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UBC Library blog series explores personal archives of archivists, librarians and library staff

UBC Library blog series explores personal archives of archivists, librarians and library staff

By Anna Moorhouse on October 8, 2020

In a new blog series created by Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC), archivists, librarians and library staff share items from their personal collections of documents, books and ephemera.

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Meet Wendy Traas, Reference Librarian at UBC Library

Meet Wendy Traas, Reference Librarian at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on February 6, 2019

At UBC, Wendy Traas works primarily with the teacher candidates who come through the Faculty of Education, as well as graduate students and educational researchers.

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Meet Jeremy Buhler, Assessment Librarian at UBC Library

Meet Jeremy Buhler, Assessment Librarian at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on August 9, 2018

Unlike many librarians, Jeremy Buhler isn’t on a service desk and doesn’t have direct contact with students in his day-to-day, but his work trickles down to affect students all across campus.

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Meet Evan Thornberry, GIS Librarian at UBC Library

Meet Evan Thornberry, GIS Librarian at UBC Library

By Anna Moorhouse on April 4, 2018

If you’ve ventured out to visit the UBC Library Map Collection in Walter C. Koerner Library recently, you will likely have met Evan Thornberry, who joined UBC Library as the GIS Librarian in July.

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Heather Berringer awarded 2017 Dal SIM Outstanding Alumni Award

Heather Berringer awarded 2017 Dal SIM Outstanding Alumni Award

By Jasmine Devonshire on August 4, 2017

Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management has recognized Heather Berringer, UBC Okanagan’s Chief Librarian, with the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award. This annual award honours a member who has made an outstanding contribution to Library and Information Management. 

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Dean Giustini wins the Margaret Ridley Charlton Award for Outstanding Achievement

Dean Giustini wins the Margaret Ridley Charlton Award for Outstanding Achievement

By michelle blackwell on June 7, 2017

The award recognizes a librarian who has made a significant contribution to the field of health sciences librarianship in Canada.

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Librarians Galina Durant and Cari Lynn Gawletz with Gordon Yusko, Assistant Director of Community Engagement at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

Librarians from rural and northern B.C. libraries attend the BCLA conference thanks to funding through UBC Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Award

By michelle blackwell on May 23, 2017

The award helps ensure that all B.C. Librarians have access to the professional development opportunities at the annual BCLA Conference.

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Meet Shirin Eshghi, Head of Asian Library

Meet Shirin Eshghi, Head of Asian Library

By Jasmine Devonshire on August 9, 2016

A key priority of her role moving forward will be to draw in an international perspective: Shirin will share the value of the Asian Library collections as it extends to a number of faculties and areas of research.

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Librarian profile: advancing scholars with Lori Walter

Librarian profile: advancing scholars with Lori Walter

By Andrea Coutts on September 18, 2014

Librarians at UBC Library support researchers and students as they share the results of their scholarship with the world.

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Librarian profile: building community with Allan Cho

Librarian profile: building community with Allan Cho

By Andrea Coutts on June 26, 2014

Community engagement librarians at UBC Library seek to expand the university experience beyond campus walls.

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