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By Anna Moorhouse on September 23, 2022
UBC Library is partnering with the BC Library Association and other libraries across BC during Climate Action Week to focus on the climate change related challenges and emergencies facing our communities.
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By Library Communications on September 16, 2022
Join us for Science Literacy Week (September 19-25, 2022) at UBC Library. This year, we’re talking about math! Learn more about this ancient science and its modern applications.
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By phoebe chan on September 15, 2022
We’re getting ready to kick off the 11th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 13.
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By Anna Moorhouse on June 6, 2022
As part of Indigenous History Month, a new exhibit has launched in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. View featured materials from Xwi7xwa’s Indigenous language collection, and learn how the branch supports language revitalization on campus and in the community.
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By Anna Moorhouse on May 5, 2022
Join us online on May 12, during Celebrate Learning Week at UBC, to hear how the library users are engaging with the Asian Library collections and services.
Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, research learning and scholarship
By phoebe chan on March 31, 2022
On UBC Giving Day, April 6, we come together to support students and our world. This year’s Giving Day project involves the digitization of UBC’s 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, which will provide opportunities for UBC iSchool students to hone their skills in the digitization of rare books by working in the UBC Library Digitization Centre to make the First Folio accessible to anyone, anywhere, and at any time.
Posted in Events | Tagged with digitization, GivingDay, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections, ShakespeareFirstFolio, UBCGivingDay, UBCLibrary
By Library Communications on March 7, 2022
Open Education Week at UBC runs from March 7-11. Check out all the exciting events coming up and learn more about Open UBC.
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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!
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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.
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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