Count Dracula cinema salon
by Jessica Woolman on February 18, 2015
Join us for the latest Videomatica film screening - featuring the Bram Stoker classic Count Dracula.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections
Library 100
by Jessica Woolman on February 13, 2015
2015 marks UBC Library’s 100th anniversary and special programming has been developed to commemorate the occasion. Join us for a number of activities and events throughout the year to re-connect with UBC Library. Visit the Library’s 100th page for more details.
800-year-old Papal bull comes to UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on January 29, 2015
The Library has acquired an 800-year-old medieval Papal Bull, a legal decree issued in Latin by Pope Innocent IV in 1245.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, digital collections, Media coverage, UBC
Cinema Salon of horror
by Jessica Woolman on January 14, 2015
Join us for the latest Cinema Salon from UBC Library featuring John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005).Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, film, Videomatica
Rare Wilde book coup for UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on January 13, 2015
The Library has acquired two examples of early gay literature that are connected to famed author Oscar Wilde.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
UBC Library celebrates 100 years
by Jessica Woolman on January 12, 2015
Join us for a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the Library's 100th anniversary.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with anniversary
NVivo software support at Koerner Library
by Jessica Woolman on December 29, 2014
UBC graduate students can now learn to use NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software.Posted in General | Tagged with graduate students
Celebrate UBC Library’s 100th anniversary
by Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014
2015 marks the Library’s 100th anniversary (as well as UBC’s centennial) and special programming has been developed by the Library’s Centenary Working Group to commemorate the occasion. Outreach activities include lectures, exhibitions, special events and campaigns beginning in January. For more information about the Library’s anniversary events, please visit library.ubc.ca or follow us on Twitter […]Posted in Events, General | Tagged with anniversary, exhibitions, lib100, support
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre: Making a provincial impact
by Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) is dedicated to the intellectual, social, cultural, and economic development of people in British Columbia. Through providing enhanced access to information, knowledge, and innovative teaching, IKBLC creates the opportunity for future generations to be at the forefront of learning. With digital collections in high demand, the Learning Centre […]Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, research learning and scholarship
Rare Sikh Sangat photo in Macau at UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014
Last year, UBC Library acquired a rare historic photograph of the Sikh Sangat in Macau, taken in 1927. The photo was donated to the Library by Barj Dhahan, co-founder of the Canadian Indian Education Society and is symbolic of the holy assembly (“sangat”) gathered to worship God on account of the belief that the Guru […]Posted in General | Tagged with collections, digitization