Changes to hospital libraries effective May 1
by Jessica Woolman on May 1, 2013
As of May 1, UBC Library’s services at St. Paul’s Hospital and the BC Children’s and Women’s Health Centre are changing.Posted in General | Tagged with changes, library changes, reorganization
Notice of Library Administration moves (Apr. 26)
by Jessica Woolman on April 26, 2013
Effective May 2013, Library Administration will move into Room 241 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. All staff currently located in the Koerner 7 office will be moved in to the new space effective May 1, which includes Library Finance and Facilities, and Associate University Librarians Leonora Crema and Jo Anne Newyear-Ramirez . Additional admin […]Posted in General | Tagged with library changes
Collections moves update – April 26, 2013
by Jessica Woolman on April 26, 2013
Over the past several weeks, the Collections Move team transferred 4,387 Science & Engineering items in call numbers Q – QC760 and S – SH from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) to Woodward Library stacks. The transfer of additional Science & Engineering books to Woodward will continue, and take approximately three weeks of […]Posted in General | Tagged with collections moves, IKBLC, Science and Engineering, Woodward Library
Preservation at UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on April 22, 2013
April 21 to 27 is Preservation Week. We asked Alvan Bregman to answer a few questions on what preservation means at UBC Library.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, preservation, Preservation Week
Woodward Library closed for service May 4
by Jessica Woolman on April 18, 2013
Woodward Library will be closed on Saturday May 4.Posted in General | Tagged with closures, Woodward Library
Library changes: update on hospital libraries
by Jessica Woolman on April 17, 2013
Update on St. Paul’s Library and BC Children’s and Women’s Health Centre (Hamber) Library.Posted in General | Tagged with changes, library changes, spaces, spaces and services
Update on St. Paul’s Library and BC Children’s and Women’s Health Centre (Hamber) Library (Apr. 17)
by Jessica Woolman on April 17, 2013
Last week, UBC Library announced to its library staff that the service model at St. Paul’s Hospital Library and the BC Children’s and Women’s Health Centre (Hamber) Library would change effective April 30, 2013. This direction was first announced in May 2012 and over the intervening months various meetings and consultations have been held. We […]Posted in General | Tagged with hospital libraries, library changes
FAQ for St. Paul’s Hospital Library and BC Children’s and BC Women’s Health Centre (Hamber) Library
by Jessica Woolman on April 17, 2013
Research libraries across North America are evolving to suit user needs and services, and UBC Library is no exception. As part of its strategic plan and budgetary forecast, UBC Library has announced a number collection and service consolidations at various campus branches and sites. While this process began in May 2012 and will take three […]Posted in General | Tagged with hospital libraries, library changes
Derek Hayes wins inaugural Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for B.C. atlas
by Glenn Drexhage on April 15, 2013
B.C. author Derek Hayes has won the inaugural Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, Pacific BookWorld News Society
“A bibiliophile’s dream”
by Glenn Drexhage on April 12, 2013
An article on UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) – including its exhibits and exceptional collections – appears in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. “We want people to know that we’re here to support your research, we’re here to support your studies and we want you to feel comfortable and confident in your use […]Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections