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Irving K. Barber Learning Centre to close from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 6
On Saturday May 6, 2017, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will close between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to facilitate maintenance work.
UBC Library love booth
The Library celebrated the last day of term by handing out snacks and swag to UBC students – thank you to all who attended.
UBC Library first Canadian institution to provide access to the South China Morning Post’s digital archives.
UBC Library is the first institution in Canada to provide access to the South China Morning Post’s digital archives to its users.
A gift from the past: UBC’s class of 1932 funds access to 343 ebooks 85 years after graduation
An endowment established by UBC’s class of 1932 is funding the Library’s annual contribution to Knowledge Unlatched, an Open Access scholarly ebook platform.
Special Collections help Vancouver Transit Police constable uncover 102-year-old murder.
Constable Graham Walker’s deep dive into our Special Collections has culminated in a provincial memorial for Charles Painter, a special constable for the BC Electric Railway who was killed in 1915.
Double Exposure: An Exhibit of Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan
The Cooper Robinson collection consisting of over 4,600 photographic prints, negatives, glass lantern slides, and postcards is one of the most valuable photographic records of this era.
Arthur J. Ray wins the 2017 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for his examination of Aboriginal land claims litigation
UBC Professor Emeritus Arthur J. Ray wins the 2017 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History.
Meet Sarah and Laura, Student Curators
Meet Sarah and Laura, the student curators behind From Apple Pies to Astronauts, an alphabet book exhibition.
Xwi7xwa Library collections moves
Xwi7xwa Library is moving lower used materials to two different locations on campus.
Annual croquet research prize
UBC Library now accepting submissions for 2nd annual Arkley Croquet Collection Prize.