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By Glenn Drexhage on March 20, 2012
Come join us on Thursday, March 29 as esteemed author Lee Maracle reads from The First Wives Club, her new collection of short stories. Maracle, of Salish and Cree ancestry, and a member of the Sto:loh Nation, was born in North Vancouver. The author of critically acclaimed literary works, she is also the […]
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By Jessica Woolman on March 2, 2012
A new grant will help support the development of the Koerner Library Research Commons on the Vancouver campus. UBC Library, in collaboration with the University’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) and the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FOGS), was recently awarded a UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) grant for 2012/13 to support […]
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By Jessica Woolman on February 22, 2012
UBC Library is proud to be part of Celebrate Research Week at UBC, which takes place March 2-9, 2012 and highlights research excellence across UBC’s faculties, departments, schools and partner institutions. As a #research partner at UBC, the Library connects faculty and students with local and global information resources, and enables new forms of knowledge creation, […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on February 20, 2012
UBC Library is hosting an exhibition and conference to commemorate the March 11, 2011 disasters in Japan. Retell, Rethink, Recover, which begins on February 20 and runs through April, consists of three phases on display in different parts of the Library system. The Retell section highlights disaster prints and historical maps. All materials are from […]
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By Jessica Woolman on February 15, 2012
Discover | Gather | Create | Share Wondering what to do during reading break? Come to the Library and catch some workshops to help you with your studies. On February 22, UBC Library is hosting a workshop series for graduate students. Offering 8 sessions over the course of the day, plus lunch, the workshop series […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on February 6, 2012
Join UBC Library as it celebrates the freedom to read with an exhibit of banned and controversial books. The exhibition takes place from February 4-14 on the second-floor foyer of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, and from February 15 to March 3 on the second floor of Koerner Library. Come check out the […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on February 3, 2012
Valentine’s Day has become a festival close to the commercial hearts of chocolate manufacturers, greeting card makers and flower sellers. Despite the commercialism, however, it still retains a place in the human hearts of lovers. In this amorous spirit, Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) is sending a valentine in the form of an exhibition […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on January 19, 2012
Beginning in January, UBC Library offers its Graduate Student Workshop Series for those in the arts and sciences. These workshops cover subjects such as advanced research, staying current in your area of study, publishing and author’s rights. Upcoming topics include: Current awareness tools Web of Science/Journal Citation Reports Digging Into Digital Collections Introduction to PubMed […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on December 20, 2011
Since their establishment in 1936, the Governor General’s Literary Awards have served as Canada’s premier literary honour. Yet over the years, the awards often have been noted as much for their controversy as for the writing they’ve sought to recognize. From January 4 – January 31, 2012, UBC Library will host a display highlighting some […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on December 5, 2011
Photo credit: Ruth Beer
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