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UBC Library
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UBC Library welcomes the 2024/2025 Writer-in-Residence
UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2024/2025 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence.
Library service update regarding ASRS operations
Starting August 20, 2024, UBC Library’s Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASRS) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre resumes full operations.
How changing a subject heading in UBC Library’s catalogue can support Indigenous research
If you’ve been searching UBC Library’s catalogue lately, you may notice a change that went live earlier this year.
Library service update regarding fines, fees and loan periods
Starting in August 2024, UBC Library is implementing changes to its loan policies and fines structure, which will affect all library users on both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
More ways to get your Indigenous Community Borrower Card at UBC Library
There are now more ways to get an Indigenous Community Borrower Card at UBC Library.
UBC Asian Library renovations create dynamic spaces for collaboration
UBC Asian Library has benefited from two substantial renovation projects on both the upper and main floors of the branch. The reimagined space includes extensive improvements to seating and study spaces, much needed repairs, and an overhaul of the book collection stacks and displays.
Meet Alexei Villareal, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
Alexei Villareal, 3rd year Faculty of Arts student, shares his story about winning the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research: “Scholarships like this one, which recognize that research is something undergraduates can perform, are incredibly validating.”
Meet Rochelle Mazar, Assistant Director, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC Library
Rochelle Mazar, Assistant Director, IKBLC, shares her experience in leading multiple teams and collaborating with library faculty and staff, UBC partners, and community members on a wide range of projects and initiatives at UBC Library.
2024 Employee Recognition Award winners announced
UBC Library is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of UBC Library Awards. Each year, the Library Awards Program shines a light on faculty and staff who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovation, leadership, excellence and a dedication to customer service through their work.
UBC Library awarded Toshiba International Foundation grant
UBC Library has been named as the successful recipient of a Toshiba International Foundation grant to support the conservation and digitization of select Premodern Japanese materials in UBC Asian Library’s collections.