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By Library Communications on May 27, 2013
UBC Library scores high as one of the top three influential library twitter accounts in North America.
Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Community Report, social media, strategic plan
By Jessica Woolman on March 22, 2012
UBC Library warmly welcomes Dr. Samuel Chu and his upcoming presentation, Social Networking Tools for Libraries: An exploratory study investigating the use of social networking tools in academic libraries. Dr. Chu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. He will present his exploratory study, which examines reasons for using or not using social […]
Posted in Events | Tagged with libraries, social media
By Glenn Drexhage on September 19, 2011
The top tips for UBC Library appear in the latest issue of UBC Reports, “Back to School and In the Cloud” (UBC Reports | Vol. 57 | No. 9 | Sep. 1, 2011). The item appears below, and can also be found on the UBC Reports website. Top 10 tips for connecting with UBC Library, without setting foot […]
Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, digital collections, Media coverage, research learning and scholarship, social media, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
By Glenn Drexhage on June 14, 2011
UBC Library’s Twitter account now has more than 1,000 followers! Thank you to everyone who has followed us since we started tweeting more than two years ago. We are grateful for your support, and look forward to continuing to provide you with updates on the life of libraries – at UBC and around the world. […]
Posted in General | Tagged with libraries, social media
By Jessica Woolman on June 2, 2011
Meet Dean Giustini, Reference Librarian and blogger at UBC’s Biomedical Branch Library at Vancouver General Hospital. What’s been the biggest change to health libraries and librarianship that you’ve encountered during your career? Two equally important trends that have changed health libraries and librarianship are: 1) the shift to digital forms of medical information and 2) […]
Posted in General | Tagged with digital libraries, literacy, social media
By Glenn Drexhage on April 11, 2011
Feeling social? Then connect with us to find out about news and events at UBC Library, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and UBC. Facebook Friend us on Facebook – you can learn about upcoming events, ask questions about learning support…and maybe even win some prizes! Find out more here. Twitter Follow us on Twitter […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on March 16, 2011
Join our community of followers at UBC Library’s Twitter account! It’s a great way to stay up to date on UBC Library news and happenings. We also tweet about broader issues impacting the world of libraries, literacy, literature and more. So come explore the life of the library – you’ll find us on Twitter at […]
Posted in General | Tagged with social media