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Giving Day 2022

Giving Day 2022

By phoebe chan on March 31, 2022

On UBC Giving Day, April 6, we come together to support students and our world. This year’s Giving Day project involves the digitization of UBC’s 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, which will provide opportunities for UBC iSchool students to hone their skills in the digitization of rare books by working in the UBC Library Digitization Centre to make the First Folio accessible to anyone, anywhere, and at any time.

Posted in Events | Tagged with digitization, GivingDay, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections, ShakespeareFirstFolio, UBCGivingDay, UBCLibrary

A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibition

A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibition

By michelle blackwell on May 28, 2019

The exhibit, hosted in Rare Books & Special Collections located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, will run until July 31, 2019.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Congress 2019, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

UBC Library’s Harry Potter collection and magical creatures books at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

UBC Library’s Harry Potter collection and magical creatures books at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

By Jasmine Devonshire on April 12, 2017

UBC Library organized a second exhibit of our Harry Potter collection in tandem with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsTM performance, which took place April 7–9.

Posted in Events | Tagged with collections, Harry Potter, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

UBC Library’s Harry Potter collection on display at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

UBC Library’s Harry Potter collection on display at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

By Jasmine Devonshire on March 29, 2017

In tandem with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s screening and performance of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rare Books and Special Collections is exhibiting some of the unique and remarkable Harry Potter books in its collection.

Posted in Events | Tagged with collections, Harry Potter, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

Rare Books and Special Collections: An English Student’s Heaven

By Jasmine Devonshire on January 30, 2017

This is somewhat of an English student’s heaven, but worth the visit for anyone with an appreciation for literature and history.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with collections, links, Media coverage, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

Appreciation for Digitized Bookplates from Digital Initiatives and Rare Books and Special Collections

By Jasmine Devonshire on January 6, 2017

Recently, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library added bookplates from its Rare Books and Special Collections to their ongoing Flickr Commons album. These examples are part of the Thomas Murray Collection. The Canadian book collector Murray’s focus bent towards his home country — its artists and its book owners — and UBC lists, where possible, biographical details of both parties.

Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, links, Media coverage, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

By michelle blackwell on August 25, 2016

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Thursday at 11 am.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with archives, collections, community engagement, exhibits, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections, tours

UBC Library’s Harry Potter Collection at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

UBC Library’s Harry Potter Collection at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

By Jasmine Devonshire on July 15, 2016

Posted in Events | Tagged with Harry Potter, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

Papal bull exhibit on display

Papal bull exhibit on display

By Jessica Woolman on April 30, 2015

Visit UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections to see many one-of-a-kind items, including a 13th century Papal Bull.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with exhibits, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections

Rare and Unique Chinese Collections draw International Praise

Rare and Unique Chinese Collections draw International Praise

By Linda Ong on September 11, 2014

UBC’s renowned Asian Library and its rare and special collections continue to draw interest and praise from international scholars.

Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, awards, collections, Puban Collection, rare books, support

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