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Message from the University Librarian: Announcing my retirement on June 30, 2026

By Dr. Susan E. Parker on November 10, 2025

Reflecting on eight years as UBC Library’s University Librarian.

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Records Management at UBC: How Do I Name my Files?

By Library Communications on November 3, 2025

If you’ve ever searched your computer and found files like ‘Schedule 2025-FINAL-FINAL(1).docx,’ you know how quickly file names can become confusing.

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The Old Auditorium at 100 at the Music, Art & Architecture Library

By phoebe chan on October 24, 2025

This year marks the 100th anniversary UBC’s Point Grey Campus, including the Old Auditorium, which opened on October 14-15, 1925. To celebrate this milestone, the Music, Art & Architecture (MAA) Library in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre opened an exhibit highlighting the history of the Old Auditorium through archival materials.

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Open Access Week 2025

By Anna Moorhouse on October 14, 2025

Join us from October 20 to 26 for sessions on open access research and education, hosted by Open UBC.

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Applications open for the 2025/26 Library Student Advisory Committee

By Anna Moorhouse on October 9, 2025

UBC Library invites students from UBC Vancouver campus to join the 2025/2026 Library Student Advisory Committee.

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UBC Library digitizes William Shakespeare’s Second Folio

By Anna Moorhouse on October 6, 2025

Shakespeare’s Second Folio, published in 1632, is now publicly accessible through UBC Open Collections.

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