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UBC Library
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Journey to the Sea of Cortes exhibit
A new exhibit in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre explores one of the most fertile seas on Earth.
Celebrating Aboriginal history at UBC Library
Learn more about Aboriginal scholarship and creativity this month.
Student committee wraps up academic year
Learn about this year’s members and their contributions to the Library Student Advisory Committee.
Learning Centre helps B.C. history go digital
Successful applicants unveiled for the 2014 B.C. History Digitization Program.
Live stream of TED Talks Vancouver at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
All are welcome to attend the live stream March 17 to 21.
RBSC gems revealed in the Ubyssey
RBSC is located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Photo © Lara Swimmer Photography Five special items from UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are highlighted in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. These fascinating finds include a letter from Napoleon Bonaparte; Uncle Jim’s Canadian Nursery Rhymes; the Olive Allen Biller collection; an […]
Lost Canadians event
Join us for a discussion on citizenship and what it means to be Canadian.
Supporting peer-to-peer learning in today’s libraries
As a Library Advisory Board member, Sandra Cawley believes that in today’s academic libraries are catalysts for change—change that physically transforms learning spaces, the research process, and the information available to students. “Libraries need to anticipate and be proactive in helping navigate the student experience, “she said recently in a phone interview. Cawley is […]
Student needs drive changes to Library spaces
Students returning to campus this fall noticed some big changes at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC). Over the past year, the Library has transformed its reference and circulation desk, added additional space for partnership programs and welcomed the Music Library collections and services to the building. The renamed Music, Art and Architecture […]
IKBLC construction noise alert (Dec. 10)
This is a notice that a construction crew will begin drilling through the concrete floor on Level 3 (Qualicum Room) of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on the morning of Thursday, December 20. This work will continue on and off during daytime open hours until December 31. At times this will be noisy and disruptive. […]