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Disseminating research, expanding boundaries

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

Knowledge may be power – but unless it’s shared effectively, its benefits will be diminished.

Posted in General | Tagged with awards, Community Report, Innovative Dissemination of Research Award, our users, research learning and scholarship, strategic plan

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Collaboration and support: Koerner Library’s Research Commons

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

Since opening in September 2012, Koerner Library’s Research Commons has supported UBC’s graduate students

Posted in General | Tagged with Community Report, graduate students, Koerner Library, our users, Research Commons, research learning and scholarship, strategic plan

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Bringing the past to life: the Chung Collection

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

UBC Library is highlighting the exceptional Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection using traditional and new media

Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, community engagement, Community Report, digital collections, digitization

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UBC Library’s global reach

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

UBC Library attracted people, inspiration and ideas from around the globe in 2012 with a range of prestigious international conferences.

Posted in General | Tagged with ALADN, community engagement, Community Report, conference, strategic plan

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Tectonic shifts in Library spaces

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

UBC Library is reimagining its spaces as student learning becomes more group-focused and multidisciplinary.

Posted in General | Tagged with Community Report, our users, renovations, spaces, spaces and services, strategic plan, UBC Okanagan

UBC Library Year in Headlines

UBC Library Year in Headlines

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

In 2012/13, UBC Library made headlines for a number of changes.

Posted in General | Tagged with Community Report, strategic plan, UBC Okanagan, UBC Okanagan Library

Other UBC Library milestones

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

Our Community Report features a selection of in-depth stories that affected the Library and our users this past year. With 19 branches, the momentum of a change management strategy and the implementation of our five-year strategic plan, we had a number of other significant milestones that we wanted to share. Here are some highlights that […]

Posted in General | Tagged with assessment, Community Report, Robson Square, strategic plan

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Awarding graduate student excellence

By Library Communications on May 27, 2013

Outstanding work from graduate students is being recognized by a new award from UBC’s digital repository and the UBC Vancouver Graduate Student Society (GSS).

Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, awards, community engagement, Community Report, open access, our users, strategic plan

UBC Library update in CPSLD Newsletter

By Glenn Drexhage on June 12, 2012

The latest on UBC Library appears in the Spring 2012 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter, published on behalf of the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Scroll to page 27 for the UBC entry – which includes a tribute to Irving K. Barber, an update on the Library’s new Community Report, notable film donations […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with ALADN, BCHDP, Community Report, copyright, Halleran Collection, IFLA, Irving K. Barber, Media coverage, Videomatica

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Preserving cultural heritage

By Jessica Woolman on May 15, 2012

An innovative UBC Library project is helping preserve First Nations history and culture for the digital age. The project, dubbed Indigitization, is a collaboration between various UBC units, including the Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the First Nations House of Learning, the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) and the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. […]

Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Community Report, digitization, Indigitization, preservation, strategic plan

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