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Introducing OpenAthens, UBC Library’s new secure way to access online resources using CWL
Following a year of hard work, UBC Library has announced the launch of OpenAthens on June 2, 2021. OpenAthens is a secure login service for digital, licensed resources (books, journals, media, data). Library users now have the option of securely logging in from anywhere using OpenAthens via the library web site and library-managed URLs or […]
12th annual Celebrate Learning Week, May 17 to 23
Join us at the 12th annual Celebrate Learning Week, from May 17 to 23, to celebrate teaching and learning. This year’s showcase will feature a week of exciting events, including workshops, poster sessions, special guest speakers, and more. Schedule of events: May 17: Teaching and Learning Innovation Panel: May 17, 2021 | 10:00 – 11:00 […]
Black History Month
February is #BlackHistoryMonth, an opportunity for a focused, intentional, and elevated reflection and recognition of Black history and achievement. To learn about the many contributions of Black Canadians, Black British Columbians and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC, take a look at UBC’s featured events page at https://bit.ly/3oz305D. For more information about local community […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog on January 8th
As part of UBC Library’s exhibition “50 Years of Sole: A History of Fluevog: Honouring a Vancouver Icon,” presented by The David Lam Management Research Library and Canaccord Learning Commons, Rare Books and Special Collections, and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC Library, we are delighted to invite you to meet John Fluevog […]