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UBC Library users now have access to over 80 new resources funded by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative

UBC faculty, staff and students now have access to an extensive list of new digital archives, databases, ebooks, print resources and more through UBC Library, thanks to funding provided by the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative.

Lowry Manuscripts (Re)Launch

Guest blogger Malcolm Fish talks about his work restructuring and updating the inventory for the newly relaunched Malcolm Lowry Manuscripts Collection.

New books at the Asian Library (October 2023)

Japanese
Chinese
Korean

BL2224.25 K3 H67 2023
中世神祇講式の文化史 / 星優也 / 京都市 : 法藏館
BQ5899 J34 I43 2023
近代日本の仏教と福祉 : 公共性と社会倫理の視点から / 井川裕覚 / 京都市 : 法藏館
DS731 J3 T784 2023
満洲の日本人 / 塚瀬進 / 東京都文京区 : 吉川弘文館
DS832 K45 2023
アイヌ民族と日本人 : 東アジアのなかの蝦夷地 / 菊池勇夫 / 東京 : 吉川弘文館…

A Guide to the Asian Library New Exhibit, “Hidden Gems at Asian Library”

UBC Asian Library is known for its collection of Asian-language scholarly resources to support the research, teaching, and learning activities of scholars, students, and community members at UBC. Have you ever wondered what odd, unique, or wonderful items we have accumulated in the course of building our library collections for over 60 years? We are […]

Langmann Collection selections

Enjoy a collaborative exhibition of photographs from the Uno Langmann Family Collection of British Columbia Photographs at various UBC Library branches this fall!

New books at the Asian Library (September 2023)

Japanese
Chinese
Korean

BL2225 I8 I8654 2023
伊勢神宮 : 東アジアのアマテラス / 千田稔 /東京都文京区 : 吉川弘文館
BQ680.S73 F85 2023
近代日本の国家と浄土真宗 : 戦争・ナショナリズム・ジェンダー / 福島栄寿著 /京都市 : 法藏館
D16.4 K6 Y365163 2023
現代韓国における歴史教育の立論と構想 / 梁豪煥著 ; 福田喜彦, 井上奈穂, 金聖[gen]訳 /東京 : 風間書房
DS822.2 .M5…

E for Energy: Asian language Reads for the Science Literacy Week 2023

Asian Library is happy to participate in the Science Literacy Week again this year, September 18 to 24! The Science Literacy Week is a Canada-wide annual celebration to highlight the ways to explore and enjoy the diversity of Canadian science. This year’s theme is energy. Check out the list of great reads in Chinese, Japanese, […]

Highlighting student work

See which RBSC items students from Langara College selected to explore the geography of British Columbia during a summer class.

Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003): Bibliography

Between February and April of this year, UBC Asian Studies and the Asian Library collaborated to host an exhibition in memory of Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing, the revered Hong Kong singer, actor, performer, and queer icon. This captivating showcase featured an array of publications, recordings, film posters, and other memorabilia from Leslie’s multi-faceted and transpacific life […]

New books at the Asian Library (July and August 2023)

Korean
Japanese
Chinese

BX9225 Y53 P66 2022
봉경 이 원영 : 민족적 대의 와 기독교 신앙 을 품은 독립 운동가 의 생애 / 임 희국 [and four others] 지음 / 서울 특별시 : 은행 나무
DS912.31 K55 2023
고려 거란 전쟁 / 길 승수 지음 / 경기도 파주시 : 들녘
DS915.5 Y527 A3 2023
미사 일록 / 이 범진 ; 김 철웅 옮김 / 서울시 : 국외 소재 문화재 재단…