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Hand pulling a magazine titled "Bijutsu Techō" with a minimalist face drawing from a shelf of colorful magazines.

UBC Library expands collection of influential art periodical Bijutsu Techō

By Anna Moorhouse on September 25, 2025

UBC Library has significantly expanded its collection of Bijutsu Techō, one of the most influential, independently published periodicals on visual art in Japan.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with art, Asian Library, collections, Japanese Collections

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 General | Tagged with Asian Library, Conservation Space, Digitization Centre, Japanese Collections, open collections

Photograph of the playing card from the Japanese Special Collection

UBC Library awarded Toshiba International Foundation grant

By Anna Moorhouse on May 29, 2024

UBC Library has been named as the successful recipient of a Toshiba International Foundation grant to support the conservation and digitization of select Premodern Japanese materials in UBC Asian Library’s collections.

Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, Japanese Collections

UBC Library acquires rare Japanese manuscripts and calligraphy works

UBC Library acquires rare Japanese manuscripts and calligraphy works

By Anna Moorhouse on November 7, 2023

UBC Library has acquired several rare titles as part of its Japanese Collections, thanks in part to support provided by the David Graham Memorial Fund.

Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, Japanese Collections, open collections

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