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Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his illuminating narrative of the 1858 Fraser River Valley gold rush.

Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his illuminating narrative of the 1858 Fraser River Valley gold rush.

By Anna Moorhouse on March 4, 2019

Dr. Daniel Marshall wins the 2019 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his book Claiming the land: British Columbia and the making of a new El Dorado.

Posted in Press releases | Tagged with Basil Stuart-Stubbs, Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize, IKBLC, support

UBC Library Point Grey campus branches closed due to winter weather conditions

UBC Library Point Grey campus branches closed due to winter weather conditions

By Library Communications on February 11, 2019

UBC Library Point Grey campus branches will be closed on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, due to winter weather conditions. The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre building will remain open, however, service points will be closed. Please refer to UBC.ca for additional updates.

Posted in General | Tagged with closures, hours, IKBLC, weather conditions

Meet Hiller Goodspeed, Circulation, Copying and Shelving Assistant at UBC Library

Meet Hiller Goodspeed, Circulation, Copying and Shelving Assistant at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on January 23, 2019

Most of the collections at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are kept in what’s known as the Vault. This climate-controlled storage space is one of Hiller Goodspeed’s favourite spots to uncover hidden treasures, as he goes about his job as a Circulation, Copying and Shelving Assistant.

Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, profile

The Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

You can now choose your pickup location when ordering UBC Library materials from ASRS

By Anna Moorhouse on January 8, 2019

Starting January 21, 2019, UBC Library users will be able to pick up materials ordered through the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) from any UBC Library branch as well as UBC Okanagan Library.

Posted in General | Tagged with ASRS, IKBLC, Robson Square, services

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

By Jessica Woolman on January 2, 2019

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Wednesday at 11 am.

Posted in General | Tagged with collections, community engagement, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, tours

IKBLC closed from December 28 through December 29

IKBLC closed from December 28 through December 29

By Anna Moorhouse on December 19, 2018

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be closed from Friday, December 28 through Saturday, December 29, 2018 due to a health and safety requirement while the fire alarm control panels are replaced, as part of scheduled maintenance.

Posted in General | Tagged with closures, IKBLC

Chapman Learning Commons to close for renovations

Chapman Learning Commons to close for renovations

By Anna Moorhouse on December 12, 2018

The Chapman Learning Commons (CLC) on Level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be closed for renovations starting July 19, 2019.

Posted in General | Tagged with Chapman Learning Commons, closures, construction, IKBLC, renovations

UBC alumnus Lindsay Wong shares the writing process behind new memoir.

UBC alumnus Lindsay Wong shares the writing process behind new memoir.

By michelle blackwell on December 6, 2018

Wong reflects on the process of writing her book The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family and her experience at UBC Library.

Posted in General | Tagged with authors, creative writing, IKBLC

Learn about ORCID at UBC from November 29-30

Learn about ORCID at UBC from November 29-30

By Anna Moorhouse on November 21, 2018

From November 29 to 30, UBC Library will be hosting information tables to highlight ORCID, a new tool that helps manage research publications and activities.

Posted in Events | Tagged with IKBLC, Woodward Library

Join us for the 9th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee

Join us for the 9th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee

By Anna Moorhouse on September 18, 2018

We’re getting ready to kick off the 9th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 11.

Posted in Events | Tagged with IKBLC, spelling bee, United Way

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