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Upcoming reading room closure

By cshriver on April 4, 2024

The RBSC and UA Reading Room will be closed on Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19.

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Winter weather closure

By cshriver on January 17, 2024

The RBSC reading room is closed Wednesday, January 17, due to winter weather conditions.

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Season’s greetings from RBSC!

By cshriver on December 21, 2023

The RBSC reading room will be closed from Monday, December 25, to Monday, January 1, inclusive. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

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Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office Impact Report 2022/23

By Leila Malkin on September 18, 2023

Recently the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office released its 2022/2023 Impact and Activity Report, showcasing some of the year’s highlights and accomplishments.

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UBC Library Open Education Impact & Activity Report – 2022/2023

By Leila Malkin on July 5, 2023

A highlight of UBC Library’s combined impact on open educational practices at UBC for 2022/2023.

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RBSC satellite reading room open

By cshriver on January 31, 2023

The RBSC / UA reading room is currently operating out of a satellite space. Read more about visiting the Satellite Reading Room.

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UBC Library research project explores Indigenous perspectives in open education resource development

By Erin Fields on January 16, 2023

UBC librarians are embarking on a new collaborative research project that aims to address a fundamental problem in how open educational practices approach Indigenous Knowledges, and instead replicate colonial concepts of ownership and knowledge transfer.

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We’re moving (but only temporarily)

By feedwordpress on April 27, 2022

The Rare Books & Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) will be temporarily relocated to IKBLC 142 beginning May 9th, 2022, due to construction for an upgrade project. To prepare for this relocation, the Rare Books & Special Collections and University Archives Reading […]

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Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office Impact Report 2020/2021

By feedwordpress on September 29, 2021

Recently the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office released its 2020/2021 Impact and Activity Report, showcasing some of the year’s highlights and accomplishments. For more information, or to share feedback please contact scholarly.communications@ubc.ca Read the Report

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Funding Opportunity for Research on Scholarly Communications

By feedwordpress on April 20, 2021

With funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s Pan-Canadian Knowledge Access Initiative, Coalition Publica is launching a scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students. Read the full announcement on the Coalition Publica website, or continue below for more details. The scholarship program supports research projects that: study the scholarly communication and […]

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