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By Anna Moorhouse on January 20, 2025
UBC Archives has acquired the institutional records of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS), which was founded at UBC in 1991 to focus on interdisciplinary research.
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By matt patton on January 14, 2025
The UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research is now accepting applications until February 28, 2025.
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By Anna Moorhouse on January 13, 2025
For more than a decade, AskAway has been providing students, faculty, and staff with real-time, virtual access to research and reference support.
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By Library Communications on December 20, 2024
2024 was a year of exciting new beginnings at UBC Library. Across our branches and services—and alongside many partners—we launched innovative new initiatives, improved many of our spaces, welcomed new faces and so much more.
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By phoebe chan on December 9, 2024
The Heat Is On exhibit at the Music, Art and Architecture Library features library collection materials that highlight creative responses to the ongoing climate crisis.
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By Library Communications on November 28, 2024
Learn how Elizabeth Stevenson, Circulation Supervisor, brings her passion for wellness and sustainability to life at UBC Library.
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By Anna Moorhouse on November 18, 2024
UBC Archives has received the Norman Epstein fonds, an archival collection that captures the life and career of Dr. Norman Epstein (1923-2023), a pioneering figure in chemical and biological engineering and political activist.
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By Anna Moorhouse on November 7, 2024
UBC Library is raising funds to build the George Bowering Collection and Reading Room, which will be a treasure trove for Canadian literature enthusiasts and an important resource for researchers and writers.
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 28, 2024
We sat down with Corrina Sparrow, UBC Library EDI Scholar-in-Residence, to talk about about their work: the challenges, the highlights, and what’s up next.
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By Library Communications on October 23, 2024
Join us for Climate Action Week from November 2 to 8. UBC Library will be hosting events, activities, and exhibits alongside other libraries from across Canada.
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