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by Library Communications on March 19, 2026

UBC Library IT will be migrating all virtual servers to an on-campus OpenStack environment. The next scheduled migration will be on March 31 at 5:00 a.m. PT. Read more about which specific services may experience downtime during this migration.

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Carol E. Mayer wins the 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for her exploration of Canada’s largest Oceanic collection at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

by Library Communications on March 19, 2026

Carol E. Mayer has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for her Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories, and Memories from Oceania.

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UBC Library makes the Slocan History Series openly available through cIRcle

by Anna Moorhouse on March 5, 2026

When Canadian geographer Cole Harris created the Slocan History Series, he had a local audience deliberately in mind.

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Open Education Week is March 2-11 at UBC.

Join Open Education Week for workshops that promote reduced barriers to learning

by Ariane Madden on February 26, 2026

It all takes place March 2 to 11 at UBC. Open Education allows educators to remove barriers to learning by sharing, managing and using education resources such as open textbooks, lesson plans, quizzes, videos, interactive activities and presentations.

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Renewed funds available to UBC faculty authors for publishing and open access costs

by Anna Moorhouse on February 4, 2026

Faculty authors at both UBC campuses are now invited to apply for support related to scholarly communication through UBC’s renewed Scholarly Publication and Open Access funds.

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Reference Librarian, Woodward Library, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus | Part-Time (0.6 FTE), 20-month term Librarian

by Library Communications on February 3, 2026

Reference Librarian Woodward library, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus Part-Time (0.6 FTE), 20-month term Librarian Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2026 UBC LIBRARY As one of the world’s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to […]

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Meet James Bachmann, Instruction Librarian at UBC Library

by Library Communications on January 26, 2026

James Bachmann, Instruction Librarian, shares his experience at UBC Library and talks about the freedom and flexibility he has to take on a variety of projects and meet new people.

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"UBC Library welcomes urban forestry students into the archives" with compass and tree illustrations.

UBC Library welcomes urban forestry students into the archives

by Anna Moorhouse on January 19, 2026

How do you get a group of urban forestry students excited about historical archives? You start with a map.

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Season’s Greetings from UBC Library

by phoebe chan on December 15, 2025

This year marks the 100th anniversary of UBC Library. We can all take pride in this remarkable milestone. Reflecting on a century of research, teaching and learning, what stands out to me are the generations of dedicated people whose work has been the foundation of the Library.

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Celebrating 100 Years of UBC at Point Grey exhibition extended until June 2026

by Library Communications on December 15, 2025

This immersive visual exhibition, on display at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, has been extended until June 2026.

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