UBC Library acquires rare Japanese manuscripts and calligraphy works

UBC Library acquires rare Japanese manuscripts and calligraphy works

UBC Library has acquired several rare titles as part of its Japanese Collections, thanks in part to support provided by the David Graham Memorial Fund. Digital copies of two of these titles are now openly accessible to the public through UBC Open Collections. Getting a glimpse of Edo period social history Ikoku jinbutsuzu 異國人物圖 (Illustration […]

Regreening the Downtown Eastside for better health

Regreening the Downtown Eastside for better health

Visit https://forestry.ubc.ca/branchlines-articles/regreening-the-downtown-eastside-for-better-health/ to read the story.

Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation and UBC Forestry students collaborate to shape the future of fire stewardship 

Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation and UBC Forestry students collaborate to shape the future of fire stewardship 

Please visit https://communityengagement.ubc.ca/news/the-future-of-fire-stewardship/ to read the story.

UBC Library spotlighting Indigenous topics in open education

UBC Library spotlighting Indigenous topics in open education

This year’s theme for Open Access Week (Oct 23 – 29, 2023) is an invitation to collaborate, as individuals and institutions around the world are asked to examine current approaches to open scholarship and discuss what is working, and what need to be revised, revived or replaced. Open access can pave the way for more […]