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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.
UBC Library Supports the Vancouver Black Library Book Donation Drive
UBC Library Vancouver, UBC Okanagan Library, the UBC Learning Exchange and Iron Dog Books are collaborating on a book drive to collect a variety of Black literature to support the Vancouver Black Library (VBL). Spearheaded by UBC student Maya Preyshon, the VBL is a space to sign out books for free and a “study space, […]
Recording available: “I Know We’ll Meet Again: Correspondence and the Forced Dispersal of Japanese Canadians”
This public panel event, organized by the Asian Library and the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program, took place as an online webinar on March 1. The event recording is available to view online until March 24.
Dr. Gregory Betts wins the 2022 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his incisive treatment of a key period in Vancouver’s cultural history.
Dr. Gregory Betts has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for his book Finding Nothing: the VanGardes, 1959-1975.
Open UBC launches new searchable online collection to highlight UBC open educational resources
The UBC OER Collection showcases UBC open educational resources (OER) in a searchable interface to support both UBC faculty and the general community in incorporating open educational resources and practices into their curriculum.
New online exhibit features select letters from the Joan Gillis fonds
This digital exhibition on Japanese Canadian forced dispersal and internment features materials from the Joan Gillis fonds, housed at the UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections.
Chung Collection exhibition room closed for maintenance and renovations
The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection exhibition room in Rare Books and Special Collections at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is temporarily closed until further notice for ongoing maintenance and renovations.