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Love Data Week Feb 1-12
We invite you to join us for an international celebration of data during Love Data Week. UBC Library joins the celebration of #LoveDataWeek along with many other universities across Canada and throughout the world. Join us for a new annual tradition dedicated to spreading the awareness and importance of research data through a series of workshops […]
Digital Declutter December!
With most UBC faculty and staff having moved to remote working and teaching in 2020, the volume of files being created, copied and updated, and email moving back-and-forth has increased exponentially. While we may be aware that our digital files and emails desperately need to be sorted through and cleaned up, perhaps the thought of […]
Thrive: November 2020
Thrive is a time where we come together as a UBC community to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support mental health. Promoting mental health literacy, reducing stigma, reflecting on diverse perspectives and experiences, creating a supportive campus culture, and ensuring that faculty, staff and students have the resources to help them understand […]
Open Access week
October 19 to 25, 2020 is Open Access week at UBC. Join UBC Vancouver Library, UBC Okanagan Library, the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (Vancouver), and the Centre for Teaching and Learning (Okanagan) for a week of sessions on various topics related to open access to research and education. Learn about topics such as […]
Common Back-To-School IT Questions
As the school year is starting, it is not uncommon for students to experience some back-to-school IT challenges. The following blog lists the most common student IT questions. Topics covered include: – I can’t see my course in Canvas – I’m getting an error when logging in to my Student Email account – I’m getting […]
Materials Pick-up Service launched
On July 6, 2020, UBC Library launched an on-campus materials pick-up service to enable library users to access items in the collection that are not available in electronic formats. This materials pickup service is available for current UBC students, faculty and staff only during the physical closure of UBC Library branches. Users can request a […]
New streaming video database and Statistics Canada’s Real Time Remote Access (RTRA) program
Over the past two months, UBC Library has pumped up the volume of streaming and other online content. Here are some new additions: OntheBoards.TV (New!) is a portal for viewing full-length, high-quality films of performance works by contemporary artists in dance, theater, music and other forms. Funded by UBC Okanagan. Audio Cine Films Digital Campus is […]
Open UBC Webinar series
Over the next few weeks, UBC Library is offering several webinars geared towards helping Faculty navigate and implement Open Educational Resources (OER). Are you planning a project engaging in open practices? Are you interested in learning about workflows and processes to make your open education, open data, or open science project a success? If this […]
Remote library support during COVID-19
Due to the quickly evolving situation with COVID-19, all UBC Library branches including David Lam Library and Canaccord Learning Commons will be closed from 5pm Friday, March 20th until Monday, April 6th. During this time librarians and staff will be working remotely to continue to support the UBC Sauder School of Business. A new Campus […]
Friends from another Species: the Business of Pets: January 13- February 14, 2020
The David Lam Library is pleased to take part in the multi-branch exhibit Scholarly Purr-suits: Cats and Dogs in the Library. Our branch exhibit highlights the ways that cats, dogs, and other pets or animals intersect with business. Some books and studies acknowledge that our relationships with our pets can contribute positively to personal health […]