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University Archives receives Volkoff Family archives
UBC Archives has received the collected archives of prominent theoretical physicist Dr. George Volkoff and microbiology researcher Olga Volkoff.
New Report Outlines Opportunities to Support UBC Researchers’ Digital Data Skills
Results from UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure needs assessment survey have been released as a joint report from UBC Library, and UBC Advanced Research Computing.
Dr. Susan E. Parker reappointed for a second term as University Librarian at UBC
Dr. Parker joined UBC as University Librarian in 2017 and has been reappointed for a second five-year term, until August 2027.
Meet Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, Community Engagement at UBC Library
Kristen Wong, Program Services Assistant, shares her experience working with UBC Library’s Community Engagement team, supporting a wide variety of services that help connect UBC Library resources to surrounding communities and beyond.
UBC Library digitizes William Shakespeare’s First Folio
UBC Library has made its first edition of William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies openly accessible to the public by publishing a digitized version of the volume online through Open Collections.
Punk & Performance Exhibit: Investigating Canadian Art & Music Through Vinyl
Visit our interactive Punk & Performance Exhibit to discover unique music, LP art materials and UBC Library’s 140,000 plus LP holdings. The exhibit is live now until December at IKBLC.
Dr. Susan E. Parker begins 1-year term as president of the Association of Research Libraries in 2023
Dr. Susan E. Parker, UBC’s University Librarian, will begin a one-year term as ARL president on January 1, 2023.
Transformative agreements are changing open access publishing at UBC Library
The growing popularity of open access publishing has broadened the potential reach of published research while introducing new complexities—and costs—to the publication process.
Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives closure to extend into early 2023
Connect for more information on supports available for remote research and instructional support requests during this time.
A one-year data retention schedule for Zoom and MS Teams video recordings is coming October 2023
In October 2023, UBC will implement an automated one-year retention policy for video recordings, affecting all videos created in Microsoft Teams and Zoom.