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Nass Reading Room in IKBLC reopens with new quiet study spots and accessible group tables
UBC Library has reopened the Nass Reading Room following a much-anticipated space refresh. This quiet study space is located at the south end of Level 4 in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
New DIY Media Studio enables UBC Library users to record high quality video and audio content
Want to start your own podcast? Editing a video for a project? The Chapman Learning Commons is now offering a full DIY Media studio that allows anyone in the UBC community to create unique digital content.
Dr. Susan E. Parker elected vice-president of the Association of Research Libraries
Dr. Susan E. Parker, UBC’s University Librarian, will serve a one-year term as vice-president until October 2022.
Read the UBC Library Digital Initiatives 2020/2021 Impact & Activity Reports online now
The Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office, the Digitization Centre, and cIRcle have each published their Impact and Activity Reports for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.
X̱wi7x̱wa Library brings an integrative approach and Indigenous knowledge systems to pharmacy education
This year, Xwi7xwa Library and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences launched a new type of course activity which takes an integrative approach to pharmaceutical care, community research ethics, and library skills.
A 90-day data retention schedule for FASmail default transitory folders starts October 4
As of October 4, a 90-day automated data retention schedule has been implemented at UBC to default transitory folders in the enterprise email service UBC Faculty and Staff Email (FASmail) in compliance with UBC Records Management policies and requirements.
UBC Librarians Recommend: Science Literacy Week 2021 Edition
UBC Library is pleased to present a special edition of our UBC Librarians Recommend series, in celebration of Science Literacy Week.
UBC Library and UBC Campus Security launch Theft Prevention Pilot campaign
As Library branches across the Vancouver campus reopen, the UBC Library and UBC Campus Security want to remind students to keep an eye on their belongings while using the library’s physical spaces.
Asian Library undergoing collection reorganization on lower level
Study space is now available on the upper level of the Asian Library, which is also in the process of a collection reorganization on the lower level.
X̱wi7x̱wa Library to close to the public until Fall 2022 due to expansion of the First Nations Longhouse
The library will close to the public temporarily due to construction related to the expansion of the First Nations Longhouse. Collections and services will remain accessible.