An article on the grand opening of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre recently appeared in The Asian Pacific Post.

You can view the article here:

http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/c1ee8c44195e35b801195e66c727004d_UBC_opens__80_M_modern_learning_centre.do.html

An article on a project to digitize archives of the Nechako Chronicle recently appeared in the Vanderhoof Omineca Express. This project was funded as part of the BC History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

You can view the article here:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/ominecaexpress/news/17675924.html

UBC Library is thrilled to announce that it has won two CCAE Prix D’Excellence awards.

The annual awards, given by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education, are to recognize achievements in alumni affairs, public affairs, development, student recruitment and institutional advancement.

Friends, UBC Library’s newsletter, was awarded a bronze. Meanwhile, the UBC Library Vault (www.ubcvault.ca) won a gold – the highest honour given – in the category of Best E-Innovation in University Advancement.

Certificates will be awarded at the CCAE’s annual conference in Kelowna this June.

Thank you and congratulations to everyone who contributed to the UBC Library Vault and Friends newsletter.

The latest issue of Vancouver Magazine features an article on the Althea Thauberger artwork in Koerner Library.

You can view the article here:

http://www.vanmag.com/articles/08may/Thauberger.shtml

A project that is part of the B.C. History Digitization Program – which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – is featured in a recent issue of The Vancouver Courier.

You can view the article here:

http://www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=358d391a-0421-46b4-8d7a-bd116a41900f&k=18305

The celebration of the new home for the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection, held on April 15, 2008, has received much media attention.

Outlets covering the event and the Chung Collection included 24 Hours, the Sing Tao, Ming Pao and Epoch Times publications, and Ming Pao’s Saturday Magazine.

The Vancouver Sun featured a story on the Chung Collection on its April 16, 2008 front page:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=40d15d80-bc3f-4d79-b040-285019e20c9c

The Vancouver Sun also featured an online image gallery about the Chung Collection:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/photogalleries/template.html?topic=chungcollection

The official opening of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, held on April 11, 2008, was covered in a blog by Phillip Jeffrey, a Masters of Science student in Interdisciplinary Studies at UBC.

You can view the entry here:

http://www.fadetoplay.com/2008/04/14/irving-k-barber-learning-centre-grand-opening-the-future-of-learning/

On April 15, 2008, an event was held to celebrate the new, permanent home of the exceptional Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection. The event was held in the Golden Jubilee Room at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

You can view the press release here:

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2008/mr-08-042.html

And you can view the Chung Collection website here:

http://www.library.ubc.ca/chung

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC celebrated its official opening on April 11, 2008. Hundreds of people attended this special event, marking a historic day for UBC Library, UBC and the province of British Columbia.

You can view the press release here:

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2008OTP0084-000512.htm

An overview of the Chapman Learning Commons, located in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured as the lead story in the April 2008 issue of UBC Reports newspaper.

You can view the article here:

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2008/08apr03/heritage.html

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