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 […]
Vancouver Institute's Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Lecture Welcomes Dr. William McKibben
“Eaarth: Making a Life On a Tough New Planet” lecture sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Vancouver Institute.
David Owen – Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and presented by the Global Civic Policy Society and the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at UBC.
David Der-wei Wang – Writing History after "Post-History"
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Wat Endowment and hosted by the Department of Asian Studies.
Larry Goldenberg's Men's Health: Connecting the Dots Webcast Online
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and UBC Woodward Library as part of the “Health Information Series.” Dr. Larry Goldenberg is an award-winning Canadian researcher, pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer and world-renowned advocate of patient education. Dr. Goldenberg authored one of the first books to explain prostate cancer treatment options […]
Digitization project/program in the Abbotsford News
An article about the digitization of photo archives from the Reach Gallery Museum appears in the Abbotsford News. This project received funding from the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and find out more about the BC History Digitization Program here.
Ingrid Parent — Fast forward: 21st Century Libraries in a Global Context Webcast Online
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) colloquium series.