Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog
Visit the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Wednesday, January 8th to meet John Fluevog.
24/7 hours at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
As we head into final exams, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will stay open longer to accommodate students and their study schedules. The Learning Centre will be open 24 hours a day from Monday, December 2 (opening at 6 a.m.) to Friday, December 13 (closing at 1 a.m.).
Unique Soles for Unique Souls
UBC Library hosts exhibit honouring Vancouver icon John Fluevog. The exhibit, located in the David Lam Management Research Library and Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre runs until the end of the year.
BC History Digitization Program 2020/2021 Call for Applications
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for project funding. The program, launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available. Applications are due by Monday, December 16, 2019.
Online Communities as Vehicles to Share Health Information and Support – Challenges and Critical Questions
In this talk, Professor Annie Chen will present an overview of health-related online communities and social networks, and the ways in which they can assist patients in health management.
UBC Library hosts exhibit that captures the continual impact of iconic Asian Canadian Jim Wong-Chu
The exhibit, that runs October 10 to November 15 on the Level 2 foyer of IKBLC, celebrates Jim Wong-Chu, a well-known Asian-Canadian historian, editor, author, and poet.
Join us for the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee
We’re getting ready to kick off the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 17. UBC faculty, staff and students are invited to create a team of 4-10 people and compete for the win in this annual cross-campus event to raise awareness for the United Way.
UBC Library’s Chung Collection is added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register
The Canada Memory of the World Register highlights exceptional works and documents that reflect the wealth and diversity of Canada’s documentary heritage.
Gift to UBC Library to Transform Lillooet Room
A beloved room in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be transformed and upgraded thanks to a generous gift from Tony and Marissa Peña.
At the border: An exhibition of artists’ work in response to the Partition of Punjab
From September 1st to 30th, explore the meaning and practice of “heritage” in the Punjab, a linguistic and cultural region divided in 1947 between the two successor states to British colonial rule, Pakistan and India, and connects this heritage to Canada.