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UBC, cIRcle excel in global rankings
The University of British Columbia and its institutional repository both feature prominently in a pair of global rankings. UBC is the top-ranked Canadian university – and 35th in the world – according to research from CSIC (the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), the largest public research body in Spain. A separate CSIC ranking places UBC’s […]
UBC librarian published in open access Partnership journal (December 21)
Eugene Barsky, a Science and Engineering Librarian at UBC Library, has published an article in Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. Partnership is an open access journal. The article, entitled “A Library Journal Club as a Tool for Current Awareness and Open Communication: UBC case study” can be viewed at http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/1000/1558.
cIRcling UBC’s Olympic legacy
A couple of years ago, UBC Library’s Hilde Colenbrander challenged a student from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies to determine the amount of Olympics-related research and teaching on the UBC Vancouver campus. The resulting report was striking, as it highlighted all sorts of material from an array of departments and faculties: Education, […]
Open access in the Georgia Straight
UBC Library is noted in an article about open access that appears in the Georgia Straight. Open access (OA) is about providing users with free access to information and knowledge. You can view the article here: http://straight.com/article-269620/open-access-revolution
m-Libraries Conference in BCLA Browser
The latest issue of the BCLA Browser, the publication of the British Columbia Library Association, includes an article on the recent m-Libraries Conference held at UBC. You can view the article at m-Libraries And you can view the entire issue at http://bclabrowser.ca/
cIRcle featured in Game Time
An article on cIRcle and its Olympic aspirations appears in Game Time, the e-newsletter of the UBC 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat. cIRcle is UBC’s institutional repository, developed by UBC Library. You can view the article here: http://www.webcommunications.ubc.ca/ubc2010/2009/10/22/ubc-and-the-winter-games-come-full-circle/
Open Access Week @ the University of British Columbia
UBC has joined SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the Public Library of Science (PLoS), The Students for Free Culture, OASIS (the Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook); Open Access Directory (OAD); and eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries), and over 200 institutions worldwide in the First International Open Access Week
UBC and Open Access Week in e-Strategy
UBC’s participation in the First International Open Access Week, which takes place on campus from October 20 to October 22, is highlighted in the latest issue of e-Strategy, the newsletter from UBC IT. Open access (OA) is about access to information and knowledge for all. It is a growing international movement that encourages the unrestricted […]
Open Access Week at UBC
Join us at UBC as we take part in the First International Open Access Week. Open Access is a growing international movement that uses the Internet to throw open the locked doors that once hid knowledge. It encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of science and […]