take a Step Back in Time: Revealing Exhibition of BC Photography
by Jasmine Devonshire on March 23, 2016
NANITCH emphasizes the contradictions of settlement and asks viewers to look more closely at BC’s complex social and political history.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with exhibitions, exhibits, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
Eugene Barsky on Strategic Initiatives in 2016
by Jasmine Devonshire on March 18, 2016
Research initiatives at UBC Library strive to enhance student learning, engage with communities and partners across the globe and accelerate UBC research.Posted in General | Tagged with digital collections, Digital Initiatives, digitization, research learning and scholarship