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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.
Xwi7xwa Library collections moves
Xwi7xwa Library is moving lower used materials to two different locations on campus.
From Apple Pies to Astronauts
Visit Rare Books and Special Collections’ new student-curated English language alphabet book exhibit, featuring books from the late 18th century to the present day.
Rare Books and Special Collections: An English Student’s Heaven
This is somewhat of an English student’s heaven, but worth the visit for anyone with an appreciation for literature and history.
Appreciation for Digitized Bookplates from Digital Initiatives and Rare Books and Special Collections
Recently, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library added bookplates from its Rare Books and Special Collections to their ongoing Flickr Commons album. These examples are part of the Thomas Murray Collection. The Canadian book collector Murray’s focus bent towards his home country — its artists and its book owners — and UBC lists, where possible, biographical details of both parties.
100 years of Prince George Citizen now in digital form at library
A century’s worth of the Prince George Citizen was digitized thanks to support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
UBC purchases “the most beautiful of all printed books”
The Fall 2016 issue of Trek looks at the Library’s purchase of the Kelmscott Chaucer.
Evidence-based strategies for eBook purchasing continues for 2016 and 2017
UBC Library is pleased to announce that we are continuing with four large multidisciplinary evidence-based or usage-based ebook programs. The publishers listed below have opened up access to ebook content for a specified period of time and will allow us to make selection decisions during and at the end of the agreement based on usage […]
New eBook collections
This fall, UBC Library is pleased to announce the purchase of three large multidisciplinary ebook packages. These collections were selected based on the quality of content and demonstrated usage by the UBC community in previous years. Whenever possible the Library purchases ebooks that allow for unlimited simultaneous online users, and that have no (or minimal) […]
UBC Library’s Stravinsky Collection at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
The four case exhibition included photographs, letters and memorabilia from Stravinsky’s extraordinary life.