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IKBLC Level 2 Learning Concourse upgraded with new workstations

by admin on August 29, 2023

The renovated space features new and increased seating, larger tables and plenty of power outlets for individual and group study.

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Participate in the UBC Library Crawl

by admin on August 25, 2023

From September 5 to 8, get to know your library by visiting all 8 locations for a chance to win a prize.

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A statement announcing the passing of Phil Lind

by Library Communications on August 23, 2023

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Philip B. Lind, a Canadian telecommunications icon and donor of the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection.

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Building exterior of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) at the UBC Vancouver campus

Carpet replacement in IKBLC Level 2 planned for August 17 to September 1

by admin on August 17, 2023

The south wing of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) second floor will undergo carpet replacement from August 17 to September 1, 2023.

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Image collage of UBC students, and UBC Library faculty and staff members.

UBC Library 2022/23 Senate Report

by matt patton on August 15, 2023

UBC Library's annual Senate Report (2022/23) 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.

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Meditation Space Available for Exam Period

by admin on August 8, 2023

From August 15 to 19, Room 191 in IKBLC is available for meditation, prayer and quiet contemplation.

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Meet Mari Noble, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research

by Library Communications on July 26, 2023

Mari Noble, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, shares details about her winning project submission "Ambition + Imagination: Royal Gardens of Fierce Warriors".

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University Archives receives Peter Oberlander archives

by Anna Moorhouse on July 26, 2023

UBC Archives has received the collected archives of Heinz Peter Oberlander (1922-2008), prominent architect and Canada’s first professor of urban and regional planning.

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Leith Wheeler Lab at David Lam Library closed for space improvements from August 1 to 25

by Anna Moorhouse on July 24, 2023

The Leith Wheeler Investment Research Lab at David Lam Library will be closed for space improvements from August 1 to 25.

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On the left is a photograph featuring author Suzette Mayr, who is standing in front of a blurred forested greenspace. On the right is a picture of the book cover for The Sleeping Car Porter, featuring an illustration of a Black man in a pink suit and tie, yellow vest, and brown dress shoes, holding a cane, and with a frog in his right breast pocket. He is standing near trees on a green lawn, surrounded by woodland animals such as a rabbit, squirrel and hedgehog.

Q&A with novelist and Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Suzette Mayr

by Anna Moorhouse on July 17, 2023

We spoke with Suzette Mayr about the research she did for her novel The Sleeping Car Porter, and how the Chung Collection at UBC Library’s Open Collections helped shape its course.

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