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Hours This Week

RBSC Reading Room Hours of Operation Term 2 of Winter Session 2023/24 (Jan. – Apr., 2024) Monday-Friday 10:00 am-2:00 pm Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, February 19; Friday, March 29; Monday, April 1; Thursday, April 18-Friday, April 19 We recommend that you request materials in advance to make your visit more efficient and to ensure materials are available.
The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has been temporarily relocated to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142 due to upgrades.

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

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
1961 East Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1

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Mapping Asian Canadian Archives

By cshriver on March 22, 2022

A StoryMap version of our Asian Canadian History and Archives Research Guide is now available.

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A new way to picture Canada

By cshriver on March 9, 2022

Join us for a student-curated exhibition: Picturing Canada!

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Chung Collection videos and tour

By cshriver on February 28, 2022

Enjoy a Chung Collection video series, virtual exhibition tour, and a wealth of digitized collections!

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Delays in retrieving materials

By cshriver on February 1, 2022

Due to facilities work, there may be delays in retrieving materials between February 2-9, 2022.

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Remembering Robert Reid

By cshriver on January 24, 2022

We honour Robert R. Reid, “one of the most versatile and prolific print designers anyone has ever met.”

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“For All Time” satellite display

By cshriver on January 12, 2022

Join us for a display in celebration of our exciting new acquisition and to compliment the exhibition, “For All Time – The Shakespeare FIRST FOLIO”, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

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Shakespeare’s First Folio at UBC

By cshriver on January 12, 2022

RBSC is excited to announce the acquisition of a complete first edition of Shakespeare’s “Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies,” also know as the First Folio.

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