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UBC Library receives Peter Wall Institute Archives

By Anna Moorhouse on January 20, 2025

UBC Archives has acquired the institutional records of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS), which was founded at UBC in 1991 to focus on interdisciplinary research.

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Lexis+ Training Sessions

By elimwong on January 17, 2025

For current Allard School of Law students and faculty only. Registration is required .

Lexis+:

Mastering the fundamentals of legal research is essential for law students to become successful legal professionals. In the Lexis+ session, our tr…

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Title Words in Allard School of Law Faculty Research Outputs in 2024

By elimwong on January 15, 2025

See Allard School of Law Research Outputs

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2025 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research now accepting applications

By matt patton on January 14, 2025

The UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research is now accepting applications until February 28, 2025.

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Behind the screens: How UBC Library contributes to virtual reference service AskAway

By Anna Moorhouse on January 13, 2025

For more than a decade, AskAway has been providing students, faculty, and staff with real-time, virtual access to research and reference support.

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New Books at the Asian Library (December 2024)

By phchow on January 7, 2025

Korean
South Asian
Japanese

BJ1533 F5 K56 2024
한국 효 문화 의 이해 / 김 덕균 저 / 대전 광역시 : 시아 북, 2024
DS916.58 S66 K554 2024
고하 송 진우 와 민족 운동 / 김 형석 지음 / 서울 : 東文選, 2024
DS921.4 Y5 2024
6.25 전쟁기 부산 지방 기독교 / 이 상규 지음 / 부산 광역시 : 한국 교회 와 역사 연구소, 2024
DS922.4642 N6 …

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AI in Legal Research & Writing: Navigating Lexis+ AI, ChatGPT, and Emerging Guidelines

By elimwong on January 2, 2025

Event Description Join us for an engaging session on the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal research and writing. For students and faculty, this event will explore the emerging principles for ethical and effective use of A…

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Season’s Greetings from UBC Library

By Library Communications on December 19, 2024

2024 was a year of exciting new beginnings at UBC Library. Across our branches and services—and alongside many partners—we launched innovative new initiatives, improved many of our spaces, welcomed new faces and so much more.

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Holiday Hours Dec 23 – Jan 6, 2024

By elimwong on December 18, 2024

Dec 239 am – 5 pmDec 249 am – 3 pmDec 25 – Jan 1CLOSEDJan 2 & 39 am – 5 pmJan 4 & 5CLOSED

Regular hours resume Jan 6

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The Heat Is On: Creative responses to climate action in Music, Art and Architecture

By phoebe chan on December 9, 2024

The Heat Is On exhibit at the Music, Art and Architecture Library features library collection materials that highlight creative responses to the ongoing climate crisis.

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