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Michael Layland has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book In Nature’s Realm: Early Naturalists Explore Vancouver Island. The $2,500 prize, given by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, will be awarded at UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre later this year.

Published by Touchwood Editions, Layland’s book explores the richly diverse flora and fauna of Vancouver Island through the records of explorers, settlers, and visitors, and with due respect to the wealth of Indigenous traditional knowledge of the island’s ecosystems.

“Since moving to Vancouver Island nearly 30 years ago, I’ve been fascinated by the island’s rich history, in particular during the eras of exploration and early settlement,” says Layland, “In Nature’s Realm combines my twin passions of history and nature, and complements my two earlier books. It tells how the Island’s flora and fauna appeared to the naturalists among the explorers and early settlers. It shows how their understanding was constrained by limited time and equipment, as well as the political motivations of their sponsors. In telling the story, I pay tribute to the Island’s original naturalists, the Indigenous Peoples, whose knowledge is at last being ‘discovered’ and appreciated.”

“This masterful book is remarkable in its physical appearance, and based on consummately executed research and investigation”, says Dr. Susan E. Parker, UBC’s University Librarian. “We are thrilled, once again, to highlight the fine work of an author from British Columbia.”

Trained as an officer and mapmaker in the Royal Engineers, Michael Layland was president of the Victoria Historical Society, the Friends of the BC Archives, and is an amateur naturalist. In Nature’s Realm is a companion volume to his two previous titles: A Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island and The Land of Heart’s Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island which detail the progression of European knowledge of Vancouver Island.

Shortlisted titles for the prize are:

At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging , Wendy C. Wickwire (UBC Press).

Against the Current and Into the Light: Performing History and Land in Coast Salish Territories and Vancouver’s Stanley Park,  Selena Couture (McGill-Queen’s University Press).

About the Prize

The Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Book on British Columbia, sponsored by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, recognizes the best scholarly book published by a Canadian author on a B.C. subject. The book prize was established in memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs, a bibliophile, scholar and librarian who passed away in 2012. Stuart-Stubbs’s many accomplishments included serving as the University Librarian at UBC Library and as the Director of UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. Stuart-Stubbs had a leadership role in many national and regional library and publishing activities. During his exceptional career, he took particular interest in the production and distribution of Canadian books and was associated with several initiatives beneficial to authors and their readers, and to Canadian publishing.

The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection exhibition at Rare Books and Special Collections has welcomed its 10,000th visitor!

UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2018/19) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspiring with innovative spaces and services, and stewarding the organization.

 

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What is a Research Data Centre (RDC)?

Attend Introduction to the RDC (Research Data Centre)

 

Date: April 2, 2019

Time: 2-3pm

Location: Room B25 – Computer Lab – Woodward Library

 

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Which citation management tool is the best for your research?

Attend Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool for Your Research (Beginner)

 

Date: April 4, 2019

Time: 12pm to 2pm

Location: Room 217 – Koerner Library

  

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Explore thesis/dissertation formatting tips and more

Attend Thesis Formatting: Tips, tricks, and resources

 

Date: April 8, 2019

Time: 10am to 12pm

Location: Room B25 – Computer Lab – Woodward Library

 

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Dig into Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track

Attend Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track

 

Date: April 9, 2019

Time: 11am to 1pm

Location: Room B25 – Computer Lab – Woodward Library

 

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cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository

 

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Writing your thesis for UBC graduation? Confused about thesis formatting?

 

Next Thesis Formatting: Tips, tricks, and resources workshops are as follows:

 

Dates: March 11^th & March 25^th, 2019

Time: 10am to 12pm (same workshop held on both dates)

Location: Room 217 – Walter C. Koerner Library

 

Register for March 11^th  OR March 25^th, 2019

 

Curious about a Lay Summary for your thesis or dissertation? Or for a journal article, etc.?

 

 

Next Lay Summaries: Writing workshop is as follows:

 

Date: Wednesday, March 13^th, 2019

Time: 10am to 12pm

Location: Sherrington Room – Woodward Library

  

Register for March 13^th, 2019

 

 

Wondering how to navigate and manage the publishing process for your research?

 

Next Scholarly Publishing & Author Rights (off-campus) workshop is as follows:

 

Date: Tuesday, March 26^th, 2019

Time: 2-4pm

Location: BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals, Study and Learning Commons Computer Lab, Shaughnessy Building Room F4

 

Register for March 26^th, 2019

 

 

Learn more about:

 

cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository

 

Scholarly Communications @ UBC

 

UBC Research Commons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing your thesis for UBC graduation? Prepping for UBC 3MT 2018?

 

Working on a slide presentation for a spring/summer conference or other event?

 

Interested in open access? Curious about scholarly publishing? Confused about copyright, author rights and more?

 

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions listed above, this free UBC graduate workshop is for you!

 

Showcasing your Graduate Research

in UBC’s Open Access Digital Repository:

Help with Copyright and More (Graduate Pathways to Success)

 

presented by the cIRcle Office and Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services

 

Date: Tuesday, 06 February 2018

Time: 12:30 to 14:00

Location: Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road

 

Participants will learn to:

 

• Describe and format their work for deposit in cIRcle, UBC’s open access digital repository
• See how to apply Creative Commons Licenses to their work
• Create presentations with good Copyright practices
• Consult one-on-one with a member of Copyright Services at UBC

 

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Make your UBC research openly accessible here