By cIRcle Office on August 25, 2026
UBC Library’s digital collections recently marked a major milestone: more than 300,000 items are now openly available to the UBC community & beyond via Open Collections! Open Collections is a discovery platform that brings together locally created and managed digital resources from UBC Library, including cIRcle, the Digitization Centre, Research Data Management, Archives, and Rare Books and Special Collections. […]
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By Library Communications on August 24, 2026
UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2025/26) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspirin…
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By Library Communications on August 21, 2026
New students are invited to join the UBC Library Crawl throughout the month of September and visit library locations across the UBC Vancouver campus. Pick up a map at the UBC Library Imagine Day booth on September 8 or from any library circulation desk until supplies run out. As you visit each branch, collect stamps […]
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By antheakm on August 6, 2026
Enjoy the beautiful summer weather with a cool dessert and a good book! Our librarians, staff and student employees have selected some of their favourite reads, all available to borrow from the Asian Library. We hope these recommendations help you find…
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By Katrina Yaskowich on August 6, 2026
The staff at the Digitization Centre provide suggestions and insights into how researchers can learn more about historical crime in BC on UBC Open Collections. Whether you’re interested in crime, cults, legal records or Gold Rush era con-men, this blog post offers researchers a place to start looking when looking into the darker sides of BC’s history.
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By antheakm on August 5, 2026
When you think about how AI and technology might change our world, do you feel excited and optimistic, or confused, anxious, and perhaps even afraid? Either way, you are not alone. The Asian Library’s new display, The Shape of Tomo…
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