Posted in Events on May 28th, 2010 No Comments »
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is pleased to announce the live webcasting of selected events that will take place in the building’s Victoria Learning Theatre as part of UBC Alumni Weekend.
Posted in Events on Jan 13th, 2010 No Comments »
The University of British Columbia has been assigned to lead the OGI Study for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, to be held in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., Canada. As a research program, the OGI IS interested in developing appropriate tools and methods for using the prescribed indicators to determine changes (if any) in the host city, region, and country, and investigate whether or not such changes can be attributed to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. How sustainable are the 2010 Games in Vancouver, BC? We’ll find out as Rob Van Wynsberghe and his team of OGI research experts reveal their findings.
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 Events on Dec 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Inspired by the excellent work of the Pecha Kucha Vancouver, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Olympic Programming Group is hosting our first Pecha Kucha inspired Event on Thursday, January 21st starting at 7 pm.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Join us at UBC as we take part in the First International Open Access Week. Open Access is a growing international movement that uses the Internet to throw open the locked doors that once hid knowledge. It encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of science and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2009 Comments Off
Xu Xi (許素細), one of Asia’s leading English language novelists and author of seven books of fiction and essays, including The Unwalled City (2001), Hong Kong Rose (1997), Chinese Walls (1994), Overleaf Hong Kong (2004), History’s Fiction (2001) and Daughters of Hui (1996) performed a reading at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on May [...]
Posted in Events on Feb 19th, 2009 No Comments »
In 2002, noticing the lack of African studies at UBC, a dedicated group of students with the support of organizations, faculty members and staff came together to create “African Awareness.” Since then, an African Studies program has been created and cultural events, lectures, and student internships have evolved. Come listen to the experiences of UBC [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) is participating in Archives Week, which runs from November 16-22. The event is organized by the Archives Association of British Columbia, and this year the theme is “Taking Care of Business: the Heritage of Trade and Commerce.” As part of this effort, RBSC offers an introduction to Yip Sang, [...]
Minghui Yu
Allan
Simon Neame
Glenn Drexhage
Kyuwon Kim