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Chinese Canadian Museum launches new exhibition that reinterprets materials from the Chung Collection

By Anna Moorhouse on September 16, 2024

Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art will run from September 25, 2024 to September 28, 2025, and features unique art creations by six diverse Chinese Canadian artists from across the country.

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UBC Library welcomes the 2024/2025 EDI Scholars-in-Residence

By Anna Moorhouse on September 9, 2024

UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2024/2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence.

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UBC Library 2023/24 Senate Report

By phoebe chan on August 30, 2024

UBC Library’s annual Senate Report (2023/24) 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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A Conversation with Tsering Yangzom Lama

By Anna Moorhouse on August 30, 2024

We sat down with Tsering Yangzom Lama, UBC Library Writer-in-Residence, to talk about about her work: the challenges, the highlights, and what’s up next.

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UBC Library welcomes the 2024/2025 Writer-in-Residence

By Anna Moorhouse on August 28, 2024

UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2024/2025 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence.

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Participate in the UBC Library Crawl 2024

By phoebe chan on August 27, 2024

From September 3 to 6, get to know your library by visiting all 8 locations for a chance to win a prize.

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Library service update regarding ASRS operations

By Anna Moorhouse on August 22, 2024

Starting August 19, 2024, UBC Library’s Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASRS) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre resumes full operations. Requesting materials from the ASRS For more information on requesting materials from the ASRS, please view the instructions on the Borrowing Services website. Branch pickup locations Choose a branch pick-up location when you place […]

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Japan in Focus: Part 3 – Exploring materials related to Meiji Restoration

By Lauren Wong on August 20, 2024

In Part 3 of our Japan in Focus series, we will explore materials in our open collections related to one of the most significant events in Japan: the Meiji Restoration 明治維新 (Meiji Ishin). Feel free to click on the images to enlarge them for a better view! What caused the Meiji Restoration? In 1853, Commodore […]

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How changing a subject heading in UBC Library’s catalogue can support Indigenous research

By Anna Moorhouse on August 8, 2024

If you’ve been searching UBC Library’s catalogue lately, you may notice a change that went live earlier this year. Xwi7xwa Library, working with the library’s Technology, Discovery, & User Experience (TDUX) team, has changed the First Nations House of Learning (FNHL) Subject Heading Aboriginal Canadians to Indigenous Peoples. Over 17,000 headings were changed as a […]

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Japan in Focus: Part 2 – Exploring materials related to Japanese Canadian during World War II

By Lauren Wong on August 6, 2024

Content Warning: This blog post features items that contain some outdated, racist, and derogatory language. This blog post follows the language guidelines set forth by Japanese Canadian Legacies, which can be found at this link. In this second part of our series “Japan in Focus”, we will delve into the materials within our open collections […]

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