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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!

The S.S. Tartar and the Tale of “Soapy” Smith

This blog post is part of RBSC’s new series spotlighting items in the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection and the Wallace B. and Madeline H. Chung Collection.

Season’s Greetings from UBC Library

2024 was a year of exciting new beginnings at UBC Library. Across our branches and services—and alongside many partners—we launched innovative new initiatives, improved many of our spaces, welcomed new faces and so much more.

Holiday Hours Dec 23 – Jan 6, 2024

Dec 239 am – 5 pmDec 249 am – 3 pmDec 25 – Jan 1CLOSEDJan 2 & 39 am – 5 pmJan 4 & 5CLOSED

Regular hours resume Jan 6

Within the Gaps Exhibition

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 Records.” This exhibition, which is located at Asian Library, Asian Centre, will be on display from December 10, 2024 to February 9, 2025.

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” […]

The Heat Is On: Creative responses to climate action in Music, Art and Architecture

The Heat Is On exhibit at the Music, Art and Architecture Library features library collection materials that highlight creative responses to the ongoing climate crisis.

Part 2: A Tale of Seattle’s Chinatown 

This Part 2 blog continues the exploration of a single letter from the Chung Collection, from small-town Saskatchewan to transnational impact in Seattle, exploring how objects and spaces hold stories of resilience, migration, and history.