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A rare book collection and an ambitious dream: preserving and sharing the UBC Japanese Special Collection

A rare book collection and an ambitious dream: preserving and sharing the UBC Japanese Special Collection

By phoebe chan on April 28, 2025

At UBC Library, many hands and hundreds of hours are helping to bring a unique Japanese book collection alive. Learn about the journey of an ambitious dream and all the steps it took to bring the collection online.

Posted in Carousel | Tagged with Asian Library, Conservation Space, Digitization Centre, Japanese Collections, open collections

UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange

UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange

By Anna Moorhouse on January 10, 2024

Join us on January 16 to hear about UBC and Fudan University’s inaugural conservation exchange.

Posted in Events | Tagged with Conservation Space

Q&A with Fudan University Conservator Yan Li

Q&A with Fudan University Conservator Yan Li

By Anna Moorhouse on December 5, 2023

We spoke with Yan Li, librarian and rare books Conservator at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, about her 100-day visit at UBC Library’s Conservation Space.

Posted in General | Tagged with Conservation Space, preservation, Puban Collection

Hannah McKendry working in the new Conservation Space at IKBLC.

Meet Hannah McKendry, Conservation Technician at UBC Library

By matt patton on August 4, 2022

Learn how priceless collections at UBC Library are preserved and protected in the library’s new Conservation Space. Hannah McKendry, Conservation Technician, shares her story.

Posted in General | Tagged with Conservation Space, profile, Work with us

UBC Library opens new Conservation Space in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

UBC Library opens new Conservation Space in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

By Anna Moorhouse on April 25, 2022

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) is now home to UBC Library’s newest specialized space dedicated to the conservation, preservation and treatment of the library’s physical materials.

Posted in General | Tagged with Conservation Space, preservation, Preservation Week, spaces and services

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