Archives by date

You are browsing the site archives by date.

Holiday Closure for eResources & Access Help

Happy Holidays!
The eResources & Access Team will be away from the afternoon of Dec. 24th until Jan. 1st. Please report any access problems using the Electronic Resources Help form, and we will work on them when we are back on Jan 2nd.

Season’s greetings from RBSC!

The RBSC reading room will be closed from Wednesday, December 25, through Wednesday, January 1, inclusive. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

CNKI eBooks access issues – workaround by accessing old user interface

We are currently seeing some issues with accessing CNKI eBooks.
A workaround is to use the old user interface. The connect to resource link on the CNKI eBooks resouce page has been updated.
eResources is continuing to investigate resolving the new inte…

Summon searches resulting in Application Error message

Summon is experiencing intermittent issues with searches failing to complete and displaying an “Application Error. Your search has failed to complete. Please try again.” Other institutions are experiencing the same problem, and the Summon vendor is working on it. Some workarounds for finding and accessing materials in the Library collection: use the “Books & Media” […]

Within the Gaps Exhibition

Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian Records   December 10, 2024 to February 9, 2025 Asian Library, Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, UBC Vancouver The UBC Asian Library and UBC Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are excited to present “Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian […]

New Books at the Asian Library (November 2024)

South Asian
Japanese
Chinese
Korean

BL1202 R545 2024
ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਰੂਪ-ਰੇਖਾ / ਡਾ. ਅਰਵਿੰਦ ਰਿਤੂਰਾਜ, ਡਾ. ਜਗਮੋਹਣ ਸਿੰਘ / Patiala : Gracious Books, 2024
DS485 P88 D35 2023
ਖਾੜਕੂ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਾਖੀ / ਦਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ / ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਰੋਪੜ, ਪੰਜਾਬ : ਬਿਬੇਕਗ…

The Negatives 5396 Larch Photo Album: Family Life in Early 20th-Century Vancouver

The Negatives 5396 Larch Photo Album offers a warm and intimate look into family life in the early 20th century, capturing moments from a family residing at 5396 Larch St., Vancouver, B.C. At this time, the city’s communities were evolving amid social and economic changes, marking an era of growth and adaptation.  As part of […]

New Arbitration/Trade Resources

Investment Arbitration Reporter

Investor State Law Guide

Trade Law Guide

World Trade Law

Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making and Folding Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-Giving at the Asian Library

As part of BCLA’s 2024 Climate Action Week, the Asian Library and Textile Cartographies Project are hosting a two-part Furoshiki Wrapping for Sustainable Gift-Giving workshop series.   On Tuesday, November 5th, we hosted our first workshop in this series called “Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-giving.” This event was hosted in partnership with the international […]

Remembrance Display: Serving Bar & Country

Canadian Legal Professions and their Long History of Military Service now on display in the Law Library