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Browser extension allows for seamless access to UBC Library’s online resources
Learn how you can access UBC Library subscriptions from anywhere on the web with the Library Access browser extension.
UBC Library subscription to Refworks will end on September 30
UBC Library’s subscription to the RefWorks citation management software will end on September 30, 2022. All users of the Legacy or ProQuest RefWorks are reminded to transfer their references to another citation management tool before that date.
Felicia de la Parra wins the 2022 President’s Staff Award for Wellbeing
Felicia de la Parra, Senior Library Assistant, Rare Books and Special Collections is one of 21 staff recipients of the 2022 President’s Service Awards for Excellence and the President’s Staff Awards.
The quest for hidden gem study spaces at UBC Library with Elisha Facundo
Elisha Facundo shares her favourite study spot at the UBC Vancouver Campus and what makes this place so special to her.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre overnight closure planned for August 30 – 31
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will close from 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30 and reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31.
Xwi7xwa Library exhibit explores a Decade of Indigenous Languages
As part of Indigenous History Month this past June, Xwi7xwa Library launched a new exhibit, featuring materials from their Indigenous language collection, on display now in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
UBC Library 2021/22 Senate Report
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report is now available. Read about our highlights from the past fiscal year, which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, inspiring with innovative spaces and services and stewarding the organization. Learn how the library transitioned back to fully in-person operations on campus in September 2021, kicking off a year of hybrid teaching, learning and work.
Meet Hannah McKendry, Conservation Technician at UBC Library
Learn how priceless collections at UBC Library are preserved and protected in the library’s new Conservation Space. Hannah McKendry, Conservation Technician, shares her story.
Read UBC Library’s Open Education 2021/2022 Impact & Activity Report online now
The core of UBC Library’s open education program is our focus on helping and supporting faculty, students, and staff in their open practices.
UBC Library’s Joan Gillis Fonds is added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register
UBC Library’s Joan Gillis Fonds has been added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register in recognition of its historical value.