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Strategic Direction:
Inspire with Innovative Spaces and Services
By Jessica Woolman on July 15, 2012
The Library is developing user-centred spaces and services to promote informal learning, study and reflection, collaboration and dialogue. We have a number of construction and renovation plans throughout the year to support the concurrent Library changes taking place with our collection moves and the creation of more enhanced student spaces. Music and media commons construction in […]
Posted in General | Tagged with construction, IKBLC, library changes, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
By Jessica Woolman on March 27, 2012
It’s almost the end of the academic year and we’re putting the finishing touches on the renovations to Koerner Library’s 3rd floor – just in time for final exams and end-of-term papers. The revamped study space and reading area will re-open on Monday, April 2 and feature new computer stations and open group study areas. […]
Posted in General | Tagged with Great Reads, renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces
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 January 5, 2011
It’s 2011, and Woodward Library is proud to enter the new year with a new look. Late last fall, the Library’s lower level – also known as the Garden Level – was unveiled to the public after undergoing an extensive renovation. The handsome result is a user-centred, collaborative study space that features more natural light, […]
Posted in General, Strategic Plan | Tagged with renovations, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library
By Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
The Garden Level of Woodward Library has become a light-filled, technology-replete haven for students seeking quiet study space on the South side of campus. A recent renovation of Woodward’s ground floor has transformed what students said was as a dark, cold space into a sociable yet studious setting with areas designated for group collaboration […]
Posted in General | Tagged with spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, support, Woodward Library
By Glenn Drexhage on November 4, 2010
Jan Wallace, the Head of David Lam Library, is featured in a Vancouver Sun article that highlights the Canaccord Learning Commons at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. You can read the article here, and you can find out more about the Canaccord Learning Commons here.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with David Lam Library, Learning Commons, Media coverage, spaces, spaces and services