Retell | Rethink | Recover

Retell | Rethink | Recover

April 3, 2012

February 20, 2012 – April 30, 2012

RETELL
Focusing on the history of the Tōhoku region, this part of the exhibition includes Edo and Meiji-period works from the library’s Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era collection. The exhibition will highlight disaster prints such as those depicting catfish and dragons, common in Edo-period illustrated accounts of earthquakes and tsunamis. Historical maps of the areas affected by the 2011 disasters will also be displayed.
Location: Rare Books and Special Collections, Lower Level, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (click for map & hours)

RETHINK
Here the exhibition looks at the issue of nuclear energy and the debate that has taken place in Japan on this issue. As well, the exhibition highlights social media as a form of alternative media and information sharing in the wake of the disasters. Included in this part of the exhibition:

Nuclear imagery courtesy of Professor John O’Brian

Atomic bomb exposed tile donated to UBC by the Hiroshima University

Photos of anti-nuclear protests in Tokyo, contributed by UBC Alum Maho Harada

Japan Quake Map courtesy of Paul Nicholls

Twitter feeds contributed by UBC Alum Kozue Matsumoto

Facebook archives submitted by UBC Alum Brad Morrison

Animated video “nuclear poo”

Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Foyer (click for map & hours)

RECOVER
The final part of the exhibit uses the Asian Library collection as well as community contributions to recount Japan’s capacity to recover from adversity. The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are examined, as well as past natural disasters that have struck the country. The exhibit features:

Ishinomaki handwritten newspaper reproductions (created in the days after the tsunami struck the Ishinomaki region)
– digital files courtesy of the Japan Newspaper Museum

Images of the Tsunami-affected region of Ogatsu, by UBC Alum Maho Harada

Images and blog entries related to volunteer relief efforts originating in Canada courtesy Manabu Ogawa

Postcards depicting the 1926 Tokyo earthquake courtesy Professor John O’Brian

Red Cross letter of recognition courtesy of the UBC Japan Association

Location: Asian Library (click for map & hours)

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Elizabeth Denham – Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia

April 3, 2012

Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by SLAIS. Open Data and Open Government represent a brave new world of information-sharing for citizens. Drawing on examples from the provincial, national and international realm, B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner will discuss the opportunities and challenges of information and data-sharing in the context of Gov 2.0. Elizabeth Denham was appointed Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia in May, 2010. An expert in privacy and access, Ms. Denham has made significant contributions to data protection and has been an influential advocate for online privacy protection.

Select Articles Available at UBC Library

Denham, E., & Canadian Public Policy Collection. (2014). Failure to archive: Recommendations to modernize government records management. Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia. [Link]

Eso, E. D. (1988). Promotion and outreach in a community archives. Vancouver: A.b.c.a.

UBC Library Research Guides

Library, Archival, and Information Science

Learning Through Literacy and Technology

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Margot Filipenko – The Multi-Purpose E-Portfolio: How Teacher Candidates Employ an Online Portfolio for Professional Development

April 3, 2012

Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Faculty of Education. Margot Filipenko is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia and co-coordinator (with Brenda Lamb) of the Problem-Based Learning cohort. Dr. Filipenko teachs courses (graduate and undergraduate) both in literacy and in early childhood education. She is also a faculty member for the M.A. in Children’s Literature program housed in the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS). She is also the Co-chair of the Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable. Dr. Filipenko’s research interests include early literacy, the texts and materials of early reading instruction, the relationship between picture books and graphic novels and the cultural aspects of children’s literature.

Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library

Filipenko, M. (1986). Struggles and outsiders are focus of modern adolescent literature. Highway One, 9(2), 15. [Link]

Ahn, J., & Filipenko, M. (2007). Narrative, imaginary play, art, and self: Intersecting worlds. Early Childhood Education Journal, 34(4), 279. doi:10.1007/s10643-006-0137-4 [Link]

Filipenko, M. (2004). Constructing knowledge about and with informational texts: Implications for teacher-librarians working with young children. School Libraries Worldwide, 10(1/2), 21. [Link]

Asselin, M., & Early, M. (2005). Accountability, assessment, and the literacies of information and communication technologies. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue Canadienne De l’Éducation, 28(4), 802-826. [Link]

UBC Library Research Guides

Education

Library, Archival, and Information Sciences

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Standing Out While Fitting In: Succeeding in Academic Library Culture

April 2, 2012

Sponsored by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) and the Academic Librarians in Public Service (ALPS) of the British Columbia Library Association, this event features a panel of librarians, who will discuss how to navigate a career in academic libraries. Panelists will discuss some of the common pitfalls for new librarians, strategies for integrating into an organization, and mapping a career path. The panel is especially useful for library school students looking at prospective careers paths, new hires who are just stepping into the field, or experienced librarians starting employment in academic libraries.  Join us to hear five academic librarians engaged in a lively and reflective discussion on navigating a career in academic libraries.

Panelists discuss some of the common pitfalls for new hire librarians, strategies for integrating into an organization, and mapping a career path, with comments drawing from their personal experiences. This discussion will be of interest to a broad spectrum of librarians, from new hires to those in mid-career or those planning a move to another institution or sector. A Q&A period will also follow the second half of this event.

Panelists:

Dean Giustini is a Reference Librarian at the  Biomedical Branch Library, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre at UBC.

Teresa Lee is the e-Resource and Access Librarian at Woodward Library at UBC.

Janis McKenzie is the Head of Information and Instruction at SFU.

Julie Mitchell is the Managing Librarian at the Chapman Learning Commons at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC.

David Pepper is the Director of Library Services at BCIT.

April 18, 2012 – 6.00PM to 8.00PM

Lillooet Room, 301, at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

For more information:

Nick Josten, SLAIS

nickjosten@gmail.com

 

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Standing Out While Fitting In: Succeeding in Academic Library Culture (April 18, 2012, 6.00-8.00PM, Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)

April 2, 2012

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Standing Out While Fitting In: Succeeding in Academic Library Culture

April 2, 2012

A panel of librarians will discuss how to navigate a career in academic libraries. Panelists will discuss some of the common pitfalls for new librarians, strategies for integrating into an organization, and mapping a career path. The panel is directed at library students looking at prospective careers paths, new hires who are just stepping into the field, or experience librarians starting employment in academic libraries.  Join us to hear four librarians engaged in lively and reflective discussion on navigating a career in academic libraries.

Panelists discuss some of the common pitfalls for new hire librarians, strategies for integrating into an organization, and mapping a career path, with comments drawing from their personal experiences. We hope this discussion will be of interest to a broad spectrum of librarians, from new hires to those in mid-career or those planning a move to another institution or sector. There is a Q&A period during the second half.

April 18, 2012 – 6.00PM to 8.00PM

Lillooet Room, 301, at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

For more information:

Nick Josten, SLAIS

nickjosten@gmail.com

 

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C.E. Gatchalian

April 1, 2012

C.E. Gatchalian

C.E. Gatchalian

Raw in its emotionalism and bold in its theatricality, C.E. Gatchalian’s latest play, Falling in Time (Scirocco Drama, 2012) is set in Vancouver in 1994 and tells the story of four individuals across two continents and over a span of more than forty years. The lives of these characters miraculously intertwine in an uncompromising meditation on war, masculinity, sexuality, personal boundaries, and love.

C.E. Gatchalian is a playwright, fiction writer, poet, editor, and teacher. His published works include: Motifs & Repetitions (Midpoint Trade Books, 2003), which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award;Broken (New Bard Press, 2006), a suite of one-act plays, Crossing & Other Plays (Lethe Press, January 2011), and Falling in Time (Scirocco Drama, 2012). He has also published a chapbook of poetry calledtor/sion (Ranson Works Press, 2005). The winner of the 2005 Gordon Armstrong Playwright’s Rent Award, he has been Playwright-in-Residence at Playhouse Theatre Company and the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver, and Writer-in-Residence at the Berton House Writers’ Retreat in Dawson City, Yukon. His work has been produced on stages in Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg and New Zealand, as well as on CBC Radio and the Bravo Channel. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

C.E. Gatchalian will be reading at the Lillooet Room of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on May 10, 2012 at 2.00PM-3.00PM.

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Lee Maracle – The First Wives Club

March 29, 2012

Lee Maracle

Image Credit: Theytus

First Wives Club: Coast Salish Style (Theytus Books, 2010), is a poignant and powerful collection of short stories that provide revealing glimpses into the life experiences of an Aboriginal woman, a university professor, an activist and a single mother. With lyrical eloquence, Lee Maracle takes the reader on a deeply stirring and emotional journey that is at times humorous and heart-wrenching but not soon to be forgotten.

Lee Maracle is a member of the Stó:lo Nation and was born in North Vancouver. She is the author of numerous critically acclaimed literary works including: I Am Woman, Bobbi Lee – Indian Rebel, Ravensong,Sojourners & Sundogs, and Daughters are Forever. She has edited a number of anthologies including My Home As I Remember. She received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Thomas University and the Before Columbus Foundation’s American Book Award. Lee currently teaches at the University of Toronto.

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"Chew On This" Sustainability Week Lectures at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

March 29, 2012

As part of UBC’s Sustainability initiative, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, in partnership with Common Energy UBC, Oxfam UBC, and the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society’s Sustainability Committee present “Chew On This,” a week-long series of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops.  Common Energy UBC is a student-run organization of diverse and forward-thinking individuals working to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of the UBC community. It aims to affect real change by building strong networks and working proactively with the University, while fostering leadership and engaging peers through innovative programming.  Oxfam UBC is an organization committed to developing innovative ways to support Oxfam’s important aid and relief work, and to raise awareness of global poverty.  The UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society‘s Sustainability Committee works to provide opportunities for Sauder students to educate themselves on what sustainability means in the context of business and motivate students to integrate sustainability into their professional and personal lives. As well as using the CUS as a model for how sustainability can be implemented into the operations and strategic thinking of an organization.

The purpose behind this week is to open a dialogue about sustainable food on campus and engage students through a variety of different forums. This is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to engage in an open discussion around these topics which are growing increasingly important as the world’s population continues to grow and the effects of climate change on food production begin to show.



Each evening examined Sustainable Food and Food Security from a different perspective:

Monday: The Business Case Behind Sustainable Food

February 13, 2012 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm at the Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Annie Moss and Randy Hooper, founders of Discovery Organics and Chef Steve Golob from Place Vanier Residence will discuss the business case behind sustainable food and the cost and benefit of eating local, organic. Speakers will discuss the business case behind sustainable food. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

Tuesday: Taking a Bite Out of Your Campus

February 14, 2012 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm at the Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Sprouts is a 100% volunteer and student-run organization at UBC that connects us to our food and the people who grow it. Sprouts volunteers will lead this hands-on approach to food mapping to learn where our food comes from and how we access it at UBC and in Vancouver.

Wednesday: Food Security, Eh? A Panel Discussion on Sustainable Food in a Canadian Context

February 15, 2012 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm at the Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

A diverse group of panelists shared their research and thoughts on the topic of Canada and what it means to have sustainable food in Canada.  Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Speakers include:

Panelists include:

  • Dr. Andrew Riseman, Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Plant Breeding in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems; co-chair of the Campus Academic Plan committee working to guide the future of the UBC Farm.
  • Dr. Sean Smukler, Assistant Professor of Applied Biology and Soil Science; Junior Chair, Agriculture and the Environment; research working with farmers to assess impacts of farm management practices.
  • Dr. James Vercammen, Professor in both the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Sauder School of Business; research focussing on food and resource economics.
  • Will Valley, Project Coordinator, Think&Eat Green@School; member of Inner City Farms. Will’s research interests include the analysis and application of community-engaged scholarship and food system education
  • Anelyse Weiler, Communications Coordinator, UBC Farm
  • Sophia Baker-French, Registered Dietician; MSc Candidate in Human Nutrition; previous Research Assistant with Think and Eat Green @ School; prior coordinator at the UBC Farm School Tours program.

Thursday: Hungry for Change Banquet

February 16, 2012- Doors at 6pm at Thea’s Lounge. Tickets $5.

Oxfam UBC’s most well-known event has connected with Chew On This: A Week of Perspectives on Sustainable Food to bring together students, faculty, and staff for an eye-opening conversation and delicious meal. This night is meant to satisfy the appetites for learning through interesting speakers and engaging conversations.

Drop-ins are welcomed but if possible, please register in advance so that organizers can prepare an appropriate amount of food to be served.
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Presented in partnership between:

Common Energy UBC
Oxfam UBC
CUS Sustainability

And with generous support by:
AMS Sustainability Fund
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
UBC Food Services

UBC Library Resources

Books:

Are you interested in more about this area?   There are open access resources available online selected by UBC Librarians

  • Small Business Accelerator: http://www.sba-bc.ca/
  • Industry Canada: http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/ic_wp-pa.htm
  • Agricultural Communications Documentation Centre: http://web.library.uiuc.edu/asp/agx/acdc/
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN: http://www.fao.org/

Other on-line resources:

UBC Resources

UBC Courses on Sustainability – http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/teaching-learning/curriculum/courses

For more information, please contact Allan Cho

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Alannah Mitchell – Sea Sick

March 27, 2012

Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Alanna Mitchell is a Canadian journalist and author. Her literary non-fiction wins praise for its ability to describe complex ideas in plain language. Mitchell’s subjects are science, education and human behaviour and she is known for her strong narrative style. Sea Sick is the first book to explain how the global ocean — 99 per cent of the planet’s living space — is undergoing vast chemical changes at the hand of man and why that matters. In a nutshell, some of the carbon dioxide we are putting into the air by burning fossil fuels is being absorbed by the ocean. That reverts it to a state it has not been in for millions of years: more acid, warmer, and more prone to vast oxygen-deprived dead zones. At risk is the very structure of life in the ocean and therefore, on the planet as a whole. UBC Reads Sustainability is supported by AMS Sustainability, the UBC Sustainability Initiative, and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, and webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre).

Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library

Jones, J. A. A., & International Geographical Union. Commission for Water Sustainability. (2010). Water sustainability: A global perspective. London: Hodder Education.

CROXALL, J. P., & NICOL, S. (2004). Management of southern ocean fisheries: Global forces and future sustainability. Antarctic Science, 16(4), 569-584. doi:10.1017/S0954102004002330 [Link]

Anon. (2012). Global ocean-based industries to focus on sustainability. Australian Maritime Digest, (218), 11-11. [Link]

UBC Library Research Guides

Sustainability

English

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