UBC Library acquires rare letters written by young Japanese Canadians during World War II
The collection of 147 letters provides unique insight into the devastating effects of the Japanese Canadian internment.
The collection of 147 letters provides unique insight into the devastating effects of the Japanese Canadian internment.
Read More Posted on April 19, 2018
The IKBLC will be open 24 hours a day from Monday, April 9 to Wednesday, April 25.
Read More Posted on April 10, 2018
With more than 2200 books in its fly-fishing and angling collection, the Harry Hawthorn Foundation at UBC Library has grown considerably from a relatively modest beginning.
Read More Posted on April 9, 2018
If you’ve ventured out to visit the UBC Library Map Collection in Walter C. Koerner Library recently, you will likely have met Evan Thornberry, who joined UBC Library as the GIS Librarian in July.
Read More Posted on April 4, 2018
Facilitators: Fernando and Harini.
Join fellow graduate students to work on your writing goals, share best practices and get feedback on your writing (if you wish). Our Graduate Student Writing Communities are facilitated by graduate students from the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication and the UBC Research Commons and are hosted weekly in Koerner Library. Each meeting will include discussion and focused writing time.
Registration is required. Our Graduate Writing Communities are offered at two times. Register for our:
-Tuesdays 2PM - 4PM series here or
-Wednesdays 5PM - 7PM series here.
Note: Graduate Student Writing Communities are most beneficial if you commit to participating regularly and are able to attend the weekly meetings for the duration of the term.
Have you ever been curious about what we do or what we have at Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library (RBSC)? Join our weekly open house / hands-on show-and-tell for an introduction to our space and our unique materials and collections! The event is free and open to the general public, as well as the UBC community. No need to RSVP, just drop in to learn what RBSC is all about! Rare Books and Special Collections is located on the 1st floor of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC Vancouver campus. For more information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections at (604) 822-0645 or rare.books@ubc.ca.
Facilitators: Erin and Jennifer
Join fellow graduate students to work on your writing goals, share best practices and get feedback on your writing (if you wish). Our Graduate Student Writing Communities are facilitated by graduate students from the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication and the UBC Research Commons and are hosted weekly in Koerner Library. Each meeting will include discussion and focused writing time.
Registration is required. Our Graduate Writing Communities are offered at two times. Register for our:
-Tuesdays 2PM - 4PM series here or
-Wednesdays 5PM - 7PM series here.
Note: Graduate Student Writing Communities are most beneficial if you commit to participating regularly and are able to attend the weekly meetings for the duration of the term.
The collection of 147 letters provides unique insight into the devastating effects of the Japanese Canadian internment.
Read More Posted on April 19, 2018
The IKBLC will be open 24 hours a day from Monday, April 9 to Wednesday, April 25.
Read More Posted on April 10, 2018
With more than 2200 books in its fly-fishing and angling collection, the Harry Hawthorn Foundation at UBC Library has grown considerably from a relatively modest beginning.
Read More Posted on April 9, 2018
If you’ve ventured out to visit the UBC Library Map Collection in Walter C. Koerner Library recently, you will likely have met Evan Thornberry, who joined UBC Library as the GIS Librarian in July.
Read More Posted on April 4, 2018