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    • TEC Expo 2017

    Posted on Jul 06, 2017 by irena trebic
    We invite you to join us for the fourth annual TecExpo 2017 to learn about new and emerging ways of teaching and learning which will be taking place on July 12th and 13th in the Scarfe building foyer at 2125 Main Mall. The Technology Enhanced Classroom (TEC) Expo showcases creative and innovative uses of technology […]

    Harry Potter at UBC Library

    Posted on Jun 26, 2017 by irena trebic
    It’s the 20th birthday of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the book that started both a literary phenomenon and pop culture tidal wave. In 2015, UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections began acquiring complete sets of first editions of the Harry Potter series. Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) houses significant collections of rare […]

    Aboriginal UnHistory Month exhibit

    Posted on Jun 16, 2017 by irena trebic
    The fifth annual Aboriginal UnHistory Month exhibit is now on display on Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The exhibit discusses the issue of Canada’s 150 and what it means to Indigenous peoples with the theme “Whose 150?” Partners include the Musqueam First Nation, the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, the Museum […]

    New Open Access journal supports students from diverse language backgrounds

    Posted on Jun 13, 2017 by irena trebic
    BC teachers and researchers working with students speaking English as an additional language will benefit from a new journal created by the Association of British Columbia teachers of English as an additional language (BC TEAL). The journal is hosted on the Okanagan campus Library’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. The journal’s website is:  http://ejournals.ok.ubc.ca/index.php/BCTJ With […]

    Business Market Research Collection

    Posted on May 30, 2017 by irena trebic
    Are you wondering whether we still have access to Hoover’s Company Profiles? Yes, we still have Hoover’s but, as part of ProQuest’s simplification process, Hoover’s Company Profiles are now part of the Business Market Research Collection (BMRC), which brings four sources together to help students more easily conduct the research they need to produce business […]

    Bloomberg terminals and data limits at Sauder

    Posted on May 17, 2017 by irena trebic
    David Lam Library at UBC Sauder provides access to Bloomberg terminals in Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre (WDIAC) and Leith Wheeler lab (Room 222 in the Canaccord Learning Commons). The terminals in WDIAC are for Sauder student use only. The terminals can be booked online (select Book Lab Terminals under Canaccord Learning Commons). Please note […]

    UBC’s Community Leadership Program

    Posted on Apr 12, 2017 by irena trebic
    On March 28th, Irena Trebic completed the UBC Community Leadership Program (CLP). CLP is a UBC leadership development opportunity which allows UBC staff and faculty to explore and develop their leadership skills through interactive learning opportunities and workshops. These skills are put into practice when program participants lead groups of UBC undergraduate students through a […]

    “Harry Potter and the academic business library”: A research poster by Irena Trebic

    Posted on Apr 05, 2017 by irena trebic
    Congratulations to Irena Trebic, Reference Librarian, who presented her research poster “Harry Potter and the academic business library” at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) conference in Baltimore, MD on March 23, 2017. This research poster provides a summary of a partnership between David Lam Library, Chapman Learning Commons and Rare Books and Special Collections […]

    International Women’s Day

    Posted on Mar 09, 2017 by irena trebic
    In honour of International Women’s Day, David Lam library would like to highlight some books from our collection about women and work. Come into the library and check out the books for yourself! Women in Leadership and Work-family Integration Margaret Weber 2015 Lean in : women, work, and the will to lead Sheryl Sandberg 2013 Women in business : […]

    Celebrate Freedom to Read Week

    Posted on Feb 28, 2017 by irena trebic
    UBC Library is celebrating Freedom to Read Week, February 26 to March 4, 2017. Freedom to read can never be taken for granted. Even in a free country such as Canada, schools and libraries are regularly asked to remove books and magazines from their shelves. Banning books and restricting free expression on the Internet affects the […]