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New Books at the Asian Library (September 2025)

By phchow on October 2, 2025

Posted in Carousel, Circulation, Collections, Japanese language, Korean language, New Books, South Asian language | Read More | No Comments

Celebrate Diwali with the Asian Library!

By phchow on October 1, 2025

CO-SPONSORED BY HINDI-URDU & PUNJABI LANGUAGE PROGRAM Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.Location: Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall) Diwali or Deepavali, which means “a row of lights,” is the most widely celebrated festi…

Posted in Carousel, Displays, Diwali, events, Library display, Library event, South Asian festivals | Read More | No Comments

Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

By Library Communications on September 30, 2025

Looking to learn more about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation? X̱wi7x̱wa Library has created reading lists for educators and young learners.

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eResources Short Staffed

By ryan regier on September 29, 2025

At this time, the eResources team is experiencing a temporary staffing shortage. As a result, our capacity to address all inquiries is limited. We are currently prioritizing issues that are critical to academic continuity (e.g., support for student to completing coursework) or that affect a broader group of users. While we may not be able […]

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Law Library Closed for National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

By elimwong on September 29, 2025

Law Library will be CLOSED for National Day for Truth & Reconciliation on Tuesday, September 30

Posted in Carousel, Featured, General Announcements | Read More | No Comments

Nkoda Access not working – Asking users to Subscribe

By ryan regier on September 26, 2025

Access to the Nkoda App is currently down. Users are prompted to create a personal subscription when trying to access.
eResources has reached out to Nkoda to troubleshoot and access should be up soon.

Posted in Databases, eResources Blog | Read More | No Comments

Menus from the Chung Collection : Banff Springs Hotel

By Minghui Zhou on September 25, 2025

This week we are time-traveling through taste. Our spotlight is on the legendary Banff Springs Hotel, a Chateau-style hotel perched in the Rockies that has been delighting visitors for more than a century. Built during the golden age of Canadian railway travel, this iconic resort was more than just a place to stay, it was […]

Posted in Carousel, chung collection, Digitizers' Blog, menus | Read More | No Comments

Join us for the 14th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee

By phoebe chan on September 25, 2025

We’re getting ready to kick off the 14th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Tuesday, October 28. UBC faculty, staff and students are invited to create a team of  four to 10 people and compete for the win in this annual cross-campus event to raise awareness for the United Way. Date: Tuesday, October […]

Posted in Carousel, events, IKBLC, spelling bee, United Way | Read More | No Comments

UBC Library expands collection of influential art periodical Bijutsu Techō

By Anna Moorhouse on September 25, 2025

UBC Library has significantly expanded its collection of Bijutsu Techō, one of the most influential, independently published periodicals on visual art in Japan.

Posted in Art, Asian Library, Carousel, Collections, General, Japanese Collections | Read More | No Comments

Explore cIRcle: Kaska Language Learning Resources

By cIRcle Office on September 23, 2025

Photo courtesy Joris Beugels September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools in Canada. This day offers us an opportunity to learn more and reflect on the tangible and intangible effects of the residential school system, including the loss of Indigenous language […]

Posted in celebrate research, cIRcle News, cIRcle Projects, Feature Collections, open collections, research dissemination, Scholarly communications | Read More | No Comments