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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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Reference Librarian, Woodward Library, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus | Part-Time (0.6 FTE), 20-month term Librarian

By Library Communications on February 3, 2026

Reference Librarian Woodward library, UBC Library | Vancouver Campus Part-Time (0.6 FTE), 20-month term Librarian Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2026 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 […]

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Meet James Bachmann, Instruction Librarian at UBC Library

By Library Communications on January 26, 2026

James Bachmann, Instruction Librarian, shares his experience at UBC Library and talks about the freedom and flexibility he has to take on a variety of projects and meet new people.

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Celebrating 100 Years of UBC at Point Grey exhibition extended until June 2026

By Library Communications on December 15, 2025

This immersive visual exhibition, on display at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, has been extended until June 2026.

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Service updates

By Library Communications on November 15, 2024

UBC Library IT will be migrating all virtual servers to an on-campus OpenStack environment. The next scheduled migration will be on March 31 at 5:00 a.m. PT. Read more about which specific services may experience downtime during this migration.

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