A hub of scholarship, learning and community connection, today’s Asian Library at UBC embodies the vibrancy of the Asia Pacific region, as well as the evolving multicultural identity of Pacific Canada. A guardian of rare and unique historical treasures, the Asian Library is also a source of cultural, linguistic and scholarly information on the digital [...]

With the adoption of leading technologies and the provision of e‐resources and services, UBC Library embraces the digital revolution, ensuring that students, faculty, alumni and the wider community can tap into its vast repository of knowledge from any place, at any time. The BC Bibliography Project combines the traditional tools of bibliography with the new [...]

Enabling universal access to UBC Library’s vast collections demands a top‐notch technological platform. The highest demand for library materials and services takes place in the technological realm – for example, e‐books, e‐journals and other electronic resources can be accessed by the UBC community at any time. Last year, more than 6.3 million articles were viewed [...]

Collections form the heart of UBC Library Despite the increasing digitization of information, more print material is being produced now than it has ever been, and at UBC, the popularity of print is enduring: borrowing by campus and community users exceeded 2.5 million in 2009, placing UBC among North America’s top research libraries in the [...]

Space renewals at UBC Library provide an opportunity to respond to the changes presented for scholarship in the digital age. Flexible, stimulating and inclusive study spaces equipped with the latest technologies are the first step towards enhancing students’ learning experience and creating a community of engaged scholars capable of serving society through discovery, dissemination, and [...]