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Reconciliation at the Library
The Library is contributing to the campus-wide initiative by highlighting Indian Residential Schools in different contexts.
Library access at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
As of January 2, 2013, level two access to UBC Library in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – which includes bookstacks and Library services in the north wing – will be relocated due to a renovation project. Users can access the library through gates on Level Four, via the central staircase or the elevator. […]
Neither/nor, Both/and art exhibit
A new art exhibit at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre explores place and identity.
Music and media commons construction in the Irving K. Barber Learning Commons (June 21)
Work is underway to construct new music and media commons spaces on Level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Construction is scheduled for completion in mid-August. The new media commons spaces will feature: four high-tech, acoustically buffered multimedia rooms new student work counters in four bay windows carrels that will house Mac computers and […]
Collections Moves Update – June 20, 2013
Movement of library materials from the Music Library to the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) continues into next week. If you are looking for Music scores denoted with subclass M, they can be found on Floor 3 of IKBLC. The Music current journals have been moved to IKBLC. They are filed with the Art, […]
UBC Indigenous scholars’ installation
An exhibit in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre introduces ways UBC Indigenous scholars are transforming academic spaces.
Music Library relocation
The Music Library will be relocating to the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre June 24 to 26.
Collections Moves Update – June 13, 2013
Collections moves continue in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) this week with deadlines fast approaching. The Reference collection has been moved from Floor 4 to Floor 3, with space left for the incoming Music and SLAIS reference materials. There are approximately ten thousand items in IKBLC that will need to be interfiled with the […]
Collections Moves Update – June 6, 2013
The Collections Move team reached an exciting milestone last week: the physical transfer of the Science & Engineering collection to Woodward Library was completed on May 31. In total, the team moved approximately 22,900 items to Woodward Library. These items added up to 174 truckloads. In June, the team will be moving collections from Irving […]
Collections Moves Update – May 30, 2013
The transfer of Science & Engineering books from Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) to Woodward Library is nearly complete, with the last batch of book trucks expected to be delivered on May 31. Science & Engineering material in Class T-W will all be available in Woodward Library. Remaining Art, Architecture and Planning (AArP) material […]