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UBC Library Supports the Vancouver Black Library Book Donation Drive

by Library Communications on April 1, 2022

UBC Library Vancouver, UBC Okanagan Library, the UBC Learning Exchange and Iron Dog Books are collaborating on a book drive to collect a variety of Black literature to support the Vancouver Black Library (VBL). Spearheaded by UBC student Maya Preyshon, the VBL is a space to sign out books for free and a “study space, […]

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Giving Day 2022

by phoebe chan on March 31, 2022

On UBC Giving Day, April 6, we come together to support students and our world. This year’s Giving Day project involves the digitization of UBC’s 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, which will provide opportunities for UBC iSchool students to hone their skills in the digitization of rare books by working in the UBC Library Digitization Centre to make the First Folio accessible to anyone, anywhere, and at any time.

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Recording available: “I Know We’ll Meet Again: Correspondence and the Forced Dispersal of Japanese Canadians”

by Anna Moorhouse on March 9, 2022

This public panel event, organized by the Asian Library and the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program, took place as an online webinar on March 1. The event recording is available to view online until March 24.

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Dr. Gregory Betts wins the 2022 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his incisive treatment of a key period in Vancouver’s cultural history.

by Library Communications on March 8, 2022

Dr. Gregory Betts has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book Finding Nothing: the VanGardes, 1959-1975.

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Open UBC launches new searchable online collection to highlight UBC open educational resources

by Anna Moorhouse on March 7, 2022

The UBC OER Collection showcases UBC open educational resources (OER) in a searchable interface to support both UBC faculty and the general community in incorporating open educational resources and practices into their curriculum.

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Open Education Week: March 7-11

by Library Communications on March 7, 2022

Open Education Week at UBC runs from March 7-11. Check out all the exciting events coming up and learn more about Open UBC.

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New online exhibit features select letters from the Joan Gillis fonds

by Anna Moorhouse on March 3, 2022

This digital exhibition on Japanese Canadian forced dispersal and internment features materials from the Joan Gillis fonds, housed at the UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections.

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Honouring Indigenous Writers: March 1 – 31

by Library Communications on March 1, 2022

Honouring Indigenous Writers seeks to increase awareness of Indigenous literature and improve the coverage of Indigenous writers on Wikipedia. Join us for an exciting schedule of free events throughout the month of March!

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Join UBC Library for an international celebration of data during Love Data Week

by phoebe chan on February 14, 2022

Join UBC Library for an international celebration of data during Love Data Week dedicated to spreading the awareness and importance of research data through a series of workshops held online between February 14th and 18th.

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I Know We’ll Meet Again: Correspondence and the Forced Dispersal of Japanese Canadians

by Library Communications on February 14, 2022

Join this online public panel event inspired by the Joan Gillis fonds, a remarkable collection of letters that recount the lives of a group of Japanese Canadian teenagers after their forced dispersal from the coastal regions of British Columbia in 1942.

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