Books

UBC and the Rio Olympics

Did you know that UBC’s Rio 2016 contingent is the largest of any Canadian university? Twenty-nine current and former UBC student athletes are part of Team Canada’s roster while another 17 members of the UBC community will be in Brazil as coaches, management, support staff, and medical and paramedical personnel for Team Canada and the […]

10 Business Books to Read This Summer

Are you looking for some great business literature to read this summer? You’re in luck because David Lam Library has just developed a list of 10 business books to read this summer! They can all be found in the Great Reads section of the library, inside the Canaccord Learning Commons.   We also wanted to […]

New FICTION collection at Lam Library

David Lam Library is very excited to announce that we have started a small (but growing!) fiction collection.  We encourage you to come to the library and borrow one of our fun new fiction books for your summer reading enjoyment. The topics range from Anton Chekhov’s early stories, the struggles of a boy living in Poland during the […]

Canadian Young Adult book display

Are you looking for a fun post-exam activity? Consider reading one of Education Library’s many Canadian Young Adult novels. To help you select a book to read, David Lam Library has put on a display of book covers of select Canadian Young Adult books which are all available at the Education Library. We encourage you to […]

International Women’s Day book display

March 8th is globally recognized as International Women’s Day.  In honor of this day, David Lam Library has put on a display of books by female authors aimed at celebrating and helping women succeed in business. We encourage you to come to the library and browse through our exciting book collection! Here are a few titles […]

Diversity book display

February is a month to celebrate our diversity. In addition to being designated as Black History Month, there have been many other diversity events happening on campus such as OUTweek throughout this month. We encourage you to take a look at other Diversity and Intercultural Events at UBC. In celebration of diversity month, David Lam Library has put […]

Lunar New Year book display

As part of Lunar New Year celebrations, the Canaccord Learning Commons has put on a display of books about conducting business in China and Chinese consumer preferences. Here are a few titles from the ‘Lunar New Year: spotlight on China’ book display: Title Author Year Call Number Doing business successfully in China Mona Chung 2011 HF5389.3.C6 […]

Millenials / Gen Y book display

As part of the Harry Potter exhibit, the Canaccord Learning Commons staff asked Sauder students to identify major themes from Harry Potter books. Our final book display of the season is on the theme of Millenials / Gen Y. Here are a few titles from the ‘Millenials / Gen Y’ display: Title Author Date  Call Number […]

Ethics book display

As part of the Harry Potter exhibit, the Canaccord Learning Commons staff asked Sauder students to identify major themes from Harry Potter books. We have just created a new  book display on the theme of ETHICS. Here are a few titles from the ‘ETHICS / CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY’ display: Title Author Date  Call Number Business ethics […]