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February 15-28: BC Heritage Walk

UBC Okanagan Library has designed a BC Heritage Walk as part of BC Heritage Week and Move UBC month. 11 stops are located between the Library and The Commons to help you learn more about Okanagan history and explore archival materials. Participate in this activity and enter for a chance to win prizes from Theytus Books […]

UBC Library research project explores Indigenous perspectives in open education resource development
New Report Outlines Opportunities to Support UBC Researchers’ Digital Data Skills

New Report Outlines Opportunities to Support UBC Researchers’ Digital Data Skills

Results from UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) needs assessment survey have been released as a joint report from UBC Library, and UBC Advanced Research Computing (UBC ARC). The report outlines findings from a survey of over 200 UBC researchers on both campuses undertaken in spring 2021, and reveals three key recommendations on how to support […]

Taste of Home Food Drive for UBCO Students

Taste of Home Food Drive for UBCO Students

Did you know that nearly 43% of post-secondary students in Canada are food insecure? Added to that, many students who live on campus are far from home and do not have access to the groceries they need to prepare a meal that reminds them of home. The Student Union, the Global Engagement Office and UBC […]

Orange Shirt Day: September 30, 2022

Orange Shirt Day: September 30, 2022

Orange Shirt Day is held annually on September 30 to honour, acknowledge and remember those who have been affected by Residential Schools. Since campus is closed on September 30 and we cannot all be together, library employees will wear orange shirts in recognition of this important day on September 29 instead. Orange Shirt Day facilitates […]

Science Literacy Week 2022

Science Literacy Week 2022

Science Literacy Week: Mathematics Science Literacy Week (September 19-25, 2022) is a national, weeklong initiative that aims to highlight the diversity of Canadian science. Each year libraries, museums, science centres, schools, and not-for-profits celebrate a specific theme that pertains to science by featuring books, films, events, and workshops. This year’s theme is mathematics, the language in […]

September 1-15: StoryWalk®

September 1-15: StoryWalk®

UBC Okanagan Library has partnered with Okanagan Regional Library to showcase the children’s book All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold. Pages of this book will be displayed near the buildings surrounding The Commons Field while you take a walk around campus. The story will be available to read from September 1-15, 2022. Start your walk at the […]

Data Futures

Data Futures

Faculty, staff, and student partners from UBC Okanagan Library and UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) were awarded a Data Champion grant from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada for their project, Data Futures. Data Futures centres on the effective management—collection, handling, and dissemination—of research data in graduate research labs and addresses issues of turning research data […]

Fun Collections

Fun Collections

Kid kits Designed to help keep kids busy while parents are studying, our three kid kits include a book and an activity in a plastic container. Choose from Lego, colouring, or dinosaurs. Borrow these at the Library Service Desk, the loan time is 2 hours, but this can be extended upon request.  CHECK AVAILABILITY   […]