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By michelle blackwell on March 9, 2017
The Prince George Newspapers Digitization Project was honoured with the Jeanne Clarke local history award for service at the Bob Harkins branch of the Prince George Public Library.
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By michelle blackwell on March 9, 2017
Vancouver Trending: Books, seeds, tools, even humans are able to be borrowed from a variety of libraries in the Lower Mainland
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with links, Media coverage, Xwi7xwa Library
By michelle blackwell on March 9, 2017
University of British Columbia professor emeritus Arthur J. Ray is the winner of this year’s Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History.
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By michelle blackwell on February 27, 2017
Visit Rare Books and Special Collections’ new student-curated English language alphabet book exhibit, featuring books from the late 18th century to the present day.
Posted in Events | Tagged with art exhibitions, collections, exhibits, links
By michelle blackwell on February 14, 2017
Join scholars from UBC and SFU for a Jane Austen panel discussion on March 2, 2017.
Posted in Events | Tagged with Jane Austen, links, student curators
By Jasmine Devonshire on January 30, 2017
This is somewhat of an English student’s heaven, but worth the visit for anyone with an appreciation for literature and history.
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By michelle blackwell on January 9, 2017
Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, the Ever Austen panel event planned for this aft has been postponed. Revised date to come.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with exhibits, Jane Austen, links, Rare Books and Special Collections, students
By Jasmine Devonshire on January 6, 2017
Recently, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library added bookplates from its Rare Books and Special Collections to their ongoing Flickr Commons album. These examples are part of the Thomas Murray Collection. The Canadian book collector Murray’s focus bent towards his home country — its artists and its book owners — and UBC lists, where possible, biographical details of both parties.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, links, Media coverage, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Clare Yow on December 19, 2016
Notice to Vancouver users: Branches will be closing early on December 19 due to winter weather conditions.
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