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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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Experiencing Kōdō: A Weekend of Japanese Incense Culture at UBC

By TDUX Support on July 9, 2025

Subtitle in Excerpt

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New in cIRcle: Good-enough lifecycle of a published dataset

By cIRcle Office on July 8, 2025

Image courtesy of Open Data Watch. CC BY 4.0 Data Discoverability As part of a panel at the Canadian Health Libraries Association conference this June, UBC Research Data Management Librarian, Eugene Barsky, discusses how descriptions of data and persistent identifiers impact the way others find open datasets. View slides from his talk now in cIRcle: […]

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New Books at the Asian Library (June 2025)

By phchow on July 4, 2025

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Snapshots of British Columbia’s Ghost Towns: Part 1—The Corbin Miners’ Strike

By Jill Henderson on July 3, 2025

One of our most popular blog posts of all time examines the captivating story of northern British Columbia ghost town Anyox, a former company-owned mining community abandoned in 1935. Anyox, B.C. (early 1900s) This week, we bring you Part 1 in a two-part series exploring lesser-known British Columbia ghost town stories. To kick off the […]

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Experiencing Kōdō: A Weekend of Japanese Incense Culture at UBC

By phchow on June 27, 2025

This spring, UBC Library was honoured to co-present a weekend of public incense gatherings and lectures on the Japanese incense tradition. Thoughtfully organized by the Dōjin Japanese Arts Society, the program allowed participants to experience incense…

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Access Issues with AMS (American Mathematical Society) forcing users to login twice

By ryan regier on June 26, 2025

Users trying to access AMS (American Mathematical Society) books or journals are currently being forced to login twice to access content. After logging in via the library website and landing on the AMS page, AMS will send users to a ‘Access through your institution” page when trying to access full text. If you search for […]

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