SLAIS Welcomes Archivist Anne Lindsay as Speaker for 2017 Colloquium
The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies is pleased to welcome Anne Lindsay, Access and Research Archivist for the NCTR, as a speaker in the iSchool’s Winter 2017 Colloquium program. She is speaking Wednesday, January 18, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the topic of “Beyond Jenkinson: Authority, provenance, and Arrangement in a Complex […]
Salon Series 2016/17: Great Onnagata Roles in Kabuki Dance
TomoeArts will be screening a series of full live video performances from their Shôchiku’s Kabuki Meisakusen Series at the I. K Barber Learning Centre. The performances feature several talented onnagata (female role) actors such as Nakamura Jakuemon IV (1920-2012) and Bandô Tamasaburô. All screenings will be held at the I. K Barber Learning Centre in […]
Staying Healthy for Heart and Stroke: What can Your Genes and Proteins Tell You?
A Life Sciences Institute Public Talk Join us for a free discussion with a panel of experts who will explain what personalized medicine can tell you about your potential for heart health issues, and how doctors and researchers in British Columbia are collaborating to identify your risks, detect early warning signs and deliver individualized treatments. […]
2016 code4libBC Unconference
Event Details What: It’s a 2 day unconference! A participant-driven meeting featuring lightning talks in the mornings, breakout sessions in the afternoons, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together […]
Digital Preservation Management…Best Practices vs. Reality: Take Part in the Digital Preservation Management Roundtable
The Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre are pleased to present a livestream webcast roundtable as a follow-up to the 3-day workshop on Digital Preservation Management. They will share strategies and tools from the workshop and discuss the steps required to develop an effective digital preservation program. November […]
Mental Health Legacies: The Riverview Hospital Suitcase Project
The UBC School of Nursing Consortium for Nursing History Inquiry presents the Health History Lecture and display on Mental Health Legacies: The Riverview Hospital Suitcase Project. The project is created to honor the legacies of two women whose lives were impacted by mental illness. It tells of their individual journeys and of the effects of […]
Your Next Step: Level Up With “The Cheat Code”
Sept. 7, 2016 | 6:30-9:00pm| Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre | Registration required| Have you ever noticed that some people seem to get ahead just a bit faster than everyone else? Join Brian Wong, co-founder and CEO of Kiip and the author of The Cheat Code, as he walks us through some of the shortcuts we can use to get a leg up on the competition, garner attention for ourselves and our ideas, and accelerate our success.
24/7 hours at the Learning Centre
UBC Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be open 24 hours a day April 10 to 26, 2016.
Master Mind Master Class featuring Dr. Samantha Nutt, LLD’10
November 16, 2015
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Jack Poole Hall
6163 University Blvd.
Pertaining to a structure: a conversation in six parts
On display on level 2 of the Irving k. Barber Learning Centre from November 2-30, 2015