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    • Harry Potter and the Rain City exhibit in Lam library

    Posted on Oct 13, 2015 by irena trebic
    Harry Potter and the Rain City exhibit in Lam library Come check out the Harry Potter exhibit at UBC Library, curated by Rare Books and Special Collections!  Learn about the impact of the series, visit the exhibition, attend the colloquium, or have some fun at our Hallowe’en party! http://ow.ly/T2Xe8 Why is there a Harry Potter […]

    Learn about business opportunities in Northern BC

    Posted on Oct 05, 2015 by irena trebic
    Are you interested in learning about business opportunities in Northern BC? The Small Business Accelerator has released a blog post about major projects in northern British Columbia.  The David Lam library has also recently purchased the book British Columbia’s New North : how to build your business, respect communities–and prosper by Ramona Materi.

    Graduate Open Scholar Award

    Posted on Sep 23, 2015 by irena trebic
    Want a chance to win $500 and share your research with the world? Contribute your graduate non-thesis coursework to the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award Collection in cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository, for the chance to win one of two $500 awards. Your work will also be featured in popular UBC Library publications, social media channels, […]

    New in the David Lam Library: Alumni online access to business research

    Posted on May 05, 2015 by Kim Buschert
    Did you know: Alumni have access to online business research through UBC Library ! This blog post from the Small Business Accelerator explains how to target the best business publications in Business Source Alumni Edition using your A-card: Business Research Resources for UBC Alumni

    New in the Lam Library: the 2014 World Cup and the UBC Library

    Posted on Jun 18, 2014 by csylka
    The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup is a worldwide competition of FIFA members’ senior men’s national soccer teams. It is the most widely followed sporting event in the world; the viewership even exceeds that of the Olympic Games. The 2014 World Cup is being hosted by Brazil during June 12 to July […]

    New in the David Lam Library: Pass it On, Preservation Week at UBC Library

    Posted on Apr 23, 2014 by csylka
    UBC Library is hosting a series of events from April 28th to May 2nd to celebrate Preservation Week. Events include webinars on preserving family archives and scrapbooks, talks on digitization devices and strategies, and a bookbinding exhibition. To read more or to view all the events being hosted, please visit about.library.ubc.ca/2014/04/14/pass-it-on-preservation-week-at-ubc-library/ Webinars and talks will […]

    New in the Lam Library: Free Portal of Entrepreneurship Videos and Podcasts

    Posted on Apr 16, 2014 by csylka
    eCorner, the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Entrepreneurship Corner, is a  free archive of entrepreneurship resources, providing access to over 3,000 videos and podcasts featuring entrepreneurship and innovation thought leaders. The most popular videos currently on the site include: The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation / Tina Seelig The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration […]

    New in the Lam Library: MOOCs in Business

    Posted on Apr 11, 2014 by csylka
    MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, are free courses offered over the web, accessible to anyone, anywhere. There are no formal application processes, no prerequisites and no formal academic credits. MOOCs provide instruction via tools like videos, computer and peer-graded homework, and quizzes and exams. Students often interact with peers in online discussion forums. Jeff […]

    New in the Lam Library: Free Access to Oxford University Press Online Products from April 13-19, 2014

    Posted on Apr 08, 2014 by csylka
    Oxford University Press is celebrating U.S. National Library Week and showing its appreciation of the work librarians do to support their patrons by offering free access to OUP online products for the duration of the week. Oxford UP online products include multidisciplinary reference tools like Oxford Bibliographies, the Oxford English Dictionary and Very Short Introductions, as […]

    New in the Lam Library: International Women’s Day 2014

    Posted on Mar 07, 2014 by csylka
    Celebrated annually on March 8th, the official theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Equality for women is progress for all” (United Nations). The following is a selection of recently published online books acquired by the library which explore women’s achievements in business, entrepreneurship and leadership: Female entrepreneurship and the new venture creation: an […]