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Featured collection: Douglas Coupland archives
Internationally renowned author and artist Douglas Coupland’s archives have a home at UBC Library.
Feminist newspaper digitized by UBC Library
268 issues of Kinesis are now available in UBC Library’s Digital Collections.
Medieval manuscript’s impact spans centuries
UBC Library’s oldest book, which it recently acquired, is a cross-disciplinary treasure.
Global library collaboration with Peking University Library
A collaboration between UBC Library and Peking University Library (PKU Library) heralds exchange of staff and expertise.
Preservation at UBC Library
April 21 to 27 is Preservation Week. We asked Alvan Bregman to answer a few questions on what preservation means at UBC Library.
Preserving physical and digital collections
UBC Library’s Alvan Bregman brings his expertise to a new preservation program for physical and digital collections.
UNESCO Declaration focuses on digital assets
The protection of digital assets is the focus of the UNESCO / UBC Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation, released by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The statement emerged from an international conference, held in Vancouver in September 2012 and organized by UNESCO in co-operation with UBC, that focused on the preservation […]
UBC Library, PKU Library to share staff and expertise
UBC Library and the Peking University Library look forward to collaborating on collections, cataloguing and more thanks to a new agreement.
UBC Library: transforming for the 21st century
The transformation of UBC Library is examined in a feature article in the Ubyssey. The article, entitled “Turning a Page: the changing role of the university library,” examines issues including electronic resources, digitization, collections management, space and budgetary issues, and more. Interview subjects include David Farrar, UBC’s Provost and Vice President Academic; Ingrid Parent, University Librarian; […]
Digitally preserved knowledge focus of UNESCO conference
UBC welcomes international digital knowledge experts at UNESCO conference “The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation.”