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X̱wi7x̱wa Library developing a collection of music by Indigenous artists
Known for its extensive and unique collections that focus on Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, the library has been focusing efforts to acquire recordings made by current musicians, recordings of publicly available archival material and traditional materials.
UBC Library’s Chung Collection is added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register
The Canada Memory of the World Register highlights exceptional works and documents that reflect the wealth and diversity of Canada’s documentary heritage.
More than 100 years of BC’s provincial governmental papers now accessible online
One hundred and six years of British Columbia’s governmental papers are now available to anyone with a wifi connection and a device.
UBC Library 2018/19 Senate Report
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2018/19) 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.
UBC Library users now able to access the digital archives of Maclean’s Magazine and the Toronto Star
Digital archives like these are changing the parameters of what’s possible in research while improving accessibility.
The Book of Kells facsimile now on permanent display in UBC Library’s Ridington Room
The Book of Kells facsimile, which was acquired by UBC Library’s Rare Book & Special Collections in 1990, now resides in a secure, purpose-built display case, accessible to the UBC community.
UBC Library acquires the personal archive of Hanne Wassermann Walker
A significant figure of pre-WWII Viennese cultural and social life, Wassermann Walker’s remarkable story has been relatively unknown until now.
UBC Library launches a new ‘Mythical Creatures’ themed digital colouring book
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons with our new ‘Mythical Creatures’ themed digital colouring book.
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Wednesday at 11 am.
New partnership brings original documents from the French Revolution to UBC
Students, researchers and the wider community can now access original pamphlets from the French Revolution thanks to a partnership between UBC Library and French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.