Library partnership wins award
by Jessica Woolman on June 15, 2015
A UBC Library partnership project was named the winner of a Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual award.Posted in General | Tagged with awards, cIRcle, collaboration, community engagement, Media coverage
A history of China
by Jessica Woolman on June 8, 2015
Dr. Frances Wood gave several talks last week discussing the Silk Road, Chinese history and the Cultural Revolution.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with anniversary, Asian history, Asian Library
Uno Langmann receives honorary degree from UBC
by Clare Yow on June 3, 2015
Uno Langmann, renowned art and antiques dealer, receives an honorary doctorate degree from UBC.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with donors, Rare Books and Special Collections, Uno Langmann, Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs
Jean Barman wins Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize
by Jessica Woolman on June 2, 2015
Barman's book looks at the significance of French Canadians and indigenous women during BC's early fur trading.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with awards, Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, Media coverage
Innovation in the Okanagan
by Jessica Woolman on May 26, 2015
UBC's Okanagan Library and the Okanagan Regional Library are partnering to open a new Innovation Library this September.Posted in General | Tagged with Media coverage, research learning and scholarship, UBC, UBC Okanagan
New digital collections
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
UBC Library's Digital Collections are updated regularly - here are a few new highlights.Posted in General | Tagged with digital collections, Discorder, Puban Collection, support
Upcoming UBC Library events
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
SPRING 2015 In the Season of New Rice (April – May) Photographer and anthropologist Evelyn Nodwell displays her photography exhibition depicting life in Guizhou Province, China at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on the Vancouver campus through the month of May Dr. Frances Wood Public Lecture (May 26 – 29) See our cover story […]Posted in General | Tagged with exhibitions, lib100, Library PARC, support
Woodward Library to honour medical history in new display cases
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
Woodward Library will create a permanent exhibit of its medical artifacts.Posted in General | Tagged with digital collections, exhibitions, support, Woodward Library
Research Commons sparks grad student success
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
UBC Library is committed to increasing and expanding services for graduate students.Posted in General | Tagged with Koerner Library, Research Commons, research learning and scholarship, support
Medieval Papal Bull comes to UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
The 770-year-old Papal Bull now housed in Rare Books and Special Collections was acquired last May from an antiquarian book seller in London, England. A papal bull is a letters patent or charter issued by the Pope and named for the seal (bulla) attached to the bottom. The bull arrived at UBC Library in good […]Posted in General | Tagged with digital collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, support