Clik here to view.
Records Storage Program OPEN
The Records Storage program, located within Okanagan Special Collections on the bottom floor of the Commons, is operational. Staff are regularly on campus and can accommodate any box transfers or...
View ArticleOur Records Management Team is growing to support you!
UBCO Library is hiring a Project Records Manager to work alongside Records Manager and Archivist Paige Hohmann. One of their responsibilities will be the oversight of a portion of UBCO’s digital...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OER Project Spotlight: Chemistry Learning Modules
Project title: Context-Embedded Guided-Inquiry Learning Modules for Large Introductory Chemistry Courses Project team: W. Stephen McNeil, Tamara K. Freeman, Riley J. Petillion Background on the Open...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OER Project Spotlight: Ainu Content
Project title: Introducing Ainu Content to Japanese Language Students Project Lead: Nina Langton (UBCO Faculty) Project team: Mayu Takasaki (UBCO Lecturer) and Saki Irie (UBCO Student) Background on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OER Project Spotlight: Fostering best practices in reproducible analyses
Project title: Fostering best practices in reproducible analyses across the biology curriculum Project lead: Jason Pither (UBCO Faculty, Biology) Project team: Mathew Vis-Dunbar (Librarian), Clerissa...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OER Project Spotlight: an open textbook for introductory thermodynamics
Project title: Introductory Thermodynamics: an open textbook for engineering undergraduate students Project Lead: Claire Yan (UBCO Faculty, Engineering) Project team: Amaiya Khardenavis (UBCO MASc...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Records Management
With campus resumption just around the corner, now is a great time to make sure your unit’s records are as organized as they can be. Following good records management practices and retention schedules...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Article 1
UBC Okanagan Library was recently featured in an Okanagan Story titled, Library of the Future: Improving inclusivity in spaces, services and collections is a priority for the UBC Okanagan Library....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Science Literacy Week 2021
Science Literacy Week: CLIMATE Science Literacy Week is a national, weeklong initiative that aims to highlight the diversity of Canadian science. Each year libraries, museums, science centres,...
View ArticleCommunity of Practice
The long anticipated restart of the UBC Okanagan Records Management Community of Practice is coming to a Zoom room near you on September 27th at 3 pm. The Project Records Manager, Michael Stewart, will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Queer Recommends 2021
Are there any 2SLGBTQIA+ books, movies, shows, or other resources that you wish were available through the UBC Library? During Queer Orientation we are asking UBCO students, staff, and faculty to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Symposium
The Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Symposium is part of Open Access Week. Learn about the intersections between Indigenous knowledges and Open Education (OE) at the Symposium on October 22....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Orange Shirt Day 2021
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OER Project Spotlight: Open Resource for Engineering Mechanics
Project title: Open digital learning and assessment resource for Engineering Mechanics (Dynamics) Project lead: Peyman Yousefi (UBCO Faculty, Engineering), Project team: Ernest Goh (UBCO Faculty,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Simpson Family Fonds Online
Okanagan Special Collections releases Simpson Family Fonds online! The Simpson Family fonds is the cornerstone of Okanagan Special Collections and is the first archival collection acquired by UBC...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MOVE UBC StoryWalk®
UBC Okanagan Library has partnered with Okanagan Regional Library to showcase the children’s book Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang. Pages of this book will be displayed in the windows of the buildings...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bringing Nature into the Library
Indoor Nature: A Library Wellbeing Initiative What are we doing? Photo credit: Barredo, J. Giant Banyan Tree. https://tinyurl.com/byh743mc Bringing nature indoors through potted plants and images of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feedback required for new record retention schedules
UBC Okanagan is legally required to retain certain record types for an allotted period of time and must align with Board of Governors Records Management Policy GA4. The Records Management Office...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View Article