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Our Campus: Susan E. Parker turns an optimistic page as university librarian

By Jessica Woolman on October 11, 2017

University Librarian Susan Parker was recently featured in The Ubyssey.

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Heather Berringer awarded 2017 Dal SIM Outstanding Alumni Award

Heather Berringer awarded 2017 Dal SIM Outstanding Alumni Award

By Jasmine Devonshire on August 4, 2017

Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management has recognized Heather Berringer, UBC Okanagan’s Chief Librarian, with the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award. This annual award honours a member who has made an outstanding contribution to Library and Information Management. 

Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with awards, librarians, links, UBC, UBC Okanagan

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UBC holds crowdfunding campaign to buy rare Harry Potter first edition

By Jessica Woolman on July 3, 2017

The Library’s crowdfunding campaign to purchase a rare edition of Harry Potter was recently featured in the Vancouver Sun.

Posted in General | Tagged with Harry Potter, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections, UBC

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The library is crowdfunding to buy a $25,000 copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

By Jessica Woolman on July 3, 2017

The Library’s crowdfunding campaign to purchase a Harry Potter rare edition was recently featured in the Ubyssey.

Posted in General | Tagged with Harry Potter, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections, UBC

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Susan E. Parker appointed as UBC’s University Librarian

By Jessica Woolman on June 15, 2017

UBC Library is please to announce the appointment of Ms. Susan E. Parker as University Librarian effective September 1.

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UBC Okanagan focus of $40 million investment for library expansion and infrastructure upgrades

UBC Okanagan focus of $40 million investment for library expansion and infrastructure upgrades

By Clare Yow on December 5, 2016

A joint federal-provincial and university investment was announced on December 5, 2016 at UBC’s Okanagan campus to establish a new Teaching and Learning Centre and fund various sustainability and infrastructure upgrades.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with community engagement, donation, library changes, links, Media coverage, Okanagan, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, UBC, UBC Okanagan

New digital acquisition: CITR audiotapes spanning 70 years

New digital acquisition: CITR audiotapes spanning 70 years

By Jasmine Devonshire on September 15, 2016

These audio recordings are a cultural record of student life and voices from the UBC community spanning 70 years.

Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, digital collections, digitization, Discorder, UBC

More than 500 of UBC radio station’s historic audio tapes find new audience online

By Clare Yow on August 11, 2016

From the Vancouver Sun

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, archives, BCHDP, collections, community engagement, digital collections, digitization, links, Media coverage, open access, UBC, University Archives

UBC radio archive clips find new audience online

By Clare Yow on August 11, 2016

The Library’s Digitization Centre has helped UBC and CiTR archive a collection of radio clips from the 1940s and onwards.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, BCHDP, collections, digital collections, digitization, links, Media coverage, open collections, UBC, University Archives

Listen to 65 years of UBC history from CiTR’s newly updated archive

By Clare Yow on August 11, 2016

Learn how the BC History Digitization Program, the UBC Library Digitization Centre, the UBC University Archives have contributed to this project in this Ubyssey article.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, BCHDP, collections, digital collections, digitization, links, Media coverage, open collections, UBC, University Archives

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