Participate in UBC’s Records Classification and Retention Schedules review
by Library Communications on May 17, 2022
The Records Management Office (RMO) for UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan is issuing enterprise-wide retention schedules that require input from UBC staff and administrators across the university.Posted in General | Tagged with records management
Upgrades and renovations to Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre begin May 2022
by michelle blackwell on May 12, 2022
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will undergo renovations to create a new gallery on Level 2, and environment upgrade to Rare Books and Special Collections. The work is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.Posted in General | Tagged with Gallery, IKBLC, renovations
The Music, Art and Architecture Library makes space improvements to select Level 4 study areas
by Anna Moorhouse on May 11, 2022
The Music, Art and Architecture (MAA) Library has made space improvements to areas of Level 4, creating additional study spaces and revitalizing the north and south walls with framed reproduction photographs that have a storied history.Posted in General | Tagged with library spaces, Music Art and Architecture Library, renovation, spaces and services
Celebrate Learning with Asian Library
by Anna Moorhouse on May 5, 2022
Join us online on May 12, during Celebrate Learning Week at UBC, to hear how the library users are engaging with the Asian Library collections and services.Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, research learning and scholarship
Temporary relocation of Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room scheduled for May 9
by michelle blackwell on April 26, 2022
Please contact Rare Book & Special Collections or University Archives before visiting.Posted in General | Tagged with construction, Rare Books and Special Collections, University Archives
Power shutdown in IKBLC and Law Library planned for May 29
by Anna Moorhouse on April 26, 2022
UBC Building Operations has scheduled a power shutdown that will impact the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) and Law Library on Sunday, May 29, 2022.Posted in General | Tagged with closures, IKBLC, Law Library, service update
UBC Library opens new Conservation Space in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
by Anna Moorhouse on April 25, 2022
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) is now home to UBC Library’s newest specialized space dedicated to the conservation, preservation and treatment of the library’s physical materials.Posted in General | Tagged with Conservation Space, preservation, Preservation Week, spaces and services
UBC Library has acquired access to the digital archives of the Vancouver Sun newspaper
by Anna Moorhouse on April 19, 2022
UBC faculty, staff and students can now access the digital archives of The Vancouver Sun newspaper from 1912 to 2010. Library users will have access to not only the articles, but to the entire published page in these fully searchable archives.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, digital collections
UBC Library acquires Afghan primary source databases
by Anna Moorhouse on April 12, 2022
UBC faculty, staff and students can now access the Afghan Serials Collection (DA-ASC) Partisan Publications from the Wahdat Library as well as the Afghan Central Press digital archive, addressing in part the needs of student and faculty conducting research in Afghan Studies.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, Asian Library, collections, digital archives, digital collections
Koerner Library to install new study carrels on Levels 1 and 2 starting April 28
by Library Communications on April 11, 2022
Koerner Library will be undergoing space improvements to install new study carrels on Levels 1 and 2 from Thursday, April 28, 2022 through Friday, May 27, 2022.Posted in General | Tagged with Koerner Library, service update, spaces and services