Featured Place at IKBLC: Muskwa River
Posted in Resources on Jul 7th, 2011 No Comments »
Room 416, a group study room on the fourth floor of the Barber Centre, is named after the Muskwa River.
Featured Place at IKBLC: Kootenay River Room
Posted in Resources on May 23rd, 2011 No Comments »
Kootenay River Room, a large, bright and airy group study room (room 422) on the 4th floor of the Barber Centre, is named after the Kootenay River
Featured Place at IKBLC: Fernie
Posted in Resources on May 5th, 2011 1 Comment »
In our ongoing series of B.C. place names used in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, this week we will look at Fernie, B.C.
Picturing Canadian children’s literature
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11th, 2010 No Comments »
A fascinating exhibition that complements the release of a new book on children’s literature is now on display at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) division. Picturing Canada: Canadian Children’s Illustrated Books and Publishing, highlights Canadian picturebooks from the last 200 years. The exhibition includes rare children’s books as well as popular productions [...]
Front cover exposure for RBSC, UBC Library Vault
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2010 No Comments »
The April 2010 issue of College & Research Libraries News, an American publication, features an image from UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections on the front cover. Some additional information about the image and the UBC Library Vault is provided inside the publication. You can view the issue here.
RBSC’s Alice in Wonderland collection featured on CBC TV
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2010 No Comments »
UBC Library’s exceptional Alice in Wonderland collection, housed in Rare Books and Special Collections, is featured on CBC TV news. The reporter, Bob Nixon, features some thoughts and a video clip of the story here.
Chung Collection featured in Vancouver Sun
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.
Drippytown exhibit in Vancouver Courier
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.
Drippytown comics exhibit featured in The Ubyssey
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 [...]
Donated collection featured in UK online publication (posted October 27)
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.
Minghui Yu
Allan
Simon Neame
Glenn Drexhage
Kyuwon Kim