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Guest lecturer: The future of scholarly publishing

By Jessica Woolman on October 1, 2012

Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick will discuss how academic institutions are facing a crisis in scholarly publishing.

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

UBC hosts world’s experts on safeguarding digital assets

By Jessica Woolman on September 26, 2012

Digital knowledge experts from academia, government, and IT converge in Vancouver for an international conference hosted by UBC on digital preservation.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, conference, digitization, preservation, SLAIS, UNESCO

Course reserves in Connect

By Andrea Coutts on September 20, 2012

UBC Library has launched a new course reserve management system with many new benefits for students and instructors.

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Need help? Ask Away

By Jessica Woolman on September 19, 2012

Need help with Library resources? AskAway virtual reference is now open.

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UBC Library jumps in ARL rankings

By Andrea Coutts on September 18, 2012

UBC Library has jumped to third place among Canadian academic institutions, according to rankings issued by the Association of Research Libraries.

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Koerner 6th Floor Renovations

By Jessica Woolman on September 17, 2012

The 6th floor of Koerner Library is being renovated for university administration offices. Materials on the 6th floor have been moved to either the 1st floor or the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The current floor is also home to the Office of the Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs. […]

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UBC launches updated copyright website

By Jessica Woolman on September 11, 2012

UBC has launched an updated copyright website, found at copyright.ubc.ca, in response to the changing copyright environment in Canada.

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Strike a pose and win – with UBC Library!

By Glenn Drexhage on September 10, 2012

Show us your UBC Library love – you could win a $30 UBC Food Service gift card!

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Irving K. Barber Learning Centre multi-service reference desk

By Jessica Woolman on September 6, 2012

Construction for the multi-service reference desk for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre begins this month. The multi-service desk will bring together the Reference, Circulation and Learning Commons functions on the third floor of the building. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. This is one of three branches undergoing […]

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Great Reads expands to Woodward Library