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Michelle BlackwellDirector, Communications & Marketing
UBC Library
Tel: 604 827 4831
Cell: 647 688 3856
michelle.blackwell(at)ubc.ca
Anna Moorhouse
Communications & Marketing Manager
UBC Library
anna.moorhouse(at)ubc.ca
Participate in UBC’s Records Classification and Retention Schedules review
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.
Upgrades and renovations to Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre begin May 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.
The Music, Art and Architecture Library makes space improvements to select Level 4 study areas
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.
ASRS Outages
The ASRS is out of service due to mechanical issues. We are experiencing delays in repair service due to COVID-19 and staffing challenges and can not predict when the system will be available. Please contact the library at ill.lend@ubc.ca with any questions.
Power shutdown in IKBLC and Law Library planned for May 29
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.
Temporary relocation of Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room scheduled for May 9
Please contact Rare Book & Special Collections or University Archives before visiting.
UBC Library opens new Conservation Space in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
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.
UBC Library has acquired access to the digital archives of the Vancouver Sun newspaper
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.
UBC Library acquires Afghan primary source databases
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.
Koerner Library to install new study carrels on Levels 1 and 2 starting April 28
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.