Three B.C. First Nations receive UBC funding to preserve oral histories
by Jessica Woolman on September 18, 2014
The latest recipients of the Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program have been announced.Posted in General | Tagged with Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program, digitization, Indigenous, Indigitization
Student profile: supporting research with Mark Christensen
by Andrea Coutts on September 18, 2014
Student workers at UBC Library gain inspiring insight into the vast array of research taking place at UBC.Posted in General | Tagged with profile, research learning and scholarship, Work with us
Cinema Salon at UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on September 17, 2014
Join us for a film screening of Twelfth Night, a Shakespearean classic.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with film, Videomatica
UBC Library pursues Rare Manuscript at Christie’s Auction
by Andrea Coutts on September 11, 2014
In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May, a small team of Library staff and a UBC professor gathered in a boardroom at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre to bid on a rare Middle English manuscript, armed with $100K and the adrenalin to acquire what would be a first for a […]Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
Inside the Life of Artist Arthur Hughes
by Jessica Woolman on September 11, 2014
When local bookseller Len Roberts contacted UBC Library to donate his collection of items related to renowned illustrator Arthur Hughes, he was shocked to discover the items were worth nearly $80,000. Roberts, with the assistance of Maj. Greville Chester, a descendent of Hughes, had devoted some thirty years to developing the collection of letters. […]Posted in General | Tagged with collections, donors, support
Rare and Unique Chinese Collections draw International Praise
by Linda Ong on September 11, 2014
UBC’s renowned Asian Library and its rare and special collections continue to draw interest and praise from international scholars.Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, awards, collections, Puban Collection, rare books, support
UBC Parent Campaign supports Experiential Student Learning
by Andrea Coutts on September 11, 2014
Parents continue to play an important role in their children’s education by funding collaborative student learning spaces at UBC Library. To celebrate their participation in the annual UBC Parent Campaign, the Library is hosting a reception and student panel discussion this fall. With the generous contributions made to the UBC Parent Campaign, students have […]Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, support
UBC Library launches Library PARC
by Jessica Woolman on September 11, 2014
With golden shovels in hand, University Provost and Vice-President, Academic David Farrar along with UBC Library representatives commemorated the ground breaking for the new Library Preservation and Archives (PARC) storage facility earlier this spring. The building is being developed on UBC Vancouver’s South Campus; upon completion, low-circulation items from the Library’s collections will be […]Posted in General | Tagged with construction, Library PARC, UBC
Angling for a 21st Century Sherrington Room
by Glenn Drexhage on September 11, 2014
The Sherrington Room—a long-loved space tucked inside UBC’s Woodward Library—is well on its way to a 21st-century renewal thanks to the generosity of the Harry Hawthorn Foundation. This group, which formed during a fishing holiday in 1953, supports the purchase of books on angling and fishing for UBC Library. Its members have also raised […]Posted in General | Tagged with collections, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library
Community Report highlights Library’s sustainability efforts
by Jessica Woolman on September 11, 2014
Over the years, libraries have increasingly become sustainability partners on campus. From recycling to digitizing, from forging intercultural bridges to providing funds for provincial projects, UBC Library has a dearth of stories to highlight the economic, social and environmental impact we have on campus and throughout BC. Our annual Community Report takes the sustainability theme […]Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Community Report