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By Jessica Woolman on September 11, 2014
Over the years, libraries have increasingly become sustainability partners on campus. From recycling to digitizing, from forging intercultural bridges to providing funds for provincial projects, UBC Library has a dearth of stories to highlight the economic, social and environmental impact we have on campus and throughout BC. Our annual Community Report takes the sustainability theme […]
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By Library Communications on May 5, 2014
Find out how a special training program helps international students hone their tech know-how for the 21st-century classroom.
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By Library Communications on May 5, 2014
This story appears in UBC Library’s 2013/14 Community Report. Read more to find out how we’re supporting economic, environmental and social sustainability at UBC. When browsing through the Library’s digital collections, it’s hard to imagine the many steps needed to share just one image online with users. Earlier this year, the Library received more […]
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By Library Communications on May 5, 2014
Discover how UBC Library’s partnership with Better World Books helps support literacy initiatives – and bypasses the landfill.
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By Library Communications on May 5, 2014
At UBC, the future of knowledge is opening up – and the Library is playing a key role to bolster the University’s research and share its efforts.
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By Library Communications on May 5, 2014
UBC Library preserves its physical and digital collections for current and future generations of scholars, researchers, students and lifelong learners.
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By Library Communications on May 2, 2014
Researchers around the world have valuable access to Okanagan history, thanks to a digitization project involving UBC Library and the Okanagan Historical Society.
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By Glenn Drexhage on July 8, 2013
UBC Library’s Summer Update in the BCLA Browser highlights the release of the Senate Report and the Community Report, the inaugural winner of the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia, the launch of the B.C. Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program, and more. A round-up of UBC Library staff presentations given […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on June 19, 2013
The release of the Library’s Community Report and Senate Report are highlighted in the Spring 2013 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter. Other news includes a celebration of the inaugural winner of the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, the launch of the B.C. Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program, changes at our hospital libraries and more. The Library’s submission begins on page 22 […]
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By Library Communications on May 27, 2013
UBC Library scores high as one of the top three influential library twitter accounts in North America.
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