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Music, Art and Architecture Library exhibition that explores activism in classical music extended until February
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.
UBC Library research project explores Indigenous perspectives in open education resource development
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.
Finding Forgiveness at the Museum of Vancouver
Join us at the Museum of Vancouver on January 6 for an illuminating discussion panel on World War II Japanese Canadian Internment.
Meet Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, Community Engagement at UBC Library
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.
UBC Library launches EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
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.
Xwi7xwa Library exhibit explores a Decade of Indigenous Languages
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.
UBC Library 2021/22 Senate Report
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.
How UBC Library is rethinking problematic Indigenous representations in children’s literature
What do you do with problematic materials in a library collection—with books that are outdated, that perpetuate stereotypes, depict cultural appropriation, or include racism and other harmful elements?
Forest(Reads): A Virtual Book Club on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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.
Open Scholarship in Practice 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.