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Celebrating Small Business Month
Join the Small Business Accelerator program in celebrating Small Business Month.
UBC Library signs Lyon Declaration
UBC Library is the latest academic research library to have signed the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development.
5th Annual UBC Library/United Way Spelling Bee
Register a team and compete for spelling supremacy in this cross-campus competition to raise awareness for the United Way.
Librarian profile: advancing scholars with Lori Walter
Librarians at UBC Library support researchers and students as they share the results of their scholarship with the world.
Three B.C. First Nations receive UBC funding to preserve oral histories
The latest recipients of the Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program have been announced.
Student profile: supporting research with Mark Christensen
Student workers at UBC Library gain inspiring insight into the vast array of research taking place at UBC.
Cinema Salon at UBC Library
Join us for a film screening of Twelfth Night, a Shakespearean classic.
UBC Library pursues Rare Manuscript at Christie’s Auction
In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May, a small team of Library staff and a UBC professor gathered in a boardroom at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre to bid on a rare Middle English manuscript, armed with $100K and the adrenalin to acquire what would be a first for a […]
Inside the Life of Artist Arthur Hughes
When local bookseller Len Roberts contacted UBC Library to donate his collection of items related to renowned illustrator Arthur Hughes, he was shocked to discover the items were worth nearly $80,000. Roberts, with the assistance of Maj. Greville Chester, a descendent of Hughes, had devoted some thirty years to developing the collection of letters. […]
Rare and Unique Chinese Collections draw International Praise
UBC’s renowned Asian Library and its rare and special collections continue to draw interest and praise from international scholars.