As part of the UBC Department of Psychology’s 5th Annual Quinn Memorial Lecture (QML), held on Friday, 9 October 2009 pm. In this lecture “Constructive memory: Remembering the past to imagine the future,” Daniel L. Schacter, Kenan Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and UBC alumnus, presents on his years of research on memory and amnesia memory, which has had a profound impact on psychological science in general and cognitive neuroscience in particular. This webcast is sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Denise Chong Presents 'Egg on Mao' (IKBLC Webcast)
In her first book in a decade, Denise Chong tells the story of the man who defaced Chairman Mao’s portrait during the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989, twenty years ago. After eleven years in a Chinese jail, Lu Decheng escaped to Canada, followed by his family, who all now live in Calgary.
Chung Collection featured in Vancouver Sun
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.
Stabilizing Homeless Young People with Information and Place (IKBLC Webcast)
Presented by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) Colloquia Series, David Hendry and Jill P. Woelfer examine how information – particularly, its organization and presentation – and space (i.e., a physical location) can be combined to create a particular place (i.e., a location adapted to a particular purpose) for engaging and stabilizing homeless young people, aged 13-25. Over 10 months, they had used a participatory-design research approach to investigate how an alliance of nine service agencies used information resources to support homeless young people. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Westcoast Calligraphy Society – Snow, Ice, and Gold
Image Credit: Westcoast Calligraphy Society
“Snow, Ice and Gold” was an exhibit that featured the Westcoast Calligraphy Society during the 2010 Winter Olympics at the Learning Centre. An enthusiastic group of artists with a common bond – a love of all things calligraphic – the Westcoast Calligraphy Society shares its members’ knowledge of design, colour, illustration, bookbinding, and paper making with all who are interested in the art of letters. Many of the society’s experienced members teach beginning and more advanced calligraphy throughtout the Lower Mainland.
This exhibit highlighted the programming of the IKBLC-UBC Library Olympic Programming Group’s at IKBLC and the Library. For more photos of this exhibition, please find here.
Gallery @ IKBLC Presents "Snow, Ice and Gold"
The IKBLC Gallery presents: “Snow, Ice and Gold” an exhibit curated by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society. This exhibit will be on display during the 2010 Winter Olympics (Feb 14th to Feb 28th, 2010). Described as an enthusiastic group of people with a common bond–a love of all things calligraphic, the Westcoast Calligraphy Society shares its members’ knowledge of design, colour, illustration, bookbinding, and paper making with all who are interested in the art of letters. Many of the society’s members teach beginning and more advanced calligraphy throughtout the Lower Mainland.
The purpose of the Gallery @ the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is to provide a visual programming space to “encourage the important learning that takes place outside formal educational activities.” The Learning Centre welcomes exhibit proposals from individuals, groups and organizations within UBC and from the broader community. If you are interested in exhibiting at the Gallery, proposals can be submitted to Allan Cho, Program Services Librarian, up to 1 year in advance. Please include an itemized list and sample photographs (or a URL to photographs) of the items to be displayed.
Drugs in the Olympics (Webcast)
Dr. John Hoberman is a European cultural and intellectual historian and has done extensive research on sports doping and the intersection of sports, politics, science, public opinion and the Olympics. He has taught courses on sport and politics at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and The University of Texas at Austin. His lecture, Drugs in the Olympics, was held at St. Johns College on October 14, 2009. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Involving Minority Groups in Building Global Communities (Webcast)
On January 21, 2010, the UBC Africa Awareness Initiative welcomed James Atebe to UBC. Mission’s mayor, James Atebe, has been dubbed by some as the Obama of Canada. Hailing from the Gusii tribe of Kenya, he has managed to become a pillar of Mission. James Atebe has contributed a lot to the city of Mission and continues to do so amidst a wealth of obstacles. Winning his second election by a margin of over 80 percent along with being voted on of the TOP 25 IMMIGRANTS in Canada, he has proved to be the real embodiment of global citizenship and a poster child for immigrant success in Canada. Sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, this webcast presents Mayor James Atebe’s dedication to both his heritage and his adopted country and how he uses the two to better serve his community.
John Borrows on Living Traditions: Windingo’s and Indigenous Law (Webcast)
The Learning Centre has been webcasting selected UBC lectures and seminars as an opportunity to enhance the value of the programs that are already happening on campus for an audience that oftentimes cannot personally attend. A webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Living Traditions: Windingo’s and Indigenous Law is a presentation by Dr. John Borrows, who is Professor and Robina Chair in Law and Society at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Law and Justice at the University of Victoria Law School. His talk focuses on the role of choice and agency in the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, Borrows explores the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America.
New IKBLC Website
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre website is changing. We recently update the website to incorporated the new UBC Common Look and Feel (CLF), and a more dynamic user-friendly experience. During site migration, if you find any missing content or if you have any feedback, please contact us. Thank you.