RBSC gems revealed in the Ubyssey
by Glenn Drexhage on March 2, 2014
RBSC is located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Photo © Lara Swimmer Photography Five special items from UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are highlighted in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. These fascinating finds include a letter from Napoleon Bonaparte; Uncle Jim’s Canadian Nursery Rhymes; the Olive Allen Biller collection; an […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with IKBLC, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections, Ubyssey
UBC’s David Ng wins research dissemination award
by Glenn Drexhage on February 26, 2014
The geneticist has won a UBC Library award for Phylo, a biodiversity trading card game.Posted in Press releases | Tagged with awards, cIRcle, David Ng, Innovative Dissemination of Research Award, Phylo, research learning and scholarship, UBC
Evening with renowned calligrapher Kataoka Shikō
by Jessica Woolman on February 19, 2014
Visit the UBC Asian Centre for a calligraphy lecture and demonstration on February 24.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with art, Asian Library
Lost Canadians event
by Jessica Woolman on February 14, 2014
Join us for a discussion on citizenship and what it means to be Canadian.
Reading week activities at UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on February 13, 2014
Catch a film, play some games or enjoy a workshop during Reading Week.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with film, Freedom to Read Week, graduate students, Koerner Library
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on February 4, 2014
Visit the Asian Centre on Friday, February 7 to ring in the Year of the Horse.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Asian Library
Library collaboration to unveil Chinese treasures
by Glenn Drexhage on February 4, 2014
This innovative partnership is supported by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with Asian Library, CLIR, collections, Puban Collection
Winter Update – BCLA Browser
by Glenn Drexhage on February 3, 2014
UBC Library’s Winter Update in the BCLA Browser highlights a CLIR grant for a collaborative cataloguing project; the digitization of British Columbia Sessional Papers; the inaugural recipients of the Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program; and more. The BCLA Browser is the online, open access publication of the British Columbia Library Association.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program, CLIR, digitization, Media coverage, Open Scholar Award, senate report
Videomatica collection garners media coverage
by Glenn Drexhage on January 28, 2014
The launch of the exceptional Videomatica collection at UBC and SFU libraries garnered print, television and radio coverage. You can read “UBC, SFU offer a smorgasbord of film options from Videomatica collection” in the Globe and Mail, and “Videomatica film collection now available at UBC and SFU” in the Vancouver Sun. A similar story, “Videomatica’s […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with collections, film, Media coverage, Videomatica
Iconic Videomatica film collection available at UBC and SFU libraries
by Glenn Drexhage on January 27, 2014
Film fans, rejoice – Videomatica's legendary film collection is now accessible for borrowing from UBC and SFU libraries.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with collections, SFU Library, UBC, Videomatica