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Guest lecturer: The future of scholarly publishing

Guest lecturer: The future of scholarly publishing

By Jessica Woolman on October 1, 2012

Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick will discuss how academic institutions are facing a crisis in scholarly publishing.

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Stay current on copyright and UBC

Stay current on copyright and UBC

By Glenn Drexhage on May 1, 2012

As UBC transitions to a new copyright environment, we encourage users to visit the University’s copyright site to understand the issues and plan accordingly. Its content is maintained by the Office of the Provost and VP Academic, UBC Library, UBC Bookstore, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (Vancouver), the Centre for Teaching and Learning […]

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Fisheries portal wins UBC Library’s Research Award

Fisheries portal wins UBC Library’s Research Award

By Glenn Drexhage on March 1, 2012

Three members of UBC’s Fisheries Centre are the 2012 recipients of UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award. The submission from Dr. Dirk Zeller, Mr. Ar’ash Tavakolie and Dr. Daniel Pauly highlighted The Sea Around Us Project portal (www.seaaroundus.org). This innovative project aims to assess, document and communicate the impact of fisheries on the world’s […]

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Innovative Dissemination of Research Award 2012

Innovative Dissemination of Research Award 2012

By Jessica Woolman on November 2, 2011

Nominations are now open for the 2012 Innovative Dissemination of Research Award.  Established by the Library in 2010, the award focuses on new and innovative ways of communicating and disseminating knowledge. It honours UBC faculty, staff and students who are expanding the boundaries of research through the creative use of new tools and technologies that […]

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Open UBC October 24-30, 2011

By Jessica Woolman on October 18, 2011

 

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UBC copyright update

By Glenn Drexhage on August 10, 2011

Developments regarding UBC and copyright are featured in a blog from The Tyee, an online publication and The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. “The University of British Columbia has decided to opt-out of Access Copyright’s proposed tariff on copyrighted materials that generally make up student course packs, to avoid increased fees and restrictions that would begin […]

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UBC Library in open access Partnership journal

By Glenn Drexhage on July 8, 2011

An article from UBC Library’s Science and Engineering team appears in the open access journal Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. The piece, entitled “Teaching Matters: Increasing Library Visibility through Integrated Classroom Instruction,” is by Eugene Barsky (Librarian), Aleteia Greenwood (Head) and Kevin Read (student librarian and student at UBC’s […]

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UBC Library’s Joy Kirchner named ACRL Visiting Program Officer

By Glenn Drexhage on June 15, 2011

Joy Kirchner, UBC Library’s Scholarly Communications Co-ordinator, has been appointed as a Visiting Program Officer to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The 12-month appointment was made to support the ACRL’s scholarly communications initiatives. Kirchner remains in her role at UBC Library, but has been granted some release time to assist the ACRL. […]

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Library’s licensing database noted in Maclean’s

By Glenn Drexhage on November 29, 2010

UBC, and the Library’s licensing database, are featured in a Maclean’s article that examines a looming copyright issue. You can view the article here.

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