Get oriented with UBC Library
by Glenn Drexhage on August 26, 2013
Visit UBC Library at upcoming orientation sessions - find out how we can support your learning, research and more.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with orientations
Connect, course reserves and copyright: full-day drop-in support
by Glenn Drexhage on August 22, 2013
UBC faculty and their support staff are invited to learn more about Connect, course reserves and copyright at this all-day event.Posted in Events | Tagged with connect, copyright, course reserves, CTLT
UBC Library hits all-time high in ARL rankings
by Glenn Drexhage on August 19, 2013
UBC Library achieves its best result yet in an influential tally from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).Posted in General | Tagged with
History of the Okanagan comes alive in digital stories for BC Day
by Jessica Woolman on July 31, 2013
UBC Library project makes publications accessible to everyone.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with digital collections, Digital Initiatives, digital libraries, Okanagan, UBC Okanagan
Library access at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
by Jessica Woolman on July 31, 2013
As of January 2, 2013, level two access to UBC Library in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – which includes bookstacks and Library services in the north wing – will be relocated due to a renovation project. Users can access the library through gates on Level Four, via the central staircase or the elevator. […]Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
History of the Okanagan comes alive
by Jessica Woolman on July 15, 2013
The Okanagan Historical Society’s annual reports have recently been digitized by UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with BC History, digital collections, Digital Initiatives, research learning and scholarship, UBC Okanagan
Neither/nor, Both/and art exhibit
by Jessica Woolman on July 8, 2013
A new art exhibit at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre explores place and identity.Posted in General | Tagged with art exhibitions, exhibitions, exhibits, IKBLC
Summer update: BCLA Browser
by Glenn Drexhage on July 8, 2013
UBC Library’s Summer Update in the BCLA Browser highlights the release of the Senate Report and the Community Report, the inaugural winner of the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia, the launch of the B.C. Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program, and more. A round-up of UBC Library staff presentations given […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program, Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, Community Report, library changes, Media coverage, senate report, United Way
“Libraries: A Force to Transform Societies” published in Biblioasia
by Glenn Drexhage on July 1, 2013
An article by Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University Librarian and President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (2011-2013), appears in the July-September 2013 issue of Biblioasia (Vol. 9, Issue 2). The piece, entitled “Libraries: A Force to Transform Societies,” begins on page 9 of the publication.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digitization, IFLA, Media coverage, technology
Opening Symposium: Red Tails and Dragon Tales
by Andrea Coutts on June 21, 2013
The Chapman Learning Commons presents an event featuring the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and Chinese-Canadian war vets.Posted in General | Tagged with Chinese Canadian history