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Exhibition at Presentation House Gallery Showcases Historic Collection of Early BC Photographs for the First Time

By Jasmine Devonshire on March 15, 2016

A new exhibition of historic photography at Presentation House Gallery explores the dramatic changes taking place in British Columbia from 1860 to the early twentieth century, as the colonial territory on the west coast of North America joined Canada and entered an era of rapid transformation.

Posted in Events, General, Press releases | Tagged with digitization, donors, exhibitions, exhibits, Rare Books and Special Collections, Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs

cIRcle: UBC’s open access digital repository

By Jasmine Devonshire on March 10, 2016

“…the world-wide recognition and awareness of me and UBC increases each time a person finds their way to cIRcle…”

Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, cIRcle, community engagement, digitization, open access, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications

Open Education Week 2016

By Clare Yow on March 4, 2016

From March 7-11, join an Open Education event online or in-person at UBC.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, open access

March is Research month at UBC Library

By Clare Yow on March 3, 2016

See how the Library can help you accelerate your research.

Posted in General | Tagged with Koerner Library, research learning and scholarship, Woodward Library

New Evidence-based strategies for eBook purchasing

By Clare Yow on February 24, 2016

UBC Library is participating in four large multidisciplinary usage-based eBook programs in 2016.

Posted in General | Tagged with collections, electronic resources

Get to Know Rare Books and Special Collections Tours

By Jasmine Devonshire on February 3, 2016

See select collections up close and personal, learn about the RBSC services and tour the extensive Chung Collection.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with art, Chung Collection, collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, tours

Seasonal message from the University Librarian

By Jessica Woolman on December 16, 2015

Season’s greetings from UBC Library. The year end is a wonderful time to reflect on what we’ve achieved this past year and to share our 2016 plans with our colleagues. We started the year celebrating the Library’s 100th anniversary. From guest lectures to special events, we honored this special milestone with faculty, staff, students, and […]

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