Unique gift brings music making to UBC Library
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
Users will soon enjoy the ability to try out an electronic piano in the Music, Art and Architecture LibraryPosted in General | Tagged with agility, donation, music, steward the organization, support
Bringing history to life with rare and medieval documents
by Becky Potvin on May 22, 2015
The Library has added historically notable documents to its rare and special collections.Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, research learning and scholarship, support
UBC celebrates the Lunar New Year
by Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015
February 19 marked the start of the Year of the Sheep for many families around the world.Posted in General | Tagged with Asian history, support, UBC
UBC Library welcomes Dr. Frances Wood for centenary lecture
by Becky Potvin on May 22, 2015
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, UBC Library welcomes author and former British Library curator of Chinese collections, Dr. Frances Wood. As part of UBC Library’s Centennial Celebrations, a series of events will be held at the Vancouver campus during the last week of May, in conjunction with Vancouver Asian Heritage Month. Dr. Wood studied […]
Research Commons offers summer services
by Jessica Woolman on May 13, 2015
Graduate students can attend workshops or book consultation appointments all summer long.Posted in General | Tagged with graduate students, Koerner Library, Research Commons, research learning and scholarship, students
Library’s Chinese collections featured in upcoming talk
by Jessica Woolman on May 11, 2015
Public lecture on May 19 will highlight the Pang Jingtang Collection at UBC's Asian Library.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Asian Library, collections
Collaborative Library project nabs award
by Jessica Woolman on May 6, 2015
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) recently honoured a collaborative project between UBC Library and ten other institutions.
cIRcle hits 50,000+ milestone
by Jessica Woolman on May 5, 2015
UBC's Digital Repository recently passed a big milestone when it archived its 50,000th item.Posted in General | Tagged with cIRcle, collections, graduate students
Papal bull exhibit on display
by Jessica Woolman on April 30, 2015
Visit UBC Library's Rare Books and Special Collections to see many one-of-a-kind items, including a 13th century Papal Bull.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with exhibits, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections
Hidden Chinese collections made accessible
by Jessica Woolman on April 27, 2015
UBC Library's rare Chinese collections will soon be available online, thanks in part to the work of Professor Yao and the Asian Library.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Asian Library, collections, digitization, Puban Collection, special collections