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To request RBSC or UA materials to consult in the Reading Room, please schedule an appointment at least 24 hours in advance during weekday business hours.

Winter term II (Jan. – Apr., 2026)

Monday-Friday

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, February 16; Friday, April 3; Monday, April 6

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

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W.C. Gibson collection

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!

Posted in Announcements, Collections, Exhibitions, Frontpage Exhibition, Research and learning | Tagged with history of science and medicine, W.C. Gibson collection

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.

Posted in Collections, News, Research and learning | Tagged with history of science and medicine, W.C. Gibson collection

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