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Bronwen Sprout Winner of 2016 COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award
The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is pleased to recognize Bronwen Sprout of the University of British Columbia Library with its 2016 Outstanding Contribution Award.
Food for Fines 2016 runs until November 7, 2016
Reduce your UBC Library fines by donating non-perishable food items – $2 in fines paid for each food item donated (up to a maximum of $30).
Donated cans are accepted at branch circulation desks from October 24th to November 7th, 2016.
One of Canada’s most esteemed conservation scientists, Mary-Lou Florian, makes her most recent book available through UBC’s Open Collections
Mary-Lou Florian, one of Canada’s most esteemed conservation scientists, has made her new book, Comparative Anatomy of Branches, Roots and Wood of Some North American Dicotyledonous and Coniferous Trees and Woody Shrubs Used in Ethnographic Artifacts: Identification and Conservation Concerns available through UBC’s cIRcle Digital Repository.
Join us for Open Access Week!
Open Access Week at UBC is happening October 24-30, 2016. RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access means for researchers, students and faculty.
UBC Library’s Open Collections front-end code selected as the basis for the National Federated Research Data Repository discovery platform
UBC Library’s Open Collections code selected as the basis for the National Federated Research Data Repository discovery platform.
卑大首辦亞洲語言讀書會 各以普通話日語跟作者交流
Chinese language librarian, Crystal Yin, tells Ming Pao newspaper about the new Asian-language book clubs offered by the Asian Library and alumniUBC.
Open educational resources may help students with textbook costs
Librarian Erin Fields tells the Ubyssey about how professors are leveraging technologies to help make learning more flexible (October 15, 2016).
Join UBC Library and United Way in the 7th Spelling Bee
Sign up to participate in the annual event by Thursday, November 10.
UBC Library’s Stravinsky Collection at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
The four case exhibition included photographs, letters and memorabilia from Stravinsky’s extraordinary life.
UBC Library Golden Scrapbook Published in Celebration of Centennial Year
In recognition of UBC’s Centennial year, UBC Library and emeritus Tom Shorthouse are excited to announce the release of Golden Scrapbook: The Centennial Update 1965-2015. This extensive publication maps 50 years at UBC Library, highlighting personal accounts from University Librarians, milestones in the library’s history, and anecdotes from library employees past and present. Complimented by colour […]