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New digitized collection: Cominco Magazine
UBCO Library’s Okanagan Special Collections & Archives and Trail Museum & Archives are pleased to announce the release of a new digitized collection now available through the British Columbia Regional Digitized History (BCRDH) project. Cominco Magazine was first published in 1940 as a monthly journal to celebrate Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada Limited […]
Queer Zine Fair collaborators awarded UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Congratulations to Donna Langille, Open Education Librarian at UBC Okanagan, and Erik Beardmore from Kelowna Museums for receiving the UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund for their project Queer Zine Fair.
Sharron Simpson Family Community Engagement Endowment Fund recipient: Mari Noble
This year, Mari Noble’s project, “Metaphors of Beauty and Power in the Okanagan: Human-Centric Transfer of Knowledge through Metaphoric Language” was awarded the Sharron Simpson Family Community Engagement Endowment Fund.
UBC Library pilots new knowledge synthesis service at both campuses
While the library has supported researchers involved in systematic, scoping and other knowledge synthesis review projects for decades, the demand for expert consultation services in a variety of disciplines rose steadily in recent years. Librarians on both campuses saw the opportunity to provide a more comprehensive solution.
Series written by UBCO student now available to borrow
UBC Okanagan Library is excited to have acquired a series of books written by UBC Okanagan student Philip Patrick.
What is Records Management?
Learn the difference between transitory, operational, and archival records and how the Okanagan Records Management team can support you and your unit with all of your records management obligations.
Behind the screens: How UBC Library contributes to virtual reference service AskAway
Get to know the human side of virtual reference at UBC Library. Donna Langille, Open Education Librarian and AskAway coordinator at UBCO Library, is one of the three library professionals featured in this article. Read the article
Stories of Partnership: Kelowna Museums and UBC Okanagan Library
UBC Okanagan Librarians Donna Langille and Christian Isbister are featured along with Erik Beardmore, Programming Associate at Kelowna Museums in the latest episode of the “Stories of Partnership” podcast series by the Community Engagement Network. In the podcast they share the challenges of maintaining momentum in community partnerships and the creative solutions they found to […]