A new set of scholarships will enable some of Canada's most promising students to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies at Cambridge University.

Initially, four scholarships -- two undergraduate and two graduate -- will be awarded to students admitted to Cambridge for the fall of 1997.

Created by the Cambridge Canadian Trust, the scholarships will fully fund a student at the university, including tuition fees, reasonable living expenses and return travel from Canada to Cambridge once a year.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. Candidates will be selected for their outstanding academic achievement, with significant consideration given to extra-curricular achievement in areas such as community service, arts, sports and music.

Scholarships are tenable for one to three years, depending on the program, and are available for any approved course of study leading to a diploma, affiliated degree or research degree.

Application deadline is Oct. 11, 1996. For more information, call the Canadian Cambridge Scholarships Secretariat at (416) 413-4893 or toll-free at 1-800-977-8573. Applicants may also send a fax to (416) 413-4887 or pick-up scholarship application materials at UBC's Awards and Financial Aid Office, Room 1036, Brock Hall, 1874 East Mall.

The delivery system won second prize in the association's Quality and Productivity Awards Program. The computer system allows people in other libraries to easily locate and request delivery of UBC library books and journal articles. The system has resulted in reduced paperwork and staff mediation, reduced costs and efficient delivery times of one to three days.

For example, in 1993-94 the number of items delivered from UBC to Simon Fraser University through traditional inter-library lending was 3,347. In 1994-95, the number of deliveries through the new document delivery system rose to 6,958. UBC's unit costs for lending documents decreased from $11.67 in 1991 to $5.15 in 1994.

The delivery system was developed by UBC librarians Ruth Patrick, Heather Keate, Brian Owen, Leonora Crema and David Winter. CAUBO represents more than 90 universities and colleges across Canada.

A new set of scholarships will enable some of Canada's most promising students to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies at Cambridge University.

Initially, four scholarships -- two undergraduate and two graduate -- will be awarded to students admitted to Cambridge for the fall of 1997.

Created by the Cambridge Canadian Trust, the scholarships will fully fund a student at the university, including tuition fees, reasonable living expenses and return travel from Canada to Cambridge once a year.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. Candidates will be selected for their outstanding academic achievement, with significant consideration given to extra-curricular achievement in areas such as community service, arts, sports and music.

Scholarships are tenable for one to three years, depending on the program, and are available for any approved course of study leading to a diploma, affiliated degree or research degree.

Application deadline is Oct. 11, 1996. For more information, call the Canadian Cambridge Scholarships Secretariat at (416) 413-4893 or toll-free at 1-800-977-8573. Applicants may also send a fax to (416) 413-4887 or pick-up scholarship application materials at UBC's Awards and Financial Aid Office, Room 1036, Brock Hall, 1874 East Mall.

New directions include an increase in certificate programs, the expansion of distance education credit and non-credit courses and more international studies.

Continuing Studies will continue to offer non-credit courses in public affairs, history, literature and environmental field studies to reflect the university's commitment to the arts and sciences. Programs such as the Third Age Community of Scholars and the Spring Program for Retired People will also return.

These initiatives have necessitated the reduction or elimination of non-credit courses offered to the general public in science, studio arts and creative writing.

For more information, or to receive a Continuing Studies course calendar, please call 822-1444.

The first issue of the bi-monthly, 48-page magazine is slated to appear on campus Oct. 1.

"A magazine format allows us to delve more deeply than existing campus tabloids and newsletters," said editor-in-chief Fran Champagne.

"Tangent offers an alternative news source for people who want to know more about UBC research, services and facilities."

Also featured will be items of local and global interest such as human rights, the theme chosen for the magazine's inaugural issue, added Champagne, a Master of Arts student in Education.

Regular departments will include arts, entertainment, mixed media, music, science and the environment.

Tangent is a project of the New Initiatives Fund, established last year with proceeds from UBC's value-added agreement with Coca-Cola. Champagne hopes to have the magazine available on-line by the new year.

Staff is needed including writers and illustrators, as well as people interested in forming an editorial board. For more information, call 822-9084, visit room 249B in the Student Union Building or send e-mail to tangent@ams.ubc.ca