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UBC Library’s Chung Collection is added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register
The Canada Memory of the World Register highlights exceptional works and documents that reflect the wealth and diversity of Canada’s documentary heritage.
Gift to UBC Library to Transform Lillooet Room
A beloved room in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre will be transformed and upgraded thanks to a generous gift from Tony and Marissa Peña.
At the border: An exhibition of artists’ work in response to the Partition of Punjab
From September 1st to 30th, explore the meaning and practice of “heritage” in the Punjab, a linguistic and cultural region divided in 1947 between the two successor states to British colonial rule, Pakistan and India, and connects this heritage to Canada.
Photography exhibition brings diverse views about Vancouver’s DTES to the UBC community
UBC Library has partnered with local non-profit 2 Paycheques Away to bring an exceptional and striking photography exhibit to two library locations.
UBC Library users now able to access the digital archives of Maclean’s Magazine and the Toronto Star
Digital archives like these are changing the parameters of what’s possible in research while improving accessibility.
A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibition
The exhibit, hosted in Rare Books & Special Collections located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, will run until July 31, 2019.
The Public Knowledge project at 21: Activism, Scholarship, Security Patches
Join us in conversation on July 11 with the creator of the Public Knowledge Project, Professor John Willinsky. Co-hosted by UBC Library and UBC iSchool.
Puban Collection Drop-in Tour at Rare Books and Special Collections
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library’s acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the Puban Collection throughout the summer, starting July 9.
Indigenous (Un)History Month Exhibition: RavenSpace – Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies
June is recognized as Aboriginal History Month but at UBC Library we hold a tradition of (Un)History Month — a celebration and acknowledgement of the importance of Indigenous Peoples – not only in history – but in the present and future. This collaborative exhibit showcases the first digital books to come from RavenSpace, a new […]
