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By Glenn Drexhage on November 22, 2011
Attention booklovers: Koerner Library’s Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) division is holding a book sale during the last week of November. Titles at the sale – to be held on level two of Koerner Library, in front of the reference desk – will include items that have been donated but are not suitable to be […]
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By Jessica Woolman on November 4, 2011
Join Drs. Sue Mills and Sharon Koehn for the latest UBC Health Information Lecture Series event, Saturday November 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The lecture, entitled “Self-Managing your Chronic Conditions: The facts, the challenges and future directions,” will address chronic disease self-management supports, health programs and everyday intervention techniques. Co-sponsored with Surrey Libraries, […]
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By Jessica Woolman on October 31, 2011
The Small Business Accelerator (SBA) – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – recently presented its first speaker events in Vancouver and Kelowna, respectively. The forum, entitled Smart Business, Small Business: An SBA Speaker Session, was held in conjunction with Small Business Week, organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada. The Vancouver […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 31, 2011
“The birds are above, the fish are below, and we are betwixt and between.” – Charles van Sandwyk, Sketches from the Dream Isle of Birds. UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections is pleased to bring you the exhibition Betwixt and Between: The Art and Influences of Charles van Sandwyk. Born in South Africa […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 24, 2011
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 4 Word fans and United Way supporters – you’re invited to participate in UBC Library’s second annual Spelling Bee! Will the victorious English Exoterics, from the Department of English, continue to out-spell this year’s competitors, including their rivals Bee Plus from the School of Journalism? Who will be this year’s dark […]
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By Jessica Woolman on October 18, 2011
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 7, 2011
You are invited to join the Small Business Accelerator (SBA) as it celebrates small business! As part of Small Business Week, organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada, the SBA is presenting Smart Business, Small Business speaker sessions in Vancouver (October 17) and Kelowna (October 19). Each event will feature compelling speakers who will […]
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By Jessica Woolman on October 3, 2011
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 7 For the ninth consecutive year, UBC Library and the Alma Mater Student Society of UBC are once again running their Food for Fines Campaign. Reduce your library fines by donating non-perishable food items. Each food item donated counts toward $2 in fines, up to a maximum of $30. Donated items […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on September 29, 2011
Koerner Library’s Humanities and Social Sciences Department is offering a workshop series geared to graduate students in the Faculty of Arts. These workshops cover advanced research, staying current in your area of study, publishing and author’s rights. Upcoming topics include: • Citation management • Current awareness tools • How to do research for a literature […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on September 7, 2011
The 1611 appearance of a new English translation of the Bible, known variously as the Authorized Version or the King James Version, is a landmark of cultural and religious history. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of this event, Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC), in collaboration with the Vancouver School of Theology, Regent College […]
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