Connect with a Community Engagement Librarian
Allan Cho (he/him)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC
allan.cho@ubc.ca
604-827-4366
Allan’s work includes supporting ongoing community initiatives and leading new ones, focusing on community engagement with historically underrepresented groups, piloting IKBLC’s AskAway coordination, subject liaison librarian with the School of Information, and developing a new speaker series with the support of the Peña Family Foundation.
Donna Langille (she/her/they/them)
Community Engagement and Open Education Librarian
UBC Okanagan Library
donna.langille@ubc.ca
250 807-9233
As Community Engagement and Open Education Librarian, Donna works to improve access to scholarly research for community members. You can find her at the UBC Innovation Library where community members can access many of UBC’s electronic resources. Contact them by email to schedule an appointment.
Kayla Lar-Son (she/her/they/them)
Indigenous Programs and Services Librarian
X̱wi7x̱wa Library, UBC
kayla.lar-son@ubc.ca
604-817-8091
Kayla is Metis from Treaty Six Territory and is the Indigenous programs and services librarian for the Xwi7xwa Library. Along with her colleagues at X̱wi7x̱wa, she works to provide Indigenous communities with culturally relative services and programs on the UBC campus and beyond. Kayla is also the program manager librarian for the Indigitization program. You can contact her through email.
Aleha McCauley (she/her)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC
aleha.mccauley@ubc.ca
604-827-3906
Aleha is involved in several community initiatives that strive to improve access to research for community members, organizations and businesses across BC. Aleha welcomes you to connect with her by email.
Nick Ubels (he/him/his)
Community Engagement Librarian
UBC Learning Exchange & Irving. K. Barber Learning Centre
nick.ubels@ubc.ca
604 827-0905
As an embedded community engagement librarian at the UBC Learning Exchange in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), Nick works with community members and non-profit organizations to improve access to scholarly research. Contact him by e-mail to set up a free one-to-one research consultations or get help using the DTES Research Access Portal.
Welcome to UBC Library!
Welcome to UBC Library! If you are a community member interested in navigating the many Library spaces, services, and resources available to you, you’ve come to the right place.
In this guide, you will find key information to help you get started on your library journey. You’ll also find a sampling of highlights from across our 15 library units and branches.
Here to help you along the way are your friendly Community Engagement Librarians, Aleha, Allan, Donna, Kayla, and Nick.
What can a librarian help me with?
- Finding, accessing, and evaluating information sources;
- Collaborating on free public programming, including events, workshops, and exhibits;
- Connecting community members with organizations, students, and faculty members;
- Supporting community cultural heritage projects;
- And more!
We love to hear from community members! Please reach out to one of us using the contact information in the Connect with a Community Engagement Librarian box. You can find the box to the left of this one if you are on a computer, or above it if you are using a mobile device or tablet.
Land Acknowledgement
The Vancouver Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
- Learn more: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and UBC Research Guide
The Okanagan Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.
- Learn more: Okanagan Syilx Research Guide
The UBC Learning Exchange is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
Related Guides
- Community Engaged ResearchCommunity-engaged research, also sometimes referred to as community-based research, participatory research, or action research, is "a collaborative process between researchers and community partners with the aim of creating and disseminating knowledge with the goal of contributing to the discipline and well-being of the community" (University of Victoria).
This guide is intended for faculty, students, staff, and community members who are interested in learning more about community-engaged research. - AlumniUBC Alumni can access many of the UBC Library's electronic resources. Graduates with an authorized Campus-Wide Login (CWL) and the alumni UBC App can get remote access to some of these resources using the App. Physical Alumni Cards are available for other resources or those who cannot use the app. Contact alumni.ubc@ubc.ca or 604-822-3313 for more information.
This guide provides information about the growing number of the major resources available to you from off campus after you graduate from UBC.