Nneka Allen
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Dharani Persaud
Diversity Initiatives Student Librarian
Irving K. Barber Learning Center
Rochelle Mazar
Assistant Director
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
BC History Digitization Program: 2019-2020 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. The BCHDP will be accepting applications for 2019 – 2020. Applicants can receive up to $15,000 […]
Culture at the Centre
Date: June 15 to August 15, 2018. Location: UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 2 Foyer (1961 East Mall) (map) Hours: Same as the IKBLC building hours (see hours)
Nuxalk Radio: One Nation, Many Voices
Date: March 1 to April 3, 2018 Location: UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 2 Foyer (1961 East Mall) (map) Hours: same as the IKBLC building hours (see hours) Indigenous community radio is a powerful tool. In this exhibition, UBC museum anthropology students worked with Nuxalk Radio in their mission to “Broadcasting the Laws […]
State and Directions of Learning Analytics Adoption
The Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISoTL) is excited to host Professor Dragan Gasevic, Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics from University of Edinburgh, to talk about State and Directions of Learning Analytics Adoption. The analysis of data collected from user interactions with educational and information technology has attracted much attention as […]
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 […]
Double Exposure Japan-Canada: Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan
Take a rare glimpse into Japan in the 1890s-1920s through the photographs taken by a Canadian missionary, John Cooper Robinson. We can only begin to understand Cooper Robinson’s photographs by overlaying both Canadian and Japanese historical contexts and perspectives. Join our symposium led by art historians and historians who specialize in Japan and Canada, to […]
The Ethical Public Scholar
As scholars, we have a critical responsibility to uphold principles such as intellectual honesty, rigour, and open communication. Those who work outside the academy, or whose scholarship spans the academic and non-academic realms, have additional responsibilities and often face more complex or different ethical dilemmas and conflicting moral imperatives in their work. This workshop will […]