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Take the UBC Library website survey

By Library Communications on July 22, 2025

We are redesigning the UBC Library website and we need your input! Tell us what works, what does not, and what features you would like to see. 

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Elevator Floor Tile Installation Scheduled for July 22

By phchow on July 21, 2025

The UBC Building Operations team will be installing new floor tiles inside the Asian Library’s elevator on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The installation is expected to be completed within the day, and the elevator will be temporarily unavailable during this…

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Digital Archivist University Archives, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus | Full-time, Confirmation-track Librarian

By Library Communications on July 21, 2025

Digital Archivist University Archives, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus Full-time, Confirmation-track Librarian Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2025 UBC LIBRARY As one of the world’s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people […]

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Records Management at UBC: Dealing with Transitory Records

By Library Communications on July 21, 2025

Transitory records are records that are only temporarily useful—needed for a limited time in order to complete a routine action or prepare a final record.

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Stories in Panels: Graphic Novels at UBC Asian Library

By phchow on July 18, 2025

UBC Asian Library invites you to explore our newly launched collection of graphic novels in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The Asian Library Graphic Novels collection can be found on the upper level of the Asian Library. Comic books are a widely access…

Posted in Carousel, Chinese language, Circulation, Collections, Graphic Novels, Japanese language, Korean language, Language learning | Read More | No Comments

Snapshots of British Columbia’s Ghost Towns: Part 2—Barkerville’s Chinatown

By Jill Henderson on July 17, 2025

In Part 1 of our two-part series about British Columbia’s ghost towns, we explored an influential event in the province’s labour history: the 1935 Corbin Miners’ Strike. This week, we’re taking a look at Barkerville’s Chinatown, one of the first established Chinatown neighbourhoods in Western North America. While often historically omitted from B.C.’s ghost town […]

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EBSCOhost interface migration starts August 5th

By ryan regier on July 16, 2025

On August 5, 2025, the Library’s main EBSCOhost profile will migrate to a new user interface. This interface will become the new point of access for all subscribed EBSCOhost databases. A select number of medical and allied health databases will remain accessible on the old interface until December 22, 2025. Visit the new LibGuide to learn […]

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New Books at the Law Library – 25/07/15

By elimwong on July 15, 2025

LAW LIBRARY level 3: KE8585 .K37 2023 M. Karimjee, Issues in Criminal Trials and Summary Appeal Law (LexisNexis Canada, 2023) LAW LIBRARY level 3: KF305 .A2 2025 American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Mo…

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Intrepid Sisters on the Move

By Chelsea Shriver on July 9, 2025

Guest blogger and E-Records Manager Barbara Towell retraces the route taken by sisters Clara and Kitty Wilson on their annual bicycle trip on Vancouver Island.

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Award-Winning Books and Films on Display at Asian Library

By TDUX Support on July 9, 2025

Up Until Early October

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