When UBC University Librarian Susan Parker opened a package from Canada Post in January, she wasn’t expecting to find a book that had been checked out before The Beatles became famous. “Most people ...

For six decades, UBC graduate Robert Murray (class of 1963) treasured a small, hardbound 1931 edition of Camping and Woodcraft: A Handbook for Vacation Campers and Travellers in the Wilderness, by ...

For six decades, UBC graduate Robert Murray (class of 1963) treasured a small, hardbound 1931 edition of Camping and ...

1:51 Overdue library book returned to UBC after 64 years Almost everyone has hung onto a library book a little bit too long, but how many of us can measure that infraction in decades? Robert Murray ...

An Edgewood, B.C., man is being commended for his thoughtful maintenance of a library book that he returned to the University of B.C. this January — nearly 65 years after he took it out. Robert Murray ...

As spring blossoms across Vancouver, UBC’s Seed Lending Libraries offer more than just a chance to grow your own garden—they’re part of a growing movement of sustainable gardening and community-driven ...

Senate met for the last time this year to discuss the student experience of instruction survey data, look at UBC’s research ...

WATCH: Two scraps of ancient papyrus have been rediscovered at UBC after sitting on a shelf unnoticed for 85 years It was a lucky discovery, or rather rediscovery, made by a UBC grad student. Two ...

For more than a century, the Dewey Decimal Classification system has dictated the way libraries organize their collections. And the way they organize and sort information says a lot about what kind of ...