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Amelia NezilDirector, Communications & Marketing
UBC Library
Tel: 604 822 5142
amelia.nezil(at)ubc.ca
You can now choose your pickup location when ordering UBC Library materials from ASRS
Starting January 21, 2019, UBC Library users will be able to pick up materials ordered through the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) from any UBC Library branch as well as UBC Okanagan Library.
Other UBC Library milestones
Our Community Report features a selection of in-depth stories that affected the Library and our users this past year. With 19 branches, the momentum of a change management strategy and the implementation of our five-year strategic plan, we had a number of other significant milestones that we wanted to share. Here are some highlights that […]
Goodbye Robson Reading Series
The final Robson Reading Series event is Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at UBC Robson Square.
Update: Robson Reading Series
UBC Bookstore and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre have made the difficult decision to conclude the Robson Reading Series at the end of March 2013. This step was taken in light of the 2012 closure of UBC Library’s Robson Square branch, and the coming closure of the UBC Bookstore at Robson Square. For more […]
Frequently Asked Questions about Library Changes
Faculty, students and staff have asked a number of questions related to UBC Library’s decision to consolidate its services and collections. Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions are provided below; we will continue to add to these as updates become available. Student-specific FAQ FAQs about St. Paul’s Hospital Library and BC Children’s […]
Collections move update – Robson Square branch
UBC Library’s Robson Square branch closed on August 31. Two of its most accessed services – online access to Library collections and book and article deliveries – are continuing, as is the popular Robson Reading Series. Other services including reference assistance will continue to be available online or at Point Grey campus libraries.
Update: Robson Square Library
Robson Square Library is closing in its current form, but two of its most accessed services are continuing, as is the Robson Reading Series.
Collection moves
As part of the Library’s organizational changes, there will be a number of collection moves at various branches. The moves reflect a more consolidated approach to collections, grouping information and materials in an integrated manner to reflect the multidisciplinary nature of our students, researchers, and faculty. As these collection moves take place, the Library will […]
Lee Maracle – Robson Reading Series, March 29
Come join us on Thursday, March 29 as esteemed author Lee Maracle reads from The First Wives Club, her new collection of short stories. Maracle, of Salish and Cree ancestry, and a member of the Sto:loh Nation, was born in North Vancouver. The author of critically acclaimed literary works, she is also the […]
Smart Business, Small Business event
The Small Business Accelerator (SBA) – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – recently presented its first speaker events in Vancouver and Kelowna, respectively. The forum, entitled Smart Business, Small Business: An SBA Speaker Session, was held in conjunction with Small Business Week, organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada. The Vancouver […]