By Glenn Drexhage on February 23, 2010
UBC’s Asian Library, home to the largest Asian collection in Canada, is proud to announce its 50th anniversary celebrations. Five decades ago, the Asian Library was launched with the purchase of the unparalleled Puban collection from China. The same year, the Library became one of only three North American repositories of Japanese government documents. Today, […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on January 27, 2010
In celebration of the Asian Library’s 50th birthday, UBC Library is pleased to announce the Peter Ward Open Essay Contest. The contest’s theme is “How has the Asian Library helped you achieve your goals?” It aims to challenge students and community users to review their experiences and contemplate the Asian Library’s future. Essay topics on […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 5, 2009
The Asian Library is pleased to announce the digitization of the Ming Pao newspaper, Western Canada edition, beginning with the inaugural issue that was published on October 15, 1993. The project was done in collaboration with Ming Pao. Articles published after May 2007 are available via free searches. Older issues are uploaded to the database […]
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