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Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February

Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February

By Anna Moorhouse on January 30, 2023

An exhibition on display now at UBC Library’s Music, Art and Architecture (MAA) Library will soon be making a move to the University of Toronto Libraries.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with collections, community engagement, exhibitions, Music Art and Architecture Library

UBC Library research project explores Indigenous perspectives in open education resource development

UBC Library research project explores Indigenous perspectives in open education resource development

By Anna Moorhouse on January 16, 2023

UBC librarians are embarking on a new collaborative research project that aims to address a fundamental problem in how open educational practices approach Indigenous Knowledges, and instead replicate colonial concepts of ownership and knowledge transfer.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with community engagement, Open Education, scholarly communications, Xwi7xwa Library

Finding Forgiveness at the Museum of Vancouver

Finding Forgiveness at the Museum of Vancouver

By Library Communications on December 13, 2022

Join us at the Museum of Vancouver on January 6 for an illuminating discussion panel on World War II Japanese Canadian Internment.

Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, community engagement, IKBLC, Japanese Canadian history

Meet Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, Community Engagement at UBC Library

Meet Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, Community Engagement at UBC Library

By matt patton on December 5, 2022

Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, shares her experience working with UBC Library’s Community Engagement team, supporting a wide variety of services that help connect UBC Library resources to surrounding communities and beyond.

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, Work with us

UBC Library launches EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

UBC Library launches EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

By Anna Moorhouse on September 12, 2022

UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence Program, launching in September 2022.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with community engagement, EDI Scholars-in-Residence, IKBLC

Xwi7xwa Library exhibit explores a Decade of Indigenous Languages

Xwi7xwa Library exhibit explores a Decade of Indigenous Languages

By Anna Moorhouse on August 11, 2022

As part of Indigenous History Month this past June, Xwi7xwa Library launched a new exhibit, featuring materials from their Indigenous language collection, on display now in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions, exhibits, Xwi7xwa Library

UBC Library 2021/22 Senate Report

UBC Library 2021/22 Senate Report

By phoebe chan on August 9, 2022

UBC Library’s annual Senate Report is now available. Read about our highlights from the past fiscal year, which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, inspiring with innovative spaces and services and stewarding the organization. Learn how the library transitioned back to fully in-person operations on campus in September 2021, kicking off a year of hybrid teaching, learning and work.

Posted in Carousel, General, Publications, Senate Reports | Tagged with collections, community engagement, research learning and scholarship, senate report, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, support

How UBC Library is rethinking problematic Indigenous representations in children’s literature

How UBC Library is rethinking problematic Indigenous representations in children’s literature

By Anna Moorhouse on June 6, 2022

What do you do with problematic materials in a library collection—with books that are outdated, that perpetuate stereotypes, depict cultural appropriation, or include racism and other harmful elements?

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with community engagement, Education Library, research learning and scholarship, teaching and learning, UBC Okanagan Library, Xwi7xwa Library

Forest(Reads): A Virtual Book Club on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Forest(Reads): A Virtual Book Club on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

By Anna Moorhouse on February 8, 2022

Join Forest(Reads), a virtual book club on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Forestry, the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Library and the Simon KY Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre.

Posted in Events | Tagged with book club, climate, community engagement

Open Scholarship in Practice 2021

Open Scholarship in Practice 2021

By Anna Moorhouse on November 1, 2021

Join this week of webinars and workshops exploring the practice of open scholarship, and hear from UBC colleagues who are incorporating “openness” in innovative ways to enhance teaching, research, and public impact.

Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, links, open access, open data, Open Education

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