Book Display: Incense in Traditional Asia

UBC Asian Library is pleased to announce our latest exhibit: a compact yet captivating book display centered on the traditions of incense and incense ceremonies in Japan and its neighbouring countries. This exhibit invites you to explore the cultural significance and historical evolution of incense and its use in these regions. The diverse array of […]

Threads of Tradition: Library Resources on Textiles and Patterns from Asia

From May 7 to July 3, 2024, the Asian Library collaborated with the Art Education Program in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy for the exhibition titled “Patterns as Poetic Practice: A Global Conversation Through Textile Cartographies.” Held at the Asian Centre foyer, this exhibition featured over 200 textile artworks from more than 15 countries, […]

New Books at the Asian Library (June 2024)

Korean
Chinese
Japanese
South Asian

BQ974 N64 Y83 2023
허공 에 가득한 깨달음 영허 녹원 : 27명 의 후학들 이 전하는 수행자 영허 녹원 대종사 이야기 / 유 철주 지음 / 서울시 : 조계종 출판사, 2023
DS913.392 Y37 N36 2023
조선 최초 의병장 양 달사 장군 문헌집 / 이 영현 옮김 ; 노 기욱 감수 ; 편집 기획 양 달사 현창 사업회 / 경기도 파주시 : 한국 학술 정보,…

Thank you Student Librarians 2023/24!

Asian Library would like to thank our four excellent Student Librarians who worked with librarians, staff, and each other, to support the Library’s services in 2023. Student Librarians created displays, enhanced our collections, assisted with our records management, assessed our libguides, and more. We applaud the work and activities of these outstanding iSchool students! Fin […]

New Books at the Asian Library (May 2024)

South Asian
Japanese
Korean
Chinese

GR305.5 J48 M87 2021
झारखंड की लोककथाएँ / लेखक व संपादक, डॉ. मयंक मुरारी / दिल्ली : ज्ञान गंगा, 2021
PK2099.37 E33 H56 2021
हिंदी फ़िल्मों के उर्दू गीतकार / लेखक, डॉ. नाज़िम शेख / कानपुर : शुभम् पब्लिकेशंस, पब्लि…

Discover the New Seed Lending Library at Asian Library

Now is a good time to plant! Come get some seeds for your garden or a windowsill pot at the Seed Lending Library, newly opened in Asian Library. The process is simple: “Sign out” seeds by writing the date, your name, and which seeds you are taking in the Visitor’s Log Take the seeds with […]

New Persian Journal Database: NoorMags

Launched by the Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences, NoorMags (Noor Specialized Magazines Website) provides access to over 660,000 articles from over 2,800 humanities and social science journals. In addition to Islamic studies, the database includes articles on literature, language, political science, education, art and architecture, management, library and information studies, and more. Articles are […]

Patterns as Poetic Practice: A Global Conversation Through Textil Cartographies

Please come by the Asian Centre foyer to view “Patterns as Poetic Practice: A Global Conversation Through Textile Cartographies.” The exhibition will run from May 7 to July 3, 2024. This collaboration between the Art Education Program, The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and the Asian Library offers an enriching experience that transcends cultural boundaries […]

EDI in Asia display

We invite all our users to come and view our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Asia display, located on the upper floor of the Asian Library. The display underscores how EDI challenges and developments are not universal. Asia is home to a vast plethora of countries and therefore diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions, languages, and […]