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UBC Librarian honoured with BCLA Life Membership Award
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 […]
Elsevier ‘text mining’ agreement with UBC researcher; UBC Library featured in coverage
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 […]
Remembering Dr. Irving K. Barber
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 […]
Stay current on copyright and UBC
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 […]
PKP announces UBC Library as major development partner
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 […]
UBC theses go digital
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, […]
Dr. Irving K. Barber – media coverage
Philanthropist Dr. Irving K. Barber has passed away.
Remembering Dr. Irving K. Barber
Dr. Irving K. Barber, the principal donor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, passed away on April 13, 2012.
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Koerner Library’s refurbished main floor now open
On April 4, Koerner Library began welcoming students to its innovative and inviting new space on the main floor. UBC Library is dedicated to enhancing student learning and spaces – and Koerner’s refurbishment, which began last fall, is an important part of that process. The result is a savvy space that will appeal to solo […]