Hours This Week

RBSC reading room hours:

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

When visiting, please be aware of UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules, including the mandatory wearing of non-medical masks in all indoor public areas.

During our construction and storage upgrade project, some collections will be inaccessible until early 2023.

Please contact us in advance of your visit to confirm that materials are accessible.


The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives reading room will be temporarily closed from August 1 to November 30, 2022 for upgrades.

RBSC and UA will provide some reproduction services during this time. Please contact us for more information on supports available for remote research.

source: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:RBSC_Hours

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Exploring Barrowclough’s postcards

Exploring Barrowclough’s postcards

By cshriver on December 18, 2020

Guest blogger Brandon Leung explores the multiple meanings of photographer George Alfred Barrowclough’s postcards.

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Ghost Towns in British Columbia

By cshriver on November 30, 2020

Enjoy a new digital exhibition exploring ghost towns in British Columbia!

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Personal archives show & tell (VIII)

Personal archives show & tell (VIII)

By cshriver on October 27, 2020

Join the RBSC team and our colleagues from UBC Library for a virtual show and tell of selections from our personal archives and libraries!

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Science Literacy Week 2020

Science Literacy Week 2020

By cshriver on September 18, 2020

In honour of Science Literacy Week 2020, enjoy UBC Library’s digitized Charles Darwin letters!

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Personal library/archives show and tell (VII)

Personal library/archives show and tell (VII)

By cshriver on August 31, 2020

Join the RBSC team and our colleagues from UBC Library for a virtual show and tell of selections from our personal archives and libraries!

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Summers past

Summers past

By cshriver on August 19, 2020

As the summer of 2020 winds down, we look to memories of past summers from our collections.

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Personal library/archives show and tell (VI)

Personal library/archives show and tell (VI)

By cshriver on August 4, 2020

Join the RBSC team and our colleagues from UBC Library for a virtual show and tell of selections from our personal archives and libraries!

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Personal library/archives show and tell (V)

Personal library/archives show and tell (V)

By cshriver on July 27, 2020

Join the RBSC team and our colleagues from UBC Library for a virtual show and tell of selections from our personal archives and libraries!

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Personal library/archives show and tell (IV)

Personal library/archives show and tell (IV)

By cshriver on July 20, 2020

Join the RBSC team and our colleagues from UBC Library for a virtual show and tell of selections from our personal archives and libraries!

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Personal library/archives show and tell (III)

Personal library/archives show and tell (III)

By cshriver on July 13, 2020

Join the RBSC team and our colleagues from UBC Library for a virtual show and tell of selections from our personal archives and libraries!

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