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By michelle blackwell on March 14, 2017
Open Education Week is a celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Its goal is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Attend one of the many Open Education events at UBC and UBC Library throughout March. Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons Date & Location: […]
Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, IKBLC, open access, Open Education, Open Education Week
By michelle blackwell on March 9, 2017
The Prince George Newspapers Digitization Project was honoured with the Jeanne Clarke local history award for service at the Bob Harkins branch of the Prince George Public Library.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with awards, community engagement, Digital Initiatives, links, Media coverage
By michelle blackwell on December 6, 2016
This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,600.00.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, community engagement, donation, Food for Fines
By Jasmine Devonshire on December 6, 2016
A warm thank you to all students and staff who joined us for UBC Library’s Chat and Chew Library Love event last Friday December 2nd in the IKBLC main foyer.
Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
By Clare Yow on December 5, 2016
A joint federal-provincial and university investment was announced on December 5, 2016 at UBC’s Okanagan campus to establish a new Teaching and Learning Centre and fund various sustainability and infrastructure upgrades.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with community engagement, donation, library changes, links, Media coverage, Okanagan, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, UBC, UBC Okanagan
By Clare Yow on November 24, 2016
Ming Pao Canada interviewed Kevin Madill, head of the Music, Art and Architecture Library, on use of their electronic silent piano by international students.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with community engagement, links, Media coverage, Music Art and Architecture Library, pianos
By Clare Yow on November 23, 2016
The Open Library of Humanities is pleased to announce that the University of British Columbia Library has joined their Library Partnership Subsidy system (November 18, 2016).
Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, digital collections, links, Media coverage, open access, research learning and scholarship
By Jasmine Devonshire on November 15, 2016
UBC Library is pleased to announce the annual Music Sale, hosted by the Music, Art and Architecture Library at IKBLC.
Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, students
By Clare Yow on November 8, 2016
The Indigitization project brought past program participants together in June 2016 to discuss digitization practices and Indigenous knowledge in communities. The article appears in Issue 4 of BCLA Perspectives.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with community engagement, digitization, Indigenous, Indigitization, links, Media coverage
By michelle blackwell on November 7, 2016
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for funding.
Posted in General | Tagged with BC History, BCHDP, community engagement, digitization