Editorial
How Arts ISIT helped move the Faculty of Arts online
CATEGORY: Profile
Six months have passed since the Faculty of Arts moved online in response to COVID-19. Working behind the scenes, the Faculty’s dedicated learning, teaching and technology support team — Arts ISIT (Instructional Support and Information Technology) — has been doing everything they can to make the transition to online teaching and working as seamless as possible.
UBC Librarians Recommend: Ideas for your next read, watch, or listen from our online collections
CATEGORY: Profile
In light of this challenging time, we have compiled recommendations from a handful of UBC librarians for you to watch, read and listen from home. The resources can all be found in UBC Library’s online collections.
Articles and interviews
Meet Stephanie Savage, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian at UBC Library
CATEGORY: Profile
Stephanie Savage has spent the past two years developing her career and a new job portfolio as UBC Library’s Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services Librarian. “I was able to be creative in initiating projects, developing connections across the library and campus, and taking the opportunity to do things that hadn’t been done before.”
Meet Kat McGrath, Renewals and Collections Librarian
CATEGORY: Profile
Before starting her career in librarianship, Kat pursued her dream to live self-sufficiently in the country. With some friends, Kat built a solar heated house in an agricultural area of Pitt Meadows, had land with animals and often worked in libraries. “I found myself going back to libraries and realized that working with library people felt really good. I enjoy being around curious people who have an interest in something and want to solve a problem.”