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UBC Library
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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.
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.