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BC History Digitization Program now accepting applications for 2021/2022 funding year
The deadline for submission is Friday, December 18, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST.
Read the UBC Library Digital Initiatives 2019/2020 Impact & Activity Reports online now
The Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office, the Digitization Centre, and cIRcle have each published their Impact and Activity Reports for the 2019/2020 fiscal year. Each report showcases some of the year’s highlights and accomplishments within Digital Initiatives.
UBC Library subscribes to LWW Health Library to address course needs for e-books
UBC Library has purchased temporary electronic access to approximately 200 titles in LWW Health Library to meet the new demand for remote teaching and learning materials for use in health sciences courses at UBC.
New Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal takes collaborative approach to Open Access
The DTES RAP provides access to research and research-related materials relevant to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through an easy-to-use public interface.
UBC Library helps faculty and instructors publish open textbooks for their courses
Creating an open textbook is no simple task, but for some faculty and instructors, it’s the best solution when the resources they need for their courses don’t exist.
Dr. Susan E. Parker elected to the Association of Research Libraries’ Board of Directors
Dr. Susan E. Parker, UBC’s University Librarian, is the only representative from a Canadian institution on the board. She will serve a three-year term until 2023.
The UBC Library Research Commons helps researchers build core skills for digital scholarship
The UBC Library Research Commons at Koerner Library is at the forefront of a digital scholarship renaissance at UBC, with Digital Scholarship Librarian Eka Grguric contributing to a slew of new workshops and initiatives.
UBC Library blog series explores personal archives of archivists, librarians and library staff
In a new blog series created by Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC), archivists, librarians and library staff share items from their personal collections of documents, books and ephemera.
UBC Library users now have remote access to 4 labs with more than 80 computer workstations
Access to workstations, which include PCs and Macs, is critical to those who require specialized software and high-performing machines to pursue their research.
Library service update regarding daily overdue fines
A new fines policy shift will help UBC Library users make the most of the library’s extensive physical collections without the added worry of incurring fees on items that aren’t in immediate demand.