Hot Industries for Starting a Business in 2011

The Small Business Accelerator at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is a program that develops information services to help B.C. entrepreneurs, start-ups and businesses.

Featured Place at IKBLC: Fernie

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.

B.C. digitization project in the Alberni Valley Times

An article on an innovative project that has received funding from the B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) appears in the Alberni Valley Times. The project involves the digitization of thousands of images related to the community growth of Port Alberni, located on Vancouver Island. The BCHDP was launched by UBC’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre […]

Generation:1 Art Exhibition

The Learning Centre has partnered with the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society for a two-month long art exhibition called, Generation One, which featured prominent artists in the Greater Vancouver area.  The exhibition occurred from May 1st to June 30, 2011 at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Art Exhibit space.

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Generation One 2011

May 1 to June 30, 2011

IKBLC Presents the Art Exhibit Generation: 1

Generation:1 is an exhibit which showcases local Asian artists and their artworks in the community at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.  Since 1996, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society has endeavoured to explore the diversity of Asian Canadian life and culture and promote the discussion of relevant issues and concerns within and beyond the Asian […]

IKBLC Webcast Presents Michael Souza's "The Psychology of Gambling"

Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Dr. Michael Souza is a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia.

Health Information Series Talk with Dr. John Oliffe

The IKBLC and UBC Woodward Library are proud to present Health Information Series’ talk with Dr. John Oliffe, Suki Grewal, and Bindy Kang.

BC History Digitization Program: 2011 recipients

Twenty-one projects from around the province have been named as successful recipients of the 2011 B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) funding awards. The digitization program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, was launched in 2006. It provides matching funds that help libraries, archives, museums and other organizations digitize unique historical items, including […]

Global Islam: Past, Present and Future

Global Islam: Past, Present and Future

UBC Continuing Studies collaborates with other members of the UBC community to provide an ongoing series of free lectures, dialogues and debates on topics of interest to the general public – locally, nationally and internationally. The Lifelong Learning Series is held in the fall and winter terms at UBC Robson Square and is sponsored by […]