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UBC Library
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Education Library celebration
The Education Library held a small centennial and renovation celebration last week.
#UBCLibraryLove Booth
Mark your calendars for a celebratory pop-up booth on Friday, April 10 from 11:30am – 1:30pm.
Education Library renovation
Beginning on April 1, Level 1 of the Education Library will be undergoing planned space improvements.
Parent Campaign builds resources for student success
Each year, UBC Library holds a Parent Campaign that helps provide resources for students. The campaign reaches out to parents of new students, offering them the opportunity to directly impact the well-being of students. On October 23, the Library held its annual Parent Reception, a special thank you for donors to the campaign. The reception […]
Okanagan Library expansion approved
Students at the Okanagan Campus passed a referendum to more than double the size of the existing library.
UBC Parent Campaign supports Experiential Student Learning
Parents continue to play an important role in their children’s education by funding collaborative student learning spaces at UBC Library. To celebrate their participation in the annual UBC Parent Campaign, the Library is hosting a reception and student panel discussion this fall. With the generous contributions made to the UBC Parent Campaign, students have […]
Angling for a 21st Century Sherrington Room
The Sherrington Room—a long-loved space tucked inside UBC’s Woodward Library—is well on its way to a 21st-century renewal thanks to the generosity of the Harry Hawthorn Foundation. This group, which formed during a fishing holiday in 1953, supports the purchase of books on angling and fishing for UBC Library. Its members have also raised […]
Reimagining Woodward Library: 50 Years in the Making
As Woodward Library looks forward to its 50th Anniversary, spaces are being reimagined to further advance its integrated partnerships with UBC science programs. Faculty and students in cross-disciplinary areas now have access to additional resources and increased opportunities for collaboration, thanks to the integration of several Library units into Woodward Library earlier this year. […]
Supporting peer-to-peer learning in today’s libraries
As a Library Advisory Board member, Sandra Cawley believes that in today’s academic libraries are catalysts for change—change that physically transforms learning spaces, the research process, and the information available to students. “Libraries need to anticipate and be proactive in helping navigate the student experience, “she said recently in a phone interview. Cawley is […]
Student needs drive changes to Library spaces
Students returning to campus this fall noticed some big changes at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC). Over the past year, the Library has transformed its reference and circulation desk, added additional space for partnership programs and welcomed the Music Library collections and services to the building. The renamed Music, Art and Architecture […]