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

By Library Communications on April 1, 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.

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Lost access to Cambridge University Press

By ryan regier on March 31, 2026

UPDATE: Issue Fixed as of 9:45 am March 31, 2026 We have lost access to Cambridge University Press. Users will see a ‘503 Service Temporarily Unavailable’ error. Users will see a red box pop-up saying ‘The organization you have selected has not submitted information to Cambridge University Press for their Shibboleth/Athens account. Therefore you cannot […]

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New Books at the Law Library – 26/03/31

By Law Library on March 31, 2026

LAW LIBRARY level 3: KE899 .C88 2025
A.S. Cutler, Understanding Public Procurement (LexisNexis Canada, 2025).

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Nowruz 2026: Rebirth and Renewal

By phchow on March 27, 2026

March 20th was Nowruz, which marks the Persian New Year and the arrival of spring in the Northern hemisphere. Nowruz, meaning “new day” in Persian, has been celebrated for over 3,000 years across regions influenced by Persian culture. The Haft-Seen tab…

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Kfed test post

By kfed01 on March 25, 2026

Penitentiary, New Westminster, 1886 Known as B.C. Pen, the British Columbia Penitentiary was a federal maximum-security prison in New Westminster that operated for 102 years before being decommissioned in 1980. Most of the former prison grounds have since been redeveloped into residential city blocks in the Sapperton area, though the historic gatehouse remains. For more […]

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How Do File Formats Affect Accessibility & Preservation?

By Sonia Comstock on March 24, 2026

Image courtesy of Margo Yacheshyn / UBCO University Relations To support cIRcle’s mission of open access and long-term preservation, cIRcle’s File Format Guidelines offer recommendations and suggestions on how to create accessible, stable, and usable digital files. Through this resource, we aim to help UBC community members who wish to deposit their works to cIRcle […]

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A Conversation with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie

By Anna Moorhouse on March 23, 2026

We sat down with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, UBC Library EDI Scholar-in-Residence, to talk about her work: the challenges, the highlights, and what’s up next.

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Carol E. Mayer wins the 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for her exploration of Canada’s largest Oceanic collection at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

By Library Communications on March 19, 2026

Carol E. Mayer has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for her Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories, and Memories from Oceania.

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A Legacy of Ink 墨韻傳承 – Event Recap

By phchow on March 18, 2026

Approximately 80 participants, including students, faculty, staff, and community members, joined the Asian Library for the Legacy of Ink event held at the Asian Centre Auditorium on the afternoon of January 29, 2026. The event offered an inspiring expl…

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New Books at the Law Library – 26/03/17

By Law Library on March 17, 2026

LAW LIBRARY reference room (level 2): KE933 .S65 2025 E.A. Smith, The Canadian Construction Contracts Guidebook, 2nd ed (Thomson Reuters, 2025). LAW LIBRARY reference room (level 2): KE5759 .H64 2025 Jinyan Li & Joanne Magee, Principles of Canadia…

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