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Library service update: Sage title retention list for 2026
UBC Library has completed negotiations with Sage to restructure our title package. Learn more about the upcoming changes to Sage.
A Conversation with Jennifer Gagnon
We sat down with Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, UBC Library EDI Scholar-in-Residence, to talk about about her work: the challenges, the highlights, and what’s up next.
Behind-the-scenes: UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives upgrades
Construction is well underway on several significant UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives projects.
RBSC and UA Reading Room to close temporarily starting December 15
Starting December 15, the Rare Books and Special Collection and University Archives reading room will close temporarily for construction.
Message from the University Librarian: Announcing my retirement on June 30, 2026
Reflecting on eight years as UBC Library’s University Librarian.
Records Management at UBC: How Do I Name my Files?
If you’ve ever searched your computer and found files like ‘Schedule 2025-FINAL-FINAL(1).docx,’ you know how quickly file names can become confusing.
The Old Auditorium at 100 at the Music, Art & Architecture Library
This year marks the 100th anniversary UBC’s Point Grey Campus, including the Old Auditorium, which opened on October 14-15, 1925. To celebrate this milestone, the Music, Art & Architecture (MAA) Library in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre opened an exhibit highlighting the history of the Old Auditorium through archival materials.
Open Access Week 2025
Join us from October 20 to 26 for sessions on open access research and education, hosted by Open UBC.
Applications open for the 2025/26 Library Student Advisory Committee
UBC Library invites students from UBC Vancouver campus to join the 2025/2026 Library Student Advisory Committee.
UBC Library digitizes William Shakespeare’s Second Folio
Shakespeare’s Second Folio, published in 1632, is now publicly accessible through UBC Open Collections.