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UBC Okanagan Library improvements in Kelowna Capital News
UBC Okanagan Library is undergoing renovations to enhance its Learning Commons and operations. Read “UBCO Library to receive improvements” in the Kelowna Capital News to find out more about the project.
Open access to UBC research
Want to find a UBC thesis on the biological feasibility of Pacific oyster and California sea cucumber polyculture, but not sure where to start? How about guidelines on mine haul road design from the School of Engineering at the Okanagan campus? Have no fear — cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository, is here to help users near […]
Art donation featured in Kelowna Capital News
The donation of six screenprints to UBC’s Okanagan campus is featured in the Kelowna Capital News. The prints – donated by Briar Craig, an Associate Professor of Visual Arts – are on display in the Field Reading Room, which is based in UBC’s Okanagan Library.
Advancing the digital agenda
A new space, a strong team and a host of projects ranging from historical newspapers to the Chinese-Canadian experience are some highlights of UBC Library’s burgeoning digital agenda. “Things are really coming together,” says Allan Bell, Director of Library Digital Initiatives. “My goal is to help the Library be indispensable to teaching, research and […]
Digitization program/project in Lake Country Calendar
An article on a digitization project being led by the Lake Country Museum and Archives appears in the Lake Country Calendar newspaper. The project involves the digitization of 47 original manuscripts dealing with aspects of Lake Country’s history from the late 1800s to the 1950s. This project has received support from the B.C. History Digitization […]
UBC Okanagan Library donation in Kelowna Capital News
A donation to UBC Okanagan Library by Interior Savings is featured in the Kelowna Capital News. You can view the article here.
LibQUAL: Spotlight on Users
Steps to Success: the Sequel Once again, we’ve heard your concerns, and once again we’re responding. The 2009 LibQUAL survey, conducted at UBC Vancouver, provided UBC Library with another excellent overview of its users and their needs. It also reinforced some concerns that were identified in the previous survey, conducted in 2007 at the Vancouver […]
UBCO’s Gwen Zilm awarded CLA’s highest honour
Gwen Zilm, Associate Vice President, Learning Services at UBC Okanagan, has been awarded with the Miles Blackwell Outstanding Academic Librarian Award. This is the highest honour presented by the Canadian Library Association. The award was recently presented to Zilm at a national library conference in Montreal. You can read more here: http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/publicaffairs/mediareleases/2009/mr-09-053.html