Students – start your term off on the right foot by exploring UBC Library! Check out the many ways that the Library supports you with our student-friendly programs and services.
Is your favourite missing from the list? Let us know in the comments!
- Based in Vancouver? Studying in the Okanagan? On a study term abroad? No problem – connect to UBC Library anytime, anywhere. Click on the “Login” tab on the Library homepage to start your research.
- We offer a safe haven for students. You can study, learn and relax at the many libraries located throughout the UBC Vancouver campus. As a bonus, the Library stays open late for your mid-term studying success.
- Whatever you need – from Mac and PC workstations, laptop and camcorder lending and printing stations – we help you get the job done. We also have silent study and group study spaces that are bookable online.
- Need articles for a project but don’t know where to start? Check out our subject-specific guides for help with your research. Or access our collections for your studying and research needs.
- Get help with your research from personalized subject trainers. Just Ask an Expert.
- Need a break from studying? Curl up with a great book from our Great Reads program, which offers easy access to leisure-reading materials ranging from Canadiana to popular fiction. Browse the shelf online or visit Koerner Library, Woodward Library or the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
- Just for undergrads! The Chapman Learning Commons provides tutoring, writing support and peer academic coaching services for undergraduate students, on a drop-in basis.
- Our Online Assignment Calculator helps you manage assignments by breaking them down into a series of doable steps. Just enter your start date and due date, and your plan appears.
- Research skills workshops are offered on various topics throughout the year. The Graduate Student Workshop Series helps with every step of the research process, from literature reviews to getting published.
- The Koerner Library Research Commons provides support just for graduate students! Research Commons staff can help with citation management tools, thesis formatting, research talks and more.
- cIRcle is UBC’s digital repository for researching and teaching materials created by the UBC community. This is where graduate students will submit their theses, but undergrads can submit coursework too!
- Want to get scholarly street cred? We provide you with research tips to help you build your academic profile. Researching, discussing, interacting, presenting, writing, commenting and publishing – we’ve got you covered.