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Yamaha Piano from Tom Lee Music Enriches UBC Library
A donation of an electronic silent piano from Tom Lee Music has greatly benefitted students at the Music, Art and Architecture Library. This article is a translation of the original Ming Pao Canada article.
Woodward Library to receive a temporary new front entrance
Woodward Library will receive a new front entrance to meet accessibility requirements. Work will begin after final exams on December 21st, 2016 and continue for approximately three months.
2016 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,600 to support UBC students in need
This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,600.00.
2017 cycle for Indigitization Grant Program now open
Indigenous and Aboriginal communities across British Columbia are invited to apply for audio-cassette digitization support by March 3, 2017.
UBC community gathers for annual Spelling Bee at UBC Library
Units from across campus participated in the annual UBC Library/United Way Spelling Bee on November 16 in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
University of British Columbia Library joins OLH LPS model
The Open Library of Humanities is pleased to announce that the University of British Columbia Library has joined their Library Partnership Subsidy system (November 18, 2016).
Evidence-based strategies for eBook purchasing continues for 2016 and 2017
UBC Library is pleased to announce that we are continuing with four large multidisciplinary evidence-based or usage-based ebook programs. The publishers listed below have opened up access to ebook content for a specified period of time and will allow us to make selection decisions during and at the end of the agreement based on usage […]
New eBook collections
This fall, UBC Library is pleased to announce the purchase of three large multidisciplinary ebook packages. These collections were selected based on the quality of content and demonstrated usage by the UBC community in previous years. Whenever possible the Library purchases ebooks that allow for unlimited simultaneous online users, and that have no (or minimal) […]
BC History Digitization Program accepting submissions for funding until December 19, 2016.
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for funding.
Free UBC Library service makes research outputs more visible online
UBC Library’s Digital object identifier (DOI) assignment service makes research more discoverable and helps track scholarly impact.