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Buddhism, Christianity and the Silk Road

By feedwordpress on April 29, 2015

The BC Research Libraries Group is proud to present

Dr. Frances Wood

who will be speaking about

From Buddhism to Nestorian Christianity: The Importance of the Silk Roads in the Movement of Ideas and Religions across Central Asia

Vancouver

May 26, 2015, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall, University of British Columbia

This special lecture is presented in association with
UBC Library’s centennial celebrations.

RSVP for this free event by May 22 to library.development@ubc.ca

Watch  via webcast

In celebration of UBC Library’s centennial, author and former British Library curator of Chinese collections Dr. Frances Wood, will speak on the movement of ideas and icons across Central Asia facilitated by the Silk Road trade routes.

The rich variety of religions was evidenced by the great cache of manuscripts discovered in Dunhuang in 1900. Since the first removal of manuscripts to London by Aurel Stein in 1907 and to Paris by Paul Pelliot in the following year, scholars have been astounded by the richness of this manuscript hoard. In addition to showing the significance of Buddhism in the daily life of Tang China, these treasures also reveal the importance of religion to the Sogdian traders who dominated the northern Silk Road and underline the cosmopolitan nature of Tang China.

Dr. Frances Wood’s visit is made possible through the generous support of Willem and Rosalie Stronck. This event is presented in partnership with  the UBC Library (Asian Library and Irving K. Barber Learning Centre), the Department of Asian Studies, Institute of Asian Research, Canadian Society for Asian Arts and explorAsian: Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Frances Wood studied art at Liverpool Art School and then Chinese at the University of Cambridge. She spent a year at the Beijing Languages Institute and Peking University, before completing her PhD work on traditional domestic architecture in the Beijing area. She worked in the School of Oriental and African Studies Library at the University of London before moving to the British Library in the early 1980s. She retired in 2013 after more than 30 years there as curator of the Chinese collections. Dr. Wood is well published on Chinese culture and history; her books include Did Marco Polo Go To China? (1995),The Blue Guide to China (2002), The Silk Road (2003), The Forbidden City (2005) andPicnics Prohibited: Diplomacy in a chaotic China during the First World War (2014).

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Rethinking Library Resources: The Role of Local Print Collections in a Digital Age

By feedwordpress on February 6, 2014

The BC Research Libraries Group is proud to present

Rick Lugg

President, Sustainable Collection Services

who will be speaking about

Rethinking Library Resources:

The Role of Local Print Collections in a Digital Age

Vancouver

March 6, 2014, 1:00-3:00p.m.

Earl & Jennie Lohn Policy Room (Rm. 7000),

SFU Harbour Centre (webcast available for this session only)

  • Coffee and refreshments will be served at 1:00 p.m., with the talk beginning at 1:30 p.m.
  • Be sure to arrive early for some mingling, and feel free to socialize after the talk as well.

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Victoria

March 7, 2014, 1:30-3:30p.m.

Haro Room, Cadboro Commons

University of Victoria

  • Coffee and refreshments will be served at 1:30 p.m., with the talk beginning at 2:00 p.m.
  • Be sure to arrive early for some mingling, and feel free to socialize after the talk as well.

 

 

Library shelves are increasingly full, and print books are still being acquired. Yet surprisingly few are being used. In 2011, a study of OhioLINK’s 88 libraries and 30 million monograph volumes showed that 6% of those books accounted for 80% of circulations. In October 2010, Cornell reported that 55% of its books had not circulated since 1990. Meanwhile, library administrators seek to expand space for group study, information commons, and writing centers. Much of the available space is currently occupied by low-use print collections, stored and maintained at an estimated annual cost of $4.26 per volume in open stacks, $.86 per volume in high-density storage. For these reasons, print collections face increased scrutiny.

This session will focus on three aspects of this challenge:

The Changing Value of Local Print Collections: changing user preferences; usage of print collections; shelving and floor space; lifecycle management costs.

Alternatives to Local Print Collections: collection integrity & security; the “collective collection”; archival copies, service copies and surplus copies; Hathi Trust; shared print initiatives (WEST, CRL, MI-SPI, Maine Shared Collection Strategy and others); and independent action in a collective context.

Managing Down Local Collections: making the case; coordinated deselection; efficient storage & withdrawal; analytical tools and deselection metadata; disposition options.

The intent of this session is to explore why rethinking print collections is a reasonable idea at this time, and how management of print collections might be adapted while assuring archival security and continued access for users.

About the Speaker:

Additional background information can be found on two blogs:

Sample & Hold: Rick Lugg’s Blog http://sampleandhold-r2.blogspot.com/ Most recent topic: “Shared Print Monographs: The Question of Scale”

SCS Insight: News & Comment on Data-Driven Deselection: http://sustainablecollections.com/weed-feed/ Most recent topic: “Talking with Faculty About Library Collections (Revisited)”

Logistics

For those attending in Victoria, the easiest parking is available in Lot 5, accessed off Sinclair Road (which continues MacKenzie). Refer to the following map: http://www.uvic.ca/home/about/campus-info/maps/maps/com.php

For those attending in Vancouver, parking and public transit info for SFU Harbour Centre is available here: http://www.sfu.ca/mecs/harbour+centre/location.html

 

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Evidence based library and information practice

By feedwordpress on January 13, 2014

The BC Research Libraries Group is proud to present

Denise Koufogiannakis MA, MLIS, PhD

Collections & Acquisitions Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries

who will be speaking about

Evidence based library and information practice

Vancouver

February 7, 2014, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia

  • View the archived webcast: HERE

The need for academic libraries to seek out evidence for decision-making around collections and services has always existed, but is there a way we can do this better? Join Denise Koufogiannakis, Collections & Acquisitions Librarian at the University of Alberta Libraries, who will share insights into evidence-based library and information practice both from a philosophical as well as practical approach. She draws on experiences from many years involvement with evidence based practice, as well as the research she conducted for her PhD in Information Studies from Aberystwyth University in Wales, UK.

About the Speaker:

Denise Koufogiannakis is the Collections & Acquisitions Librarian at the University of Alberta where she manages activities associated with the Libraries’ acquisition of print and electronic materials and represents the Libraries through various consortia. Her main research interest is evidence based library and information practice (EBLIP), a field in which she has published extensively. Her other professional interests include open access, publishing, and new collection formats. She is the founding editor, and currently Associate Editor of the open access journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice.

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Challenges for the Research Library in the 21st Century

By feedwordpress on September 11, 2013

The BC Research Libraries Group is proud to present

Philip Kent

**ARCHIVED WEBCAST**

University Librarian, University of Melbourne

who will be speaking about

Challenges for the Research Library in the 21st Century

 Vancouver

September 20 2013, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Dodson Room [Room 302], Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia

 

What are the challenges for the library in serving a research-intensive university in the 21st century? Join innovator Philip Kent, University Librarian at the University of Melbourne, who will share insights gleaned from leading university libraries around the world. He will also draw on his experience leading the library at the University of Melbourne, which consistently appears as the highest scoring Australian university in international rankings.

 

About the Speaker:

Philip G Kent is the University Librarian at The University of Melbourne. He commenced at the University in March 2009following an extensive career in universities and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Philip joined Melbourne at an important time. Following the Information Futures Commission and the development of a 10 year information strategy for the University, the Library is being reinvigorated under his leadership. Its history as a repository of vital research and cultural collections remains central to the role of the Library. A number of significant cultural collections including the University Archives, the largest non-government archive in Australia and the Grainger Museum also fall under Philip’s leadership. In addition the Library is developing innovative learning spaces to support the Learning and Teaching strategies of the University as well as providing appropriate technologies to support student learning. Melbourne has a prestigious pedigree as one of Australia’s top research universities. Consequently Library support for the University’s research, e-research and e-scholarship, research training and research data management agendas is a high priority.

 

 

 

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