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Vol. 50 | No. 7

UBC Librarian Catherine Quinlan’s choice of "light" reading is the Oxford English Dictionary (unabridged) – photo by Martin Dee UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, […]

In the News

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Highlights of UBC Media Coverage in June 2004 Compiled by Brian Lin Why Tattoos? In the latest issue […]

Kudos

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Bruce Clayman has been appointed president of Great Northern Way Campus (GNWC), after 11 years as vice-president, Research, […]

Books that have Booksellers Sold

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Here is a look at UBC Bookstore’s five top-selling books by UBC authors from September 2003 to May […]

Bookstore of the Year

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 UBC Bookstore has been named Campus Bookstore of the Year for 2004 by the Canadian Booksellers Association at […]

Library a Gem in Aboriginal Scholarship

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 By Brian Lin Nestled between a driftwood waterfall and the First Nations Long House’s Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall is […]

UBC Press Hot List for Cool Reads

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 By Hilary Thomson (with files from UBC Press) UBC Press, established in 1971, is one of the largest […]

The Social Impact of Computers

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Mountains of Spam e-mails, viruses, worms, Internet predators luring children away. . . After 20 years of surveying […]

Imperial Gift

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Japan’s Princess Takamado visited UBC in June to present a collection of books on Japanese society and culture […]

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Chronicle of Events

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 2002 October Announcement of The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre November First live webcast from The Irving K. […]

Books and Mortar — and a Whole Lot More

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 The $60 million Irving K. Barber Learning Centre takes shape By Erica Smishek Her title reads University Librarian, […]

Amber Lannon, Modern Librarian

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Books play small role in information expert’s work By Michelle Cook How hard is it for a modern-day […]

MAking the Fantastic Matter-of-Fact

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Anosh Irani takes readers and playgoers on magic-realist journeys By Erica Smishek Anosh Irani has always loved to […]

Mustica Breaks Ground in Interactive Music Preservation

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 By Brian Lin Roll over, Beethoven! Step aside, Mozart! A new generation of composers is revolutionizing the classical […]

What the Librarians are Reading

UBC Reports | Vol. 50 | No. 7 | Jul. 8, 2004 Books the bookish boost By Michelle Cook Mysteries, racy romances, tell-all biographies. Every summer, the same old book […]