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UBC Sauder Faculty publications in 2017

Posted on Jan 15, 2018 by irena trebic
Would you like to find out what UBC Sauder Faculty are publishing about? Did you know that our Sauder Faculty published over 100 papers in 2017? To access these publications, take a look at the Sauder School of Business Faculty Publications webpage on the David Lam Library website. You can search by author name, keyword, Sauder Division, […]


New database: Mergent Fixed Income Securities Database (FISD)

Posted on Jan 09, 2018 by irena trebic
We have some great news for our Finance faculty and students (and anyone else interested in Finance): David Lam Library has purchased 1 year of access to Mergent Fixed Income Securities Database (FISD). FISD will be available from January 5, 2018 to January, 2019, via the WRDS platform. Mergent FISD is a comprehensive database of […]


Hallowe’en Haunted Patio

Posted on Nov 01, 2017 by irena trebic
Connie Flook, our CLC Program Assistant  organized an incredible Hallowe’en Haunted Patio at David Lam Library yesterday. The event took place on our second floor patio from 12-2 pm and was attended by over 100 people. In addition to renting out a fog machine and a large tent in case it rains, the event had 5 exciting stations […]


Thrive Week

Posted on Oct 30, 2017 by irena trebic
Welcome to UBC Thrive Week, a week-long series of events focused on building positive mental health for everyone at UBC. From yoga to mindful coloring and music, there is an event for everyone. I hope you’ll find time to take advantage of these offerings. For a list of events happening at the Vancouver and Okanagan […]


BC Business Librarians’ Meeting

Posted on Oct 24, 2017 by irena trebic
David Lam librarian Irena Trebic was pleased to host 16 business librarians across the province on October 23, 2017 at the BC Business Librarians’ Meeting which took place at UBC Robson Square. In addition to having an EBSCO representative demonstrate the difference between Business Source Complete and Business Source Ultimate, there were many exciting demos about […]


Small Business Week 2017

Posted on Oct 18, 2017 by irena trebic
As the days get shorter, we celebrate Small Business Week 2017 with our partners at the Small Business Accelerator Program. The Small Business Accelerator offers free online access to reliable business information and tools for secondary market research for BC businesses and entrepreneurs. This initiative is led by UBC Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. To […]


Faculty and Staff picks

Posted on Oct 10, 2017 by irena trebic
Ever wonder what your favorite prof is reading? Check out our new faculty and staff picks display at the David Lam Library! You will find titles such as Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works (recommended by Prof. Darren Dahl); The Selfish Gene (recommended by Prof. Kin Lo);  The Life You Can Save: How to […]


Commercial brewing in B.C.

Posted on Sep 25, 2017 by irena trebic
Curious about commercial brewing in B.C .?  BC historian, Greg Evans, used  UBC Library’s B.C. Digital newspapers archive to research and write his two-volume history of the commercial brewing industry in British Columbia. Evans’ work involved researching the 163 newspapers currently available through the archive for mentions of beer, brewing and pivotal figures within the industry in articles […]


Survey – Help UBC Library support your venture!

Posted on Sep 22, 2017 by irena trebic
Call for British Columbia participants in UBC Library entrepreneurship research habits and information needs study! Are you enrolled in an entrepreneurship course or program in BC? Launching or preparing to launch a business venture in BC? A member of a BC accelerator? Working to commercialize or translate your UBC research? If so, UBC Library invites you to […]


Ethics Defined video series

Posted on Sep 13, 2017 by irena trebic
Are you interested in learning more about ethics? Check out Ethics Unwrapped, a free collection of 4 online video series produced by the Center for Leadership and Ethics at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. You can view videos on topics such as Sustainability, Conformity Bias, Corporate Social Responsibility, Groupthink, and […]