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
Live-in for Literacy project at Learning Centre featured in the Vancouver Sun
From January 16, 2009 to January 26, two students are camping in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre foyer to raise support, awareness and funds for global literacy. The UBC students are participating as part of Live-in for Literacy 2009, a project that involves university students across Canada living in libraries. The aim is to […]
UBC Library featured in Fine Books and Collections magazine
UBC Library and the Chung Collection are featured in an article on Vancouver’s book culture in the January 2009 issue of Fine Books & Collections magazine. The article is by Nicholas Basbanes, an author who recently read and spoke at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the piece here: http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/issue/200901/vancouver-1.phtml
Learning Centre-backed digitization project in the Times Colonist, Globe and Mail
A new B.C. electronic resource that involves support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has launched. The British Colonist Digitization project is a joint venture with the Victoria Times Colonist newspaper and the University of Victoria Library, with support from other organizations including the Learning Centre. The project involves the digitization of issues of […]