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New French language resources at Education Library
UBC Education Library’s collection of French-language resources underwent a significant revitalization this year.
UBC Library achieves funding goal for the George Bowering Reading Room
Thanks to the generous support and dedication of our contributors and champions, the George Bowering Collection and Reading Room in Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library has become a reality!
Exploring Tairiku Nippō: A historical Japanese Canadian newspaper at UBC Library
Since its launch on UBC Open Collections, the digitized Tairiku Nippō has been viewed more than 2.5 million times by scholars from around the world.
UBC Library receives Peter Wall Institute Archives
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.
The Heat Is On: Creative responses to climate action in Music, Art and Architecture
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.
University Library receives Norman Epstein archives
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.
UBC Library 2023/24 Senate Report
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2023/24) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspiring with innovative spaces and services, and stewarding the organization.
How changing a subject heading in UBC Library’s catalogue can support Indigenous research
If you’ve been searching UBC Library’s catalogue lately, you may notice a change that went live earlier this year.
UBC Library acquires access to digital newspaper historical archives from around the globe
UBC faculty, staff and students can now access three new digital collections of newspapers. Explore digital archives for The Montreal Gazette, the Chinese Newspaper Collection, and Le Monde.
UBC Library digitizes Indigenous language dictionaries
UBC Library is making Indigenous language dictionaries more accessible by digitizing these works and making them available through UBC Open Collections.