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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Framing memory

Framing memory

By cshriver on March 8, 2021

To celebrate International Women’s Day, join us for another post in a new occasional series exploring cabinet card portraits of women and the jewellery they wore.

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Remembering Jim Wong-Chu

Remembering Jim Wong-Chu

By cshriver on January 29, 2021

Brandon Leung reflects on Jim Wong-Chu’s “Pender East,” and remembers his experience as an undergraduate student meeting the revered writer/editor, photographer, historian, and activist.

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Picturing time

Picturing time

By cshriver on January 6, 2021

The first post in a new occasional series exploring cabinet card portraits of women and the jewellery they wore.

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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

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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