Minghui Yu
Health Information Series webcast online
On May 14, 2011, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Surrey Public Library, and Woodward Library, co-hosted a talk at the Newton Branch library in Surrey, focusing on men’s health as part of the Health Information Series. Dr. John Oliffe, Suki Grewal, and Bindy Kang shared their expertise in this important area of health research. […]
Feature Place at IKBLC: Hartley Bay
This week, we are taking a closer look at the community of Hartley Bay — the community that the Hartley Bay Meeting Room (room 266), in the Irving K Barber Learning Centre is named after.
Featured Place at IKBLC: Kootenay River Room
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: Slocan
This week’s featured place name and Irving K. Barber Centre room is Slocan.
Digitization program/project featured in Burnaby Now
A project that’s received funding from the B.C. History Digitization Program appears in Burnaby Now. The Burnaby Oral History Digitization Project received a $10,000 grant from the digitization program, which is an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and find out about the B.C. History Digitization Program […]
Featured Place at IKBLC: Sandspit
Our featured place this week is Sandspit, a small community of approximately 400 people, located on the northeastern tip of Moresby Island, near Spit Point
Voices from Gold Mountain
“Voices from Gold Mountain” at the UBC Chan Centre (May 15, 2011) An orchestral premiere & Senior/Debut Orchestras Season Finale by the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchesta was performed at the UBC Chan Centre. Supported by the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the performance is the world […]
National Conference
Asian Heritage Month National Conference (May 14, 2011) The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre sponsored a webcast of an inaugural nation-wide teleconference among Asian Heritage Month societies in Vancouver,Calgary, Montreal and Toronto to share expert speakers’ experiences in integrating Asian-Canadian content into Canada’s education system. The Vancouver lecture took place at UBC’s University Services Building.
IKBLC Webcast Page Revamped and Launched!
The IKBLC Webcast page has been revamped and launched!
Learning Centre Art Exhibit on UBC Today
The Learning Centre’s current art exhibition, Generation:1 was recently featured on UBC This Week.