24/7 hours at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre’s 24/7 hours begin Sunday, December 3 (opening at 6 a.m.) and end Tuesday, December 19 (closing at 1 a.m.).
Colbeck Collection exhibition: An Unmatched Devotion
Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library is delighted to announce a new exhibition: “An Unmatched Devotion”: A 50th Anniversary Exhibition for UBC’s Norman Colbeck Collection of Nineteenth-Century and Edwardian Poetry and Belles Lettres.
MexicoFest: Magic Hands
Presented by MexicoFest, we invite all art enthusiasts to attend this free exhibition at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Mexican Popular Art objects from September 1 to October 12, 2017.
Human(e) Interactions with the Environment
In collaboration with the Public Scholars Initiative (PSI), the IKBLC Community Engagement & Programs division presents the “PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series,” which showcases doctoral students telling their community-engaged research stories in just under seven minutes. In “Human(e) Interactions with the Environment,” nine PhD students from UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative engage the public by […]
Cultural Humility in Teaching and Learning: Conversation with Dr. Evan Adams
Please join us for an exploration of cultural humility and what it means for how we teach and learn. We will hear from Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority and a trailblazer in promoting cultural humility within the healthcare system. With humour and wisdom, Dr. Adams offers insights into […]
Open Scholarly Practice
“Open scholarship, which encompasses open access, open data, open educational resources, and all other forms of openness in the scholarly and research environment, is changing how knowledge is created and shared.” Association of Research Libraries Open Scholarship In this session, we’ll explore ideas of scholarly practice in the digital age and how they can inform […]
Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society
Acknowledgement: The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is pleased to contribute to the promotion of this unique opportunity. We acknowledge the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society’s website as the source for most of this content. The Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society is an enterprising non-profit organization that develops and delivers transformative education inspired by Haida […]
Talking With First Nations Archives with the Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC)
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre are pleased to present the webcast roundtable “Talking with First Nations Archives. ” Colleagues who work in local First Nations Archives, Resource Centres and in Records Management programs will share their experiences establishing […]
CANADA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS: The Alcuin Society’s 2015 Winners
Every Spring since 1981, Vancouver’s Alcuin Society holds a national competition to select the country’s most beautiful books of the previous year. The winning books tour every province in Canada, and are also exhibited at the two major book fairs in Germany, in Frankfurt and Leipzig. As well, copies are donated to the Canadian Embassy […]
Third Annual Contract Faculty Colloquium
In collaboration with the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Community Engagement & Programs division, the Faculty Association Contract Faculty Committee presents the Third Annual Contract Faculty Colloquium, which provides contract faculty an opportunity to share with and learn from their contract faculty colleagues across campus in a genial, relaxed atmosphere. Short papers will be presented […]