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Arkley Croquet Collection goes online
Croquet fans can rejoice now that the Arkley Croquet Image collection has been made available online. Hundreds of paintings, illustrations, photographs and postcards dating from the 1850’s to the 1950’s are now easily accessible via the Web. More than 1,400 items in the collection have been digitized thus far, with a second phase of […]
New resource trials
The Library has a number of new e-resources trials currently underway, with some lasting into the new year.
Taking care of our collections
Library collections pose unique preservation challenges.
Trial video collection from Alexander Street Press
Multi-disciplinary video collection resource
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.