New digital acquisition: CITR audiotapes spanning 70 years
by Jasmine Devonshire on September 15, 2016
These audio recordings are a cultural record of student life and voices from the UBC community spanning 70 years.Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, digital collections, digitization, Discorder, UBC
UBC library buys rare Chaucer works for $200K
by Clare Yow on September 15, 2016
CTV's evening news covered the Library's purchase of this rare book on August 25, 2016.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, art, collections, community engagement, donation, links, Media coverage, open access, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
Back to school in Vancouver: the University of British Columbia’s best attractions
by Clare Yow on September 15, 2016
UBC Library's Chung Collection is cited by Lonely Planet as one of the top attractions to visit in Vancouver.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, Chung Collection, collections, donation, donors, exhibitions, exhibits, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
17 great places to study at UBC
by Clare Yow on September 15, 2016
The Daily Hive highlights a number of Library spaces as ideal study spots at the University.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Asian Library, Chapman Learning Commons, David Lam Library, Education Library, Koerner Library, Law Library, links, Media coverage, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library, Xwi7xwa Library
Celebrate Science Literacy Week 2016
by Clare Yow on September 9, 2016
Visit Woodward Library from September 19-25 for a series of activities during this nationally celebrated event.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, open access, science, Science Literacy Week, Woodward Library
Meet Roxanne Kalenborn, Student Employee
by Clare Yow on September 1, 2016
Learn about the work experiences of one Master of Library and Information Studies graduate student working at UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with profile, Work with us
Q&A with novelist and UBC alumna Shannon Selin
by michelle blackwell on August 30, 2016
We spoke with Shannon about the extensive research she does for her books and how UBC Library and Collections have played a crucial role.Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, alumni, authors, collections, community engagement, digitization, Koerner Library, open access, profile, Rare Books and Special Collections, research learning and scholarship
UBC acquires rare Chaucer book
by Clare Yow on August 29, 2016
Canadian Art covers UBC Library's newest acquisition, which is an example of Morris’s arts-and-crafts approach to illustration, featuring unusual typeface and intricate decoration.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, donation, donors, Kelmscott Chaucer, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
UBC Library’s Kelmscott “Chaucer” is required reading
by Clare Yow on August 29, 2016
"As a public university, these are British Columbians’ books," Katherine Kalsbeek, Head of Rare Books and Special Collections tells Montecristo Magazine.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, collections, donation, donors, Kelmscott Chaucer, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)
by michelle blackwell on August 25, 2016
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Thursday at 11 am.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with archives, collections, community engagement, exhibits, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections, tours