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Open UBC launches new searchable online collection to highlight UBC open educational resources

By Anna Moorhouse on March 7, 2022

The UBC OER Collection showcases UBC open educational resources (OER) in a searchable interface to support both UBC faculty and the general community in incorporating open educational resources and practices into their curriculum.

Posted in General | Tagged with Open Education, Open Education Week, Open UBC, scholarly communications, UBC OER Collection

New online exhibit features select letters from the Joan Gillis fonds

By Anna Moorhouse on March 3, 2022

This digital exhibition on Japanese Canadian forced dispersal and internment features materials from the Joan Gillis fonds, housed at the UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections.

Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, exhibits, Japanese Canadian history, Joan Gillis Fonds, Rare Books and Special Collections

Chung Collection exhibition room closed for maintenance and renovations

By Anna Moorhouse on February 2, 2022

The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection exhibition room in Rare Books and Special Collections at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is temporarily closed until further notice for ongoing maintenance and renovations.

Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, RBSC, service update

UBC Library becomes first Canadian institution to join Dryad membership

By Library Communications on January 10, 2022

As the first institutional member of Dryad in Canada, UBC Library joins a thriving global community of universities, research institutions and academic libraries all working together to promote data publishing, curation, and preservation.

Posted in General | Tagged with Research Commons, research learning and scholarship

Meet Emma MacFarlane, Learning Commons Coordinator at UBC Library

By Library Communications on December 8, 2021

Learn how the Chapman Learning Commons team develop and deliver various programs and services to students and community members. Emma MacFarlane, Learning Commons Coordinator, shares her story.

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The UBC Library Research Commons helps UBC Future Waters Research Excellence Cluster visualize research outputs

By Anna Moorhouse on December 7, 2021

The UBC Library Research Commons partnered with the UBC Future Waters Research Excellence Cluster to find a workflow that would create graphical representations of the cluster’s publication information.

Posted in General | Tagged with data, Research Commons, research learning and scholarship, UBC Future Waters

University Archives receives extensive collection of photographs and records from UBC Department of Athletics & Recreation

By Anna Moorhouse on November 15, 2021

UBC Archives has received an extensive collection of materials from UBC’s Department of Athletics and Recreation, totalling nearly 8,000 photographs and textual records.

Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, UBC Athletics, University Archives

Download Digital Colouring Books for UBC Thrive Month

By phoebe chan on November 5, 2021

UBC Thrive month is a time when we come together to explore ways to support our mental health. Colouring is an activity that can help you focus on the present and reduce stress. Try taking a break and check out⁠⁠ our Digital Colouring Books

Posted in General | Tagged with BC History, collections, Digital Initiatives, open collections

UBC Library launches Open Publishing Program to support UBC faculty, staff, and student-led open journals and texts

By Anna Moorhouse on October 25, 2021

UBC Library currently hosts 30 active open access journals by providing server space, support, and access to Open Journal Systems (OJS).

Posted in General | Tagged with Digital Initiatives, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications, UBC Open Publishing Program

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