News Contacts
Anna MoorhouseCommunications & Marketing Manager
UBC Library
Tel: 604 822 1548
anna.moorhouse(at)ubc.ca
By Jessica Woolman on May 15, 2012
University life can be exhilarating and mind-expanding — but it can also be stressful for harried students juggling classes, assignments, papers and exams. Enter Coaches Corner, an award-winning program offered in the Chapman Learning Commons (CLC) in collaboration with UBC Student Development that helps students assess their study habits and skills, reflect on their academic […]
Posted in General | Tagged with Chapman Learning Commons, Community Report, strategic plan
By Glenn Drexhage on May 14, 2012
Margaret Friesen, an Administrative Librarian Emeritus from UBC, has been honoured with an Honourary Life Membership Award from the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA). The award and a plaque were awarded on May 12 at the BCLA Annual General Meeting, held in Richmond, B.C. The Honourary Life Membership Award is given to those who have […]
Posted in General | Tagged with assessment, awards, librarians
By Glenn Drexhage on May 7, 2012
Photo: Michelle Lamberson Lea Starr, Associate University Librarian for Research Services, and Librarian Teresa Lee comment on the recent initiative of Heather Piwowar, who worked on an agreement with academic publisher Elsevier to allow text mining of its journals. Read the full article, “Hot Type: Elsevier Experiments With Allowing ‘Text Mining’ of Its Journals,” in the […]
Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, Media coverage, research learning and scholarship
By Jessica Woolman on May 2, 2012
Dr. Irving K. Barber, the principal donor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and a passionate supporter of education and research in British Columbia, passed away on April 13, 2012. Dr. Barber was a visionary thinker with a strong commitment to strengthening BC, improving the quality of life for its residents and providing an […]
Posted in General | Tagged with Irving K. Barber, profile, support
By Glenn Drexhage on May 1, 2012
As UBC transitions to a new copyright environment, we encourage users to visit the University’s copyright site to understand the issues and plan accordingly. Its content is maintained by the Office of the Provost and VP Academic, UBC Library, UBC Bookstore, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (Vancouver), the Centre for Teaching and Learning […]
Posted in General | Tagged with copyright, scholarly communications
By Glenn Drexhage on April 20, 2012
APRIL 20, 2012 The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is pleased to announce that the University of British Columbia Library (UBC Library) has entered into a major partnership with PKP, furthering a commitment to the development of scholarly communication software. As a result of this agreement, UBC Library will provide significant financial and in-kind support to […]
Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with SFU Library
By Glenn Drexhage on April 19, 2012
Users looking to delve into UBC graduate student research can now access thousands of theses from years past, thanks to the completion of UBC Library’s Retrospective Theses Digitization project. As a result, online access is available to virtually all UBC theses created between 1919 and 2007. There are more than 32,000 such theses in cIRcle, […]
Posted in General | Tagged with Digital Initiatives, digitization
By Glenn Drexhage on April 17, 2012
Philanthropist Dr. Irving K. Barber has passed away.
Posted in General | Tagged with donors, Irving K. Barber, Media coverage, support
By Jessica Woolman on April 16, 2012
Dr. Irving K. Barber, the principal donor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, passed away on April 13, 2012.
Posted in General | Tagged with donors, Irving K. Barber, support
By Jessica Woolman on April 12, 2012
Photo credit: Martin Dee
Posted in General | Tagged with Koerner Library, renovations, survey