Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2010 No Comments »
UBC Library’s new strategic plan is featured in the latest issue of the newsletter from the CPSLD – the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors. You can view the article here - it appears on page 23 of the newsletter.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 4th, 2010 No Comments »
BC Books Online, a project that is supported by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and UBC Library, is featured in the online publication The Tyee. You can view the article here. BC Books Online is also featured in the Globe and Mail, the Nanaimo News Bulletin, the Harbour City Star, the Ladysmith Chronicle and the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2010 No Comments »
The venerable Chung Collection, located in Rare Books and Special Collections in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in the February 15 issue of the Vancouver Sun. The article also features some comments from UBC Library’s Sarah Romkey. You can read the article here.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2009 No Comments »
The Vancouver Courier features an article on the exhibit Drippytown: Vancouver Life Through the Eyes of Independent Cartoonists.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Patricia Logie, a B.C. artist who has donated her portrait collection Chronicles of Pride to UBC Library, is featured in the Coast Reporter, a Sunshine Coast newspaper.
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Drippytown – a fascinating exhibit featuring the work of six local comic artists that is on display in Rare Books and Special Collections – is reviewed in The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. You can read the article here: http://ubyssey.ca/culture/?p=10845 Drippytown runs until January 31, 2010. Rare Books and Special Collections is located on level one [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 28th, 2009 No Comments »
The Chinese Experience in B.C. website, a project involving UBC Library and the City of Vancouver Archives, is featured in the Vancouver Courier. You can view the article here: http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=bb4b8c74-b4d2-496e-b1c2-f556cba832fb
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 27th, 2009 No Comments »
An article about a unique collection focused on croquet, which has been donated to UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections division, appears in the UK publication Croquet World Online. You can view the article here: http://www.croquetworld.com/News/finding.asp Rare Books and Special Collections is located on level one of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2009 No Comments »
UBC’s participation in the First International Open Access Week, which takes place on campus from October 20 to October 22, is highlighted in the latest issue of e-Strategy, the newsletter from UBC IT. Open access (OA) is about access to information and knowledge for all. It is a growing international movement that encourages the unrestricted [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 14th, 2009 No Comments »
The Chinese Experience in British Columbia, a new website that offers a fascinating look at a century of local Chinese-Canadian heritage, is featured in the Vancouver Observer. The site, which features digitized holdings from the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection at UBC, and the Yip family and Yip Sang Company collection at [...]
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