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By Andrea Coutts on September 11, 2014
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 […]
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
By Jessica Woolman on September 11, 2014
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. […]
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By Linda Ong on September 11, 2014
UBC’s renowned Asian Library and its rare and special collections continue to draw interest and praise from international scholars.
Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, awards, collections, Puban Collection, rare books, support
By Glenn Drexhage on September 11, 2014
The Sherrington Room—a long-loved space tucked inside UBC’s Woodward Library—is well on its way to a 21st-century renewal thanks to the generosity of the Harry Hawthorn Foundation. This group, which formed during a fishing holiday in 1953, supports the purchase of books on angling and fishing for UBC Library. Its members have also raised […]
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, Woodward Library
By Glenn Drexhage on September 11, 2014
In April, Ingrid Parent, University Librarian hosted a celebration of the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs, a fascinating photographic history donated by a long-time Vancouver art collector. The collection, valued at $1.2 million and given by Uno and Dianne Langmann and Uno Langmann Limited to UBC Library, features more than 18,000 rare and […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on June 17, 2014
Discover Library PARC, a new modular storage facility that will accommodate the future growth of our collections.
Posted in General | Tagged with changes, collections, construction, Library PARC
By Library Communications on May 5, 2014
UBC Library preserves its physical and digital collections for current and future generations of scholars, researchers, students and lifelong learners.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Community Report, preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections, University Archives
By Jessica Woolman on April 23, 2014
Tell us about your personal collections and win!
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, preservation
By Jessica Woolman on April 14, 2014
UBC Library is holding a series of events to highlight what we can do – individually and together – to preserve our personal and shared collections.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, preservation, Preservation Week
By Jessica Woolman on March 19, 2014
Collector Uno Langmann’s recent donation of B.C. photographs has garnered media attention.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, digital collections, Media coverage