Hours This Week

The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives reading room will be temporarily closed from December 15, 2025 until early 2026 for upgrades.
During this period, RBSC and UA will still be able to provide some reproduction services. Please contact Rare Book and Special Collections or University Archives for more information on available remote research support.
source: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:RBSC_Hours

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Science Literacy Week 2020

Science Literacy Week 2020

By Chelsea Shriver on September 18, 2020

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

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An Ocean of Knowledge, a Sea of Books

An Ocean of Knowledge, a Sea of Books

By Chelsea Shriver on October 24, 2019

Discover books related to ocean science from the W.C. Gibson History of Science and Medicine Collection.

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