Celebrating Thrive Week

It is that time of year again. UBC is celebrating Thrive this week (the 8th year in a row)!  This is a week focused on building positive mental health for everyone on campus. Be sure to also check out one of many campus events aimed at promoting positive mental health during Thrive Week, from October 31 to November 4, 2016. […]

Small Business Week October 17-21, 2016

UBC’s Small Business Accelerator Program is celebrating Small Business Week during October 17-21, 2016.  Check out their blog for more details. David Lam Library has put together a book display about entrepreneurship and small business. We also have a temporary collection of small business books in the back of the library. Come check out one of […]

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“The reference help is an amazing resource. I didn’t even know about it until now!” – COMM 465 student, October 2016

English and business communication resources

As part of the Plan For Success campaign, David Lam Library has put on a display of books aimed at helping you deepen your understanding of English and learn more about business communication. To find out more about this campaign, check out the  Plan For Success website. You can find more information about Communication Development […]

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“Fantastic – great work – I really appreciate the extra effort here!” – Faculty, September 2016

Database spotlight: Vividata

Have you discovered that our library subscribes to Vividata (formerly “Print Measurement Bureau” or PMB)? This database includes information on Canadians’ usage of over 3500 products and services. Information includes their demographics, attitudes, media consumption, retail outlets, frequency of usage and (when sponsored) the brands they use. This database has a newly redesigned interface. Once […]

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“Thanks so much! I appreciate your help!” – Ph.D student, September 2016

Koerner Fiction collection on display at Lam library

David Lam Library started a small fiction collection this summer and we have just added several new titles such as Cloud Atlas and Tigana. We also wanted to take this opportunity to expose our students to the wider UBC collections. We partnered with Koerner library to trial hosting selected fiction titles in the David Lam Library […]

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“This handout is excellent. Thank you so much!” – Faculty member, August 2016