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A Pocketful of Rhymes exhibition at the Learning Centre
This exhibition from the Westcoast Calligraphy Society features nursery rhymes through colourful illustrations.
2012 UBC Library Staff Award Program Winners
Three Library staff were recently recognized for their dedication and excellence in service at the annual Library Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
Great Reads program featured in Campus Resident
UBC Library’s Great Reads, a leisure-reading program at Koerner and IKBLC, was highlighted in the recent Campus Resident newsletter.
Digitization program/project in Lake Country Calendar
A project to digitize archival records from the Lake Country Museum and Archives is featured in the community press. For more, please visit “Lake Country Museum digitizes its archival records” in the Lake Country Calendar. This project received a grant from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Dr. Irving K. Barber: A Celebration of Life
UBC is honouring Dr. Irving K. Barber with a Celebration of Life event on June 11 – and you’re invited to take part. Dr. Barber, who recently passed away, contributed millions of dollars to promote education and research throughout British Columbia. His gift of $20 million was largely responsible for the development and construction of […]
Digitization program/project in the Alberni Valley Times
© Lara Swimmer Photography A project to digitize photographic archives for the Alberni Valley Museum is featured in the Alberni Valley Times. This project has been supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Digitization program/project featured in Pique Newsmagazine
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Photo credit: © Lara Swimmer Photography A project to digitize past issues of the Whister Answer newspaper is featured in Whistler’s Pique Newsmagazine. This project received a grant from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Generation One at the Learning Centre
Image credit: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society ExplorASIAN 2012 – the 16th annual month-long festival to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Metro Vancouver – features the “Generation One Art Exhibition” as one of its signature programs. Generation One, a platform for local artists to showcase their artworks in the community, appears at multiple sites throughout Metro […]
Elsevier ‘text mining’ agreement with UBC researcher; UBC Library featured in coverage
Photo: Michelle Lamberson Lea Starr, Associate University Librarian for Research Services, and Librarian Teresa Lee comment on the recent initiative of Heather Piwowar, who worked on an agreement with academic publisher Elsevier to allow text mining of its journals. Read the full article, “Hot Type: Elsevier Experiments With Allowing ‘Text Mining’ of Its Journals,” in the […]
IKBLC closed May 5
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be closed Saturday, May 5 for electrical upgrades. No one will be allowed in the building except for authorized personnel. Trying to study? Visit the Library hours and locations portal to find other branches open on May 5. Electrical upgrades on the east side of campus will affect the Student Union Building, […]