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Public Affairs
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collections
Preservation at UBC Library
April 21 to 27 is Preservation Week. We asked Alvan Bregman to answer a few questions on what preservation means at UBC Library.
Report to the Senate 2011-2012
The 2011-2012 Report of the University Librarian to the Senate is now available.
LibFOCUS e-Newsletter: March 2013
The latest issue of LibFOCUS focuses on renovations in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, digitized collections and more.
UBC Library, PKU Library to share staff and expertise
UBC Library and the Peking University Library look forward to collaborating on collections, cataloguing and more thanks to a new agreement.
UBC Library: transforming for the 21st century
The transformation of UBC Library is examined in a feature article in the Ubyssey. The article, entitled “Turning a Page: the changing role of the university library,” examines issues including electronic resources, digitization, collections management, space and budgetary issues, and more. Interview subjects include David Farrar, UBC’s Provost and Vice President Academic; Ingrid Parent, University Librarian; [...]
Unpacking the Douglas Coupland fonds
Artist Douglas Coupland adds to his personal archives at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Report to the Senate 2010-2011
Read about our developments and future directions as we transform into a 21st-century research library.
Report to the Senate 2009-2010
The 2009-2010 UBC Library Report to the Senate is now available. Read about the library’s developments and future directions.
RBSC folk collection ready for use
Fans of British Columbia folk music, rejoice: more than 7,000 items from the Philip J. Thomas Collection are now catalogued and ready for use. Thomas, who was born in Victoria in 1921 and died in 2007, co-founded the group that became the Vancouver Folk Song Society. The collection, held by UBC Library’s Rare Books [...]
Report to the Senate 2006-2007
The 2005-2006 UBC Library Report to the Senate is now available. Read about the library’s developments and future directions.
