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B.C. Digitization Program wins BCLA award on April 20, 2009
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP), an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, has been awarded a Programs and Services Merit Award by the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA). The award was presented at the annual BCLA conference in April. The awards committee noted that the organization was impressed with the project’s scope […]
Bella Coola Digitization Project Completed on April 16, 2009
The Bella Coola Valley Museum has completed its digital heritage project about logging in the region. This project was supported in part by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can find out more about the Bella Coola project here: http://www.bellacoolamuseum.ca/en/digital_heritage/logging/index.php
Northern B.C. Archives launches digital photo project supported by the Learning Centre On March 30, 2009
The Northern B.C. Archives & Special Collections at the University of Northern British Columbia has digitized more than 1,700 historical images of exploration in northern B.C. This project received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can find out more about the project here: […]
IKBLC Open 24/7 for Exam Period
In response to feedback from students, staff and faculty, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is pleased to announce that much of the building will be open 24 hours a day for the upcoming final exam period, which runs from April 14 to April 30. This marks the first time a UBC Vancouver learning facility […]
Students Set Up Camp For Literacy
The Live-in-for-Literacy at the Learning Centre was featured by UBC’s Journalism student publication, the Thunderbird. From January 16th to 26th two UBC students camped out at the library, battling the 24-hour fluorescent lights and the all-night security guards in an attempt to raise money to build children’s libraries in India. Room to Read is the […]
Digitization project in the Terrace Standard
A digitization project supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program – which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – is featured in the Terrace Standard newspaper. You can view the article here: http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/news/41489462.html
Spring 2009 issue of Connects Released
The Spring 2009 issue of Connects, the newsletter of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is now available. You can view a PDF of Connects here: connects-spring-2009
Learning Africa – March 4th, 2009 – 4-6pm
In 2002, noticing the lack of African studies at UBC, a dedicated group of students with the support of organizations, faculty members and staff came together to create “African Awareness.” Since then, an African Studies program has been created and cultural events, lectures, and student internships have evolved. Come listen to the experiences of UBC […]
The Future of Our Past: the B.C. Digitization Symposium
An article on the first B.C. Digitization Symposium, held recently at UBC, appears in the BCLA Browser (this is the new open access newsletter from the British Columbia Library Association). You can view the article here: http://bclabrowser.ca/index.php/browser/article/view/6/19
Human orrery at the Learning Centre models the solar system
A “human orrery” that models the solar system has been on display during January in the foyer of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can find out more about the project here: http://science.ubc.ca/news/240