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Stanley Munn and Patricia Cucman win the 2025 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for their book on Group of Seven artist J.E.H. Macdonald.

by Library Communications on March 10, 2025

Stanley Munn and Patricia Cucman have won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for their book To see what he saw: J.E.H. Macdonald and the O’Hara years, 1924-1932.

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Trans* Journeys: Centering marginalized voices through open pedagogy and open publishing

by Anna Moorhouse on March 5, 2025

There is a growing interest in giving students the opportunity to engage with the open publishing process directly as part of their coursework.

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Arts Multilingual Week 2025 at UBC

by Library Communications on March 4, 2025

UBC Library will be hosting multilingual resources pop-ups and an online workshop on finding multilingual library materials, as part of Arts Multilingual Week at UBC.

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UBC Library achieves funding goal for the George Bowering Reading Room

by Library Communications on March 3, 2025

Thanks to the generous support and dedication of our contributors and champions, the George Bowering Collection and Reading Room in Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library has become a reality!

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Exploring Tairiku Nippō: A historical Japanese Canadian newspaper at UBC Library

by Anna Moorhouse on February 24, 2025

Since its launch on UBC Open Collections, the digitized Tairiku Nippō has been viewed more than 2.5 million times by scholars from around the world.

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Mar 3-25 Open Education Week at UBC

Open Education Week: March 3-25

by Library Communications on February 17, 2025

Open Education Week at UBC starts on March 3! Check out all the exciting events coming up and learn more about Open UBC.

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Meet Amity Chiang, Human Resources Coordinator at UBC Library

by Library Communications on February 6, 2025

Learn how Amity Chiang, HR Coordinator, is helping to promote a safe, inclusive, and engaged community at UBC Library.

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Notice regarding delivery service delays

by Library Communications on February 5, 2025

We are currently experiencing delays to campus delivery services due to circumstances beyond the Library’s control. Please anticipate longer wait times. For ASRS items, select MAA Library as the pick-up location for the fastest delivery.

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UBC Library brings Repair Café to UBC Climate Emergency Week

by Anna Moorhouse on February 4, 2025

UBC Library will be hosting a Repair Café on the Main Floor of Woodward Library on February 13, as part of Climate Emergency Week at UBC.

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Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian Records

Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian Records

by Library Communications on January 30, 2025

Dive deeper into this exhibit, on display at UBC Asian Library, that explores the polyvocality of Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian communities in British Columbia.

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