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By Jessica Woolman on January 2, 2019
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Wednesday at 11 am.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, community engagement, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, tours
By michelle blackwell on November 14, 2018
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.
Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, community engagement, links, partnerships, Rare Books and Special Collections, special collections
By Anna Moorhouse on August 22, 2018
Ten years ago, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) celebrated its grand opening on UBC’s Vancouver campus. In celebration of this 10-year milestone, UBC Library is installing two temporary exhibitions.
Posted in Events | Tagged with anniversary, exhibitions, exhibits, IKBLC, Irving K. Barber, Rare Books and Special Collections, support, University Archives
By Anna Moorhouse on May 28, 2018
The exhibition, “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the four humors, will run from June 4 to July 14, 2018 at UBC Library.
Posted in General | Tagged with exhibitions, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, Woodward Library
By Anna Moorhouse on May 17, 2018
When UBC Library acquired the Kelmscott Press’ Works of Geoffrey Chaucer in 2016, the book’s preservation story was just beginning.
Posted in General | Tagged with digital collections, Digital Initiatives, digitization, Kelmscott Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
By michelle blackwell on April 19, 2018
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Posted in Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Japanese Canadian history, Joan Gillis Fonds, press release, Rare Books and Special Collections
By michelle blackwell on March 27, 2018
The exhibit, curated by UBC iSchool student Ashlynn Prasad, features historical photographs of B.C. landmarks.
Posted in General | Tagged with archives, exhibitions, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, SLAIS, student curators, University Archives, Uno Langmann, Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs
By Library Communications on March 5, 2018
UBC Library has now completed its Harry Potter collection of original first editions with the recent acquisition of a U.K. first edition, first printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Harry Potter, Rare Books and Special Collections
By michelle blackwell on January 30, 2018
See these items and more at our weekly tour, Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, Douglas Coupland, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, student engagement, tours
By michelle blackwell on January 4, 2018
The first edition of the Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was printed January 15, 1886.
Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, BC Historical Newspapers Program, Chung Collection, collections, Heritage Vancouver, Rare Books and Special Collections, Vancouver history