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    • Harry Potter exhibit survey

    Posted on Apr 20, 2016 by irena trebic
    From October 6 to December 11, 2015 UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections curated the Harry Potter and the Rain City exhibit at 3 Library branches including David Lam Library, Koerner Library, and Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.  The exhibition featured first editions, and stories and memorabilia from the Vancouver business community exploring the impact and legacy of the […]

    Celebrate Learning Week

    Posted on Apr 13, 2016 by irena trebic
    We invite you to sign up for Celebrate Learning Week, a weeklong showcase celebrating teaching and learning opportunities available to students, faculty, and staff. Join us from May 2–7, 2016 as we honour and promote learning and development opportunities through open lectures, information sessions, student advising activities, poster sessions, and workshops. A selection of events include: Brilliant: […]

    UBC Community Leadership Program: Spotlight on Sunny Zhang

    Posted on Mar 16, 2016 by irena trebic
    Sunny Zhang, the Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre Co-ordinator participated in UBC Community Leadership Program (CLP) this year.  CLP is UBC’s leadership development opportunity for aspiring staff leaders. By participating in CLP, UBC employees have the opportunity to explore leadership concepts by leading a group of UBC undergraduate students through a three-day community-service learning project […]

    Inventions by women

    Posted on Mar 09, 2016 by irena trebic
    In celebration of Women’s History Month let’s take a look at some of the great inventions made by women. Here are a few top inventions by women: 1) The computer algorithm (Ada Lovelace AKA “the first computer programmer”) 2) Computer software (Dr Grace Murray Hopper) 3) Wireless transmissions technology (Hedy Lamarr) 4) The car heater (Margaret […]

    International Women’s Day book display

    Posted on Mar 08, 2016 by irena trebic
    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 […]

    Open Education Week

    Posted on Mar 03, 2016 by irena trebic
    UBC celebrates Open Education Week from March 7-11 and the Library has partnered with the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) to offer a number of workshops in-person or online via Google Hangout. Please click on a workshop below to learn more and to pre-register. A Friendly Introduction to Working Collaboratively and Openly with […]

    Open for submissions: 2016 Equity Enhancement Fund

    Posted on Feb 25, 2016 by irena trebic
    If you have a great idea to help make UBC a better campus but lack funding, the UBC Equity Enhancement Fund can assist. This Fund supports community-based initiatives that enhance equity, diversity, inclusion and intercultural understanding at UBC. The 2016 call for proposals is open and applications are due by April 1. Proposals should demonstrate benefits to […]

    Diversity book display

    Posted on Feb 18, 2016 by irena trebic
    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

    Posted on Feb 03, 2016 by irena trebic
    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 […]

    Research Impact Challenge: February 15-19, 2016

    Posted on Jan 29, 2016 by irena trebic
    Are you a UBC graduate student, postdoc, or faculty member looking to increase the impact of your research? Join us for the Reading Week Research Impact Challenge, February 15-19, 2016, at Koerner Library. In a competitive research landscape, researchers can no longer afford to just publish and hope for the best. To leave a mark, […]