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UBC Library 2019/20 Senate Report

UBC Library 2019/20 Senate Report

By Anna Moorhouse on August 17, 2020

UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2019/20) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspiring with innovative spaces and services, and stewarding the organization.

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

Visit an exhibit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Visit an exhibit commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

By michelle blackwell on January 20, 2020

The exhibit runs until February 28 on Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

Posted in General | Tagged with collections, community engagement, exhibitions

UBC Library hosts Past Purrrrfect, an exhibit featuring cats in the collection

UBC Library hosts Past Purrrrfect, an exhibit featuring cats in the collection

By michelle blackwell on January 6, 2020

Visit feline and canine themed exhibits at multiple branches of the library throughout January and February.

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions, Rare Books and Special Collections

Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog   

Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog  

By Becky Potvin on December 20, 2019

Visit the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Wednesday, January 8th to meet John Fluevog.

Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions, Rare Books and Special Collections

Join the Asian Library for a Japanese Paper Conservation Workshop

Join the Asian Library for a Japanese Paper Conservation Workshop

By michelle blackwell on November 28, 2019

Attend an all-day workshop with renowned conservator Mr. Kazunori Oryū on December 10.

Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, community engagement

UBC Library a major contributor to award-winning Public Knowledge Project

UBC Library a major contributor to award-winning Public Knowledge Project

By michelle blackwell on November 28, 2019

The Public Knowledge Project is a not-for-profit multi-university initiative that develops open source software and services to make open access a viable option for journals.

Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, open access, Public Knowledge Project, research learning and scholarship

UBC Library hosts exhibit honouring Vancouver icon John Fluevog

UBC Library hosts exhibit honouring Vancouver icon John Fluevog

By michelle blackwell on November 20, 2019

The exhibit, located in the David Lam Management Research Library and Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre runs until the end of the year.

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions

Open Access Week

Open Access Week

By michelle blackwell on October 7, 2019

RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access and Open Scholarship means for researchers, students and faculty.

Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, links, open access, Open Access Week, research learning and scholarship

UBC Seed Lending Library is building a budding community

UBC Seed Lending Library is building a budding community

By michelle blackwell on October 3, 2019

Borrow a variety of high-quality vegetable, herb, and flower seeds that are well-suited to local growing conditions free of charge from the Woodward and Education libraries.

Posted in General | Tagged with collections, community engagement

UBC Library hosts exhibit that captures the continual impact of iconic Asian Canadian Jim Wong-Chu

UBC Library hosts exhibit that captures the continual impact of iconic Asian Canadian Jim Wong-Chu

By michelle blackwell on September 30, 2019

The exhibit, that runs October 10 to November 15, celebrates Jim Wong-Chu, a well-known Asian-Canadian historian, editor, author, and poet.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, community engagement

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