Photography exhibition brings diverse views about Vancouver’s DTES to the UBC community
by michelle blackwell on July 15, 2019
UBC Library has partnered with local non-profit 2 Paycheques Away.. to bring an exceptional and striking photography exhibit to two library locations.Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions, IKBLC
UBC Library 2018/19 Senate Report
by Anna Moorhouse on July 2, 2019
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2018/19) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspiring with innovative spaces and services, and stewarding the organization.Posted in Carousel, General, Publications, Senate Reports | Tagged with collections, community, research learning and scholarship, student spaces, support
UBC Library users now able to access the digital archives of Maclean’s Magazine and the Toronto Star
by michelle blackwell on June 27, 2019
Digital archives like these are changing the parameters of what’s possible in research while improving accessibility.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, digital collections
Join us for an introductory tour of the Puban Collection at Rare Books and Special Collections
by Anna Moorhouse on June 25, 2019
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library's acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the Puban Collection throughout the summer, starting July 9.Posted in Carousel, Events | Tagged with Asian Library, IKBLC, Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections
Meet Ya Min Wu, Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer at UBC Library
by Anna Moorhouse on June 18, 2019
Ya Min Wu has worked at UBC Library for the last five years. But his experience working with Chinese rare books goes back even earlier.Posted in profile | Tagged with profile, Puban Collection, Work with us
UBC Library’s new Strategic Framework
by michelle blackwell on June 6, 2019
The Strategic Framework will guide the future work and strategic direction for the library, in alignment with the UBC Strategic Plan.Posted in General | Tagged with Strategic Framework
Indigenous (Un)History Month Exhibition: RavenSpace – Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies
by Anna Moorhouse on June 3, 2019
June is recognized as Aboriginal History Month but at UBC Library we hold a tradition of (Un)History Month — a celebration and acknowledgement of the importance of Indigenous Peoples – not only in history – but in the present and future.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with exhibitions, indigenous, Xwi7xwa Library
2019 employee Recognition Award winners announced
by Anna Moorhouse on May 29, 2019
UBC Library is pleased to announce that Sarah Blay, Katherine Hill, Paul Lesack and Lorne Madgett are the 2019 recipients of UBC Library Awards.
A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibition
by michelle blackwell on May 28, 2019
The exhibit, hosted in Rare Books & Special Collections located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, will run until July 31, 2019.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Congress 2019, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections
Asian Language Storytime
by michelle blackwell on May 23, 2019
The event, held during Congress 2019, will include storytellers reading picture books in Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian and Punjabi with English-language translations.Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, Congress 2019