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By matt patton on December 8, 2020
The deadline for submission is Friday, December 18, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST.
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By Anna Moorhouse on November 19, 2020
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.
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By Anna Moorhouse on November 12, 2020
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.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 22, 2020
The DTES RAP provides access to research and research-related materials relevant to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through an easy-to-use public interface.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 21, 2020
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.
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By michelle blackwell on October 16, 2020
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.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 15, 2020
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.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 8, 2020
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.
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By michelle blackwell on September 23, 2020
Access to workstations, which include PCs and Macs, is critical to those who require specialized software and high-performing machines to pursue their research.
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By Anna Moorhouse on September 14, 2020
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.
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