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By Glenn Drexhage on December 3, 2009
Librarians from the David Lam Management Research Library have won plaudits for a unique guide that helps business students conduct research more effectively. Jan Wallace, Christina Sylka and Lindsay Ure were recognized by the Academic Librarians in Public Service (ALPS) as part of the “Laud a Librarian Gold Medal” contest. Last summer, the librarians discussed […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 28, 2009
UBC Library presents a great roster of events as part of Celebrate Learning Week, which runs until October 30. Topics range from protecting your digital reputation to information and digital literacy. So come by and see what’s on offer – you can view a full listing of events here: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id=816
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 27, 2009
Dr. Irving K. Barber has been honoured with a 2009 Special Award for Philanthropy from the British Columbia Museums Association. The award was given in recognition of his involvement with several philanthropic activities in the province, most notably his exceptional gift for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, which provides innovative support and funding to […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 27, 2009
The David and Anne Drazin Croquet Collection was recently featured in a UK publication.
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 22, 2009
UBC has joined SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the Public Library of Science (PLoS), The Students for Free Culture, OASIS (the Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook); Open Access Directory (OAD); and eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries), and over 200 institutions worldwide in the First International Open Access Week
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 21, 2009
Do you use UBC Library’s Interlibrary Loan or CISTI services to order articles from other (outside UBC) libraries? UBC Library now delivers interlibrary loan articles to you electronically. Just wait for an email saying your article has arrived, open the post-to-web link, and print off your article. We’re pleased to offer this new service as […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 21, 2009
A trio of exhibits is now on display in the gallery space of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Please see below for more information. The gallery is located on level two of the Learning Centre, to the left of the circulation desk. For information about the space, please contact Allan Cho at allan.cho@ubc.ca or […]
By Glenn Drexhage on October 7, 2009
Join us at UBC as we take part in the First International Open Access Week. Open Access is a growing international movement that uses the Internet to throw open the locked doors that once hid knowledge. It encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of science and […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on September 30, 2009
Check out your own books at UBC Library – and have a chance to win an 8GB iPod Touch! The event is sponsored by 3M to promote usage of the Library’s 3M self-serve book checkout units, which are in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Koerner Library and Woodward Library. On November 2, a draw […]
By Glenn Drexhage on September 25, 2009
At its September 2009 meeting, the UBC Board of Governors approved the relocation of the School of Population and Public Health to the Library Processing Centre (LPC). The Library will vacate LPC by December 2009. To accommodate this move, the Library Processing Centre’s staff and services will be relocated within existing UBC Library sites, including […]
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