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Exhibits in the Learning Centre gallery
A trio of exhibits is now on display in the gallery space of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Please see below for more information. The gallery is located on level two of the Learning Centre, to the left of the circulation desk. For information about the space, please contact Allan Cho at allan.cho@ubc.ca or […]
Learning Centre digitization program in UBC Reports
The B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is in the October 2009 issue of UBC Reports.
Library Processing Centre is being relocated
At its September 2009 meeting, the UBC Board of Governors approved the relocation of the School of Population and Public Health to the Library Processing Centre (LPC). The Library will vacate LPC by December 2009. To accommodate this move, the Library Processing Centre’s staff and services will be relocated within existing UBC Library sites, including […]
Library, Learning Centre efforts in UBC Reports
UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre are featured in the September 2009 issue of UBC Reports. You can read about the digitization of UBC’s first 100 theses, a project undertaken by University Archives, here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2009/09/04/women-were-first-to-earn-ubc-grad-degrees-first-100-theses-project/ And you can read about new offerings from the Chapman Learning Commons here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2009/09/04/uncommon-learning-opportunities/
Innovative University-community project moves forward
An innovative project that involves students and members of B.C’s Chinese-Canadian community is well underway. The three-year effort involves students interviewing Chinese-Canadian community members – elders in particular – to record and preserve the oft-ignored history of the Chinese in Canada. UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre are involved in the project, […]
Antarctica: Passion and Obsession at the Learning Centre
Stunning images from one of the most remote regions on earth are on view at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, thanks to a photo exhibit entitled Antarctica: Passion and Obsession. The exhibit features works from Pat and Rosemarie Keough, self-taught photographers and a well-travelled husband-and-wife team. The show is located in the Learning Centre […]
Northern B.C. Archives launches digital photo project supported by the Learning Centre
The Northern B.C. Archives & Special Collections at the University of Northern British Columbia has digitized more than 1,700 historical images of exploration in northern B.C. This project received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can find out more about the project on their […]
Live-in for Literacy project at Learning Centre featured in the Vancouver Sun
From January 16, 2009 to January 26, two students are camping in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre foyer to raise support, awareness and funds for global literacy. The UBC students are participating as part of Live-in for Literacy 2009, a project that involves university students across Canada living in libraries. The aim is to […]
Learning Centre-backed digitization project in the Times Colonist, Globe and Mail
A new B.C. electronic resource that involves support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has launched. The British Colonist Digitization project is a joint venture with the Victoria Times Colonist newspaper and the University of Victoria Library, with support from other organizations including the Learning Centre. The project involves the digitization of issues of […]
UBC Library and Learning Centre in CPSLD Newsletter
Read about the latest developments at UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in the Fall 2008 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter – a publication from the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Coverage includes space renovations, cIRcle, LibQUAL+ assessment, and UBC Library Vault, beginning on page 17 of the newsletter.