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Inspire with Innovative Spaces and Services
By Anna Moorhouse on May 11, 2022
The Music, Art and Architecture (MAA) Library has made space improvements to areas of Level 4, creating additional study spaces and revitalizing the north and south walls with framed reproduction photographs that have a storied history.
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By Anna Moorhouse on April 25, 2022
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) is now home to UBC Library’s newest specialized space dedicated to the conservation, preservation and treatment of the library’s physical materials.
Posted in General | Tagged with Conservation Space, preservation, Preservation Week, spaces and services
By Library Communications on April 11, 2022
Koerner Library will be undergoing space improvements to install new study carrels on Levels 1 and 2 from Thursday, April 28, 2022 through Friday, May 27, 2022.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 19, 2021
UBC Library has reopened the Nass Reading Room following a much-anticipated space refresh. This quiet study space is located at the south end of Level 4 in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, spaces and services
By Library Communications on October 13, 2021
Want to start your own podcast? Editing a video for a project? The Chapman Learning Commons is now offering a full DIY Media studio that allows anyone in the UBC community to create unique digital content.
Posted in General | Tagged with Chapman Learning Commons, IKBLC, spaces and services
By matt patton on September 20, 2021
As Library branches across the Vancouver campus reopen, the UBC Library and UBC Campus Security want to remind students to keep an eye on their belongings while using the library’s physical spaces.
Posted in General | Tagged with iklbc, Koerner Library, safety, security, spaces and services
By Anna Moorhouse on September 7, 2021
Study space is now available on the upper level of the Asian Library, which is also in the process of a collection reorganization on the lower level.
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By matt patton on August 24, 2021
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report is now available. Read about our highlights from the past fiscal year, which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, inspiring with innovative spaces and services and stewarding the organization. Learn how the library’s services, spaces and collections adapted to best serve the UBC campus community in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Posted in General, Publications, Senate Reports | Tagged with collections, community engagement, research learning and scholarship, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, support
By Library Communications on July 26, 2021
UBC Library’s new Online Fines Payment System (paynow.library.ubc.ca) launches today, simplifying the process of fine payments for all library users.
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By Anna Moorhouse on May 26, 2021
When UBC Library’s physical locations suddenly closed in March 2020, library users needed a way to access physical resources that were not available in electronic formats. In response, the Materials Pick-up Service launched.
Posted in General | Tagged with spaces and services, Supporting the UBC Community during COVID-19