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Read the Open Access Article Publishing at UBC report online now

UBC Library’s Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office has released a report that dives into open access publishing trends at UBC  Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.

Lost access to UN Comtrade

Subscription access currently not working. Free access only. Eresources is investigating!
https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=united-nations-commodity-trade-statistics-database&id=482

Open Access Article Publishing at UBC: Annual Report

The Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office has released the 2023/24 Open Access Article Publishing at UBC Report. This report provides an overview of yearly open access (OA) article publishing trends at UBC and seeks to increase transparency around financial conditions for OA article publishing, and to highlight the impact of publisher negotiations on OA at […]

UBC Library supports Canadian research data discovery in European open scholarship platform

UBC Library has added a new research platform, OpenAIRE, to its suite of data discovery systems, making Canadian research data more accessible to scholars in the European Union.

“You Got to Speak Your Mind”: The 1960’s Berkeley Protests

In the 1960’s, tensions around free speech, civil rights, and the Vietnam War were growing at the University of California, Berkeley. Students were organizing politically and becoming increasingly emboldened in their expressions of outrage through civil disobedience. The 1960’s Berkeley protests represented the largest organized student demonstrations to date, drawing unprecedented numbers, producing tangible results, […]

Lost access to ProQuest’s Music Periodicals Database

We’ve lost access to ProQuest’s Music Periodicals Database and the journals included in there.
eResources is investigating!

2025 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research award ceremony

On May 6, winners of the 2025 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research celebrated their awards with family, faculty, donors and other members of the UBC community.

Applications open for the UBC Library Writer-in-Residence Program 2025/2026  

This program provides a unique opportunity for a distinguished writer to engage with students, faculty and the UBC local community through enriching activities and events.

The Chung | Lind Gallery celebrates one-year anniversary

The Chung | Lind Gallery is celebrating the one-year anniversary since it opened its doors to the public on May 1, 2024.