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NVivo software support at Koerner Library
UBC graduate students can now learn to use NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software.
Celebrate UBC Library’s 100th anniversary
2015 marks the Library’s 100th anniversary (as well as UBC’s centennial) and special programming has been developed by the Library’s Centenary Working Group to commemorate the occasion. Outreach activities include lectures, exhibitions, special events and campaigns beginning in January. For more information about the Library’s anniversary events, please visit library.ubc.ca or follow us on Twitter […]
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre: Making a provincial impact
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) is dedicated to the intellectual, social, cultural, and economic development of people in British Columbia. Through providing enhanced access to information, knowledge, and innovative teaching, IKBLC creates the opportunity for future generations to be at the forefront of learning. With digital collections in high demand, the Learning Centre […]
Rare Sikh Sangat photo in Macau at UBC Library
Last year, UBC Library acquired a rare historic photograph of the Sikh Sangat in Macau, taken in 1927. The photo was donated to the Library by Barj Dhahan, co-founder of the Canadian Indian Education Society and is symbolic of the holy assembly (“sangat”) gathered to worship God on account of the belief that the Guru […]
Arkley Croquet Collection celebration
In early September, UBC Library staff and guests gathered to celebrate the unique Tremaine Arkley Croquet Collection, donated by Tremaine Arkley, a former player for the U.S. National Croquet Team. The collection includes fascinating illustrations, engravings, photographs, cartoons and paintings, dating from the 1850s to the 1950s. University Librarian Ingrid Parent welcomed Mr. Arkley and […]
Woodward Library marks its 50th anniversary
Friends, UBC Alumni, donors and students participated in week-long celebrations in recognition of Woodward Library’s 50th anniversary in November. Woodward Library officially opened on November 12, 1964 with the help of a generous gift from the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward Foundation. In recognition of Woodward Library’s past and future, a number of open […]
Digitization shares UBC Library’s treasures with the world
UBC Library’s investment in digitization is a key part in redefining the vision and mandate of the organization and has triggered new opportunities to support teaching, learning and research at UBC and beyond. Many of the digitization projects currently underway in the Library’s Digitization Unit are of special importance to British Columbian history. For example, […]
Parent Campaign builds resources for student success
Each year, UBC Library holds a Parent Campaign that helps provide resources for students. The campaign reaches out to parents of new students, offering them the opportunity to directly impact the well-being of students. On October 23, the Library held its annual Parent Reception, a special thank you for donors to the campaign. The reception […]
Interactivity at the Barber Centre
A new project at IKBLC combines QR codes and digital collections.