Getting your research published
Wondering about how to get your research article published? Enjoy a refreshing session on “Getting Published: Sources and Resources” being offered as part of the Summer Sizzlers series (30-minute Library workshops). The first session of this series kicks off this Friday, July 20th at 3pm in the Neville Scarfe Building. You will see how to […]
Three MURC 2012 award winners at U21
MURC 2012′s winners! From left to right: Ian Wong, Alvin Ip, Tess Walker, Ryan Trenholm and Benjamin MacLeod. The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) is an annual, one-day celebration held in March which showcases the contributions of undergraduate scholarly inquiry and research at UBC. The conference is supported by the UBC Provost and Vice President, […]
Breathing new life into the profession: LIS education in the 21st Century
The BC Research Libraries Group (BCRLG) The BCRLG is a ‘partnership with SFU, UVic, UBC and UNBC to program a Speaker Series that supports scholarship, fosters learning and brings awareness to our respective communities on emerging issues in the information landscape‘. The next BC Research Libraries Group Lecture Series’ event will be happening on Wednesday, […]
Remembering Basil Frederick Stuart-Stubbs
Basil Frederick Stuart-Stubbs, the eighth University Librarian at UBC, passed away on May 29, 2012. He was 82. A Professor emeritus and University Librarian emeritus at UBC, Stuart-Stubbs will be remembered as a bibliophile, scholar and librarian. His writings encompass Canadian history, historical cartography, historical bibliography, library history, copyright law, library automation, union catalogues, resource […]
UBC Copyright: news update on Access Copyright
Earlier this week, UBC provided a news update about why it is not signing a license agreement with Access Copyright. In case you missed it, here is a summary along with a UBC acknowledgement to the whole UBC community: Three main reasons why UBC has opted out of Access Copyright: UBC has existing license agreements […]