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By Library Communications on March 1, 2022
Honouring Indigenous Writers seeks to increase awareness of Indigenous literature and improve the coverage of Indigenous writers on Wikipedia. Join us for an exciting schedule of free events throughout the month of March!
Posted in Events | Tagged with Honouring Indigenous Writers, Open Education Week, Open UBC
By phoebe chan on February 14, 2022
Join UBC Library for an international celebration of data during Love Data Week dedicated to spreading the awareness and importance of research data through a series of workshops held online between February 14th and 18th.
Posted in Events | Tagged with data, lovedata, lovedataweek, open data, opendata
By Library Communications on February 14, 2022
Join this online public panel event inspired by the Joan Gillis fonds, a remarkable collection of letters that recount the lives of a group of Japanese Canadian teenagers after their forced dispersal from the coastal regions of British Columbia in 1942.
Posted in Events | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Japanese Canadian history, Joan Gillis Fonds, press release, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Anna Moorhouse on February 8, 2022
Join Forest(Reads), a virtual book club on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Forestry, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Library and the Simon KY Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre.
Posted in Events | Tagged with book club, climate, community engagement
By phoebe chan on February 7, 2022
Experience history and #BeautifulBC at the tip of your pencil crayons. Our new digital colouring book features illustrated birds in nature that doubles as a calendar.
Posted in Carousel, Events, General | Tagged with BC History, birds, birds in nature, children's literature, collections, Digital Initiatives, links, open collections
By Anna Moorhouse on November 1, 2021
Join this week of webinars and workshops exploring the practice of open scholarship, and hear from UBC colleagues who are incorporating “openness” in innovative ways to enhance teaching, research, and public impact.
Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, links, open access, open data, Open Education
By Anna Moorhouse on October 19, 2021
RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access, Open Education and Open Research mean for researchers, students and faculty.
Posted in Events | Tagged with Open Access Week, research learning and scholarship
By Library Communications on September 27, 2021
Scholarly Communications is launching a new webinar series that will focus on the open publishing process and practices in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Posted in Events | Tagged with research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications
By Anna Moorhouse on September 20, 2021
Starting September 30, view two groundbreaking exhibits on the residential school system, presented by the UBC Faculty of Education in partnership with UBC Library and with thanks to the generosity of the Legacy of Hope Foundation, creator of the exhibits.
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By Library Communications on September 20, 2021
Science Literacy Week (September 20-26, 2021) at UBC Library will explore climate change through virtual workshops, activities, and resources like curated book lists, streaming film recommendations, and research guides.
Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, Science Literacy Week