By phchow on June 3, 2024
Asian Library would like to thank our four excellent Student Librarians who worked with librarians, staff, and each other, to support the Library’s services in 2023. Student Librarians created displays, enhanced our collections, assisted with our records management, assessed our libguides, and more. We applaud the work and activities of these outstanding iSchool students! Fin […]
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By phchow on May 31, 2024
Now is a good time to plant! Come get some seeds for your garden or a windowsill pot at the Seed Lending Library, newly opened in Asian Library. The process is simple: “Sign out” seeds by writing the date, your name, and which seeds you are taking in the Visitor’s Log Take the seeds with […]
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By phchow on January 23, 2024
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By phchow on October 1, 2022
Billie Hu (she/her) has joined the Asian Library as our Chinese Studies Co-op Student Librarian from August to December 2022. Billie holds a BA in Linguistics. She was a teaching assistant for the Chinese Language Program in the Department of Asian Studies. Now, she is back at UBC to pursue her Master of Library and […]
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By phchow on June 8, 2022
New graduate student staff support for Chinese Studies Zijing Liu (she/her) has joined the Asian Library as a Chinese Studies Co-op Student from May to August 2022, and as a Graduate Academic Assistant from September to December 2022. Zijing earned a Bachelor’s degree in urban planning and is entering her second year of UBC iSchool’s […]
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By phchow on September 3, 2021
A note of welcome to our students, faculty, staff and community users. After an extended closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we are pleased to welcome you back on September 7. Please note our hours for the fall term are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.. Also note that study space is now available on the […]
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By phchow on July 12, 2021
Starting from July 12, the outside book drop next to the Asian Centre main entrance is open for book return. Users are welcome to return UBC Library materials there. Please note the Asian Library will remain closed to the public during the summer. For more information about returning library materials and other services, please visit […]
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By phchow on September 17, 2020
David Mark Graham (1945-2012) was a Vancouver native and a double UBC alumnus (BA, BArch) with a life-long interest in Asia. At UBC, he was closely involved with projects such as the construction of the Asian Centre, the rejuvenation of the Nitobe Japanese Garden, and a proposal for a travelling exhibition of the university’s Tokugawa […]
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By phchow on July 27, 2020
Below is the announcement issued by the Associate University Librarian, Collections to faculty members about providing course reserve materials for students in the Fall term. If you have any questions on placing Asian-language materials on reserve, please contact your subject librarians or email asian.reserve@ubc.ca. Dear Colleagues, As UBC looks towards preparing for the Fall term, […]
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By phchow on April 20, 2020
We are pleased to announce effective April 20, Adolfo Tarango will be Acting Head of Asian Library during Shirin Eshghi Furuzawa’s one year parental leave. Adolfo has been with the UBC Library since 2016 as Head of Technical Services and currently oversees the Collections Management, Cataloguing, Marking and Preservation Units. Welcome Adolfo!
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By phchow on December 23, 2019
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By phchow on September 3, 2019
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By phchow on May 21, 2019
Asian Library is pleased to announce that Tomoko Kitayama Yen has joined the Library as the new Japanese Studies Librarian. Tomoko has almost 15 years of experience working at UBC Library as a Library Assistant in collections and technical services. Her library career started as a Japanese Cataloguer at Asian Library, and she is thrilled […]
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By phchow on January 25, 2019
The Library will continue to subscribe to vital electronic databases for Korean Studies thanks to a generous e-resources grant from the Korea Foundation. The $5,000 USD grant will allow for the Library to continue to offer UBC Library users access to the following electronic databases: DBpia (Korean Database) This database covers over 2 million full-text […]
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By phchow on December 11, 2018
The UBC libraries are closing early on Christmas Eve. Please come to the library early if you plan to borrow items for your holiday reading. The Asian Library holiday hours are: Saturday December 22 & Sunday December 23: Closed Monday December 24: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesday December 25 – Tuesday January 1: Closed […]
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By phchow on August 21, 2018
The Asian Library will close at 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday from September 4 to accommodate upcoming upgrades and renovations. The renovations, scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 2019 will allow for improvements to student study areas, seminar space and programming. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to improve spaces and […]
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By phchow on July 9, 2018
Yifei Zhang (张艺菲) is the summer intern student at the Asian Library this year. She will work from July 3 to August 3 under the supervision of Jing Liu, Chinese Language Librarian. Let’s learn more about her. Give a brief introduction of yourself. I am Yifei Zhang from China. I worked for four years in […]
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By phchow on July 4, 2018
UBC Asian Library is please to announce that Sarbjit Kaur Randhawa, who has worked in a part-time capacity as our Indic Librarian for the past twelve years, has transitioned to a full-time role as our South Asian and Himalayan Studies Librarian. Sarbjit graduated from UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (currently UBC iSchool) […]
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By phchow on March 23, 2018
The UBC Library is sad to announce that Mr. Yim Tse, the former Chinese Librarian with Asian Library, passed away on March 16, 2018. Prior to his time as Chinese Librarian, Mr. Tse worked as both a Student Assistant and Library Assistant with the Asian Library. In 1968 Mr. Tse took on the position of […]
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By phchow on March 2, 2018
The Asian Library will undergo extensive renovations to its top and main floors starting in the Spring of 2018 that will allow for improvements to student study areas, seminar space and programming. Beginning March 1, access to the upper floor of the Library will be restricted. Essential items in the library’s collection have been relocated to the […]
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By phchow on February 5, 2018
The Department of Asian Studies and the Asian Library at the University of British Columbia are pleased to announce the 2018 essay competition in Punjabi for Punjabi language students, in association with the Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program at UBC. Students who were enrolled in a Punjabi language class or classes at a university, college, […]
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By phchow on December 6, 2017
The top floor (Level 7) of the Asian Library will be closed from December 18 to January 1 to complete a Fire Alarm Improvement Project. Patrons are encouraged to check out all the materials they require ahead of December 16, 2017 as they will be unable to access the top floor of the Asian Library […]
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By phchow on May 18, 2017
Since September 2016, Anne Lama, Conservator of UBC Library, has been leading a project to rehouse and preserve two Asian-language newspapers, Chinese Times 大漢公報 (1914-1992) and Rodong Sinmun 로동신문 (1967-1975). The preservation project began with the 220-volume of Chinese Times, which were originally stored in boxes, or bound in fascicles or wrapped in kraft paper […]
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By phchow on February 28, 2017
With Korea Foundation’s US$23,000 grant to UBC Library (US$20,000: print resources, US$3,000: e-resources), the Library is able to continue support the collection development and subscribe to the vital electronic databases for Korean Studies. Asian Library subscribes to the following electronic databases: DBpia (Korean Database) This database covers over 2 million full-text articles from more than […]
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By phchow on December 19, 2016
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By phchow on December 19, 2016
Asian Library’s opening hours during the Christmas and New Year holidays: December 19-20 (Mon-Tue): 9:00 am to 7:00 pm December 21-23 (Wed-Fri): 9:00 am to 5:00 pm December 24 – January 2 (Sat – Mon): closed We will resume our regular hours on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Check out more at hours and locations.
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By phchow on December 5, 2016
To accommodate students’ study schedules, Asian Library will be open extended hours on Fridays during the examination period: December 9 : 9:00 am to 7:00 pm December 16 : 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Please also visit Hours and Locations to check out the open hours of different library branches. Don’t walk alone if you […]
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By phchow on August 23, 2016
Please note that Asian Library has shortened its evening open hours in the winter session (September to April). The new hours are: Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-7:00pm Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday: 12:00 noon-5:00pm Sunday and holidays: Closed Please contact us at asian.library@ubc.ca if you have any concerns and questions about the changes in our opening hours.
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By phchow on August 10, 2016
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By phchow on March 24, 2016
Do you have an elder in your family who has stories to tell but few members of the family have heard them? Would you like to learn how to record and preserve the stories of struggle and triumph of your parents or grandparents for your own children and grandchildren to know? In partnership with the […]
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By phchow on March 11, 2016
From March 15 to May 31 visitors to the Asian Centre will encounter a new exhibit by Naomi Kasumi. Naomi Kasumi is an artist-scholar based in Seattle whose work extends to book art, printmaking, video, and graphics. The artist was asked to install a book-related piece as part of a research roundtable organized by Christina […]
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By phchow on December 21, 2015
Asian Library’s opening hours during the Christmas and New Year holidays: December 21 (Mon): 9am to 8pm December 22-23 (Tue-Wed): 9am to 5pm December 24 (Thu): 9am to 3pm December 25 – January 3 (Fri-Sun): closed We will resume our regular hours on Monday, January 4, 2016. Check out more at hours and locations.
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By phchow on December 14, 2015
The Asian Library is pleased to announce that, after submitting an application in July 2015, the Library has just been approved to receive the Korea Foundation’s 2016 Support for Korean Studies e-Resources program, which provides US$4,000 in funding assistance for subscriptions to Korean e-resources. With this generous grant from the Foundation, the Library will be […]
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By phchow on December 8, 2015
To accommodate students’ study schedules, Asian Library will be open extended hours on Fridays during the examination period: December 11: 9am – 8pm December 18: 9am – 8pm Please also visit Hours and Locations to check out the open hours of different library branches. Don’t walk alone if you travel late at night after study. […]
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By phchow on December 4, 2015
The Asian Library is pleased to announce that UBC Library has been selected to be in the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea)’s Hub Library Membership Program to receive translated Korean literature and resources for research and education. We are expecting to receive the materials from January 2016. The LTI Korea was established by […]
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By phchow on December 1, 2015
Asian Library Fall Update 2015 – click here for the pdf version.
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By Shaun on October 22, 2015
Our Korean Librarian, Helen Kim, is on leave until the end of January 2016. We regret that support for Korean language related questions will be available for only 30 hours per week. Please note that the expected wait time for requests will slightly increase. Please direct your reference related questions to Kyung Eun (Alex) Hur […]
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By phchow on October 15, 2015
Japanese historian, educator and textbook author Takashima Nobuyoshi, Professor Emeritus of the University of Ryukyus, visited the Asian Library on October 15, prior to his special lecture at the C.K.Choi Building. He made a valuable donation of 12 volumes of Nihon no ronten (Thank you for completing our collection!), along with his wife (Takashima Michi)’s […]
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By phchow on October 11, 2015
The Asian Library recently acquired a comprehensive North Korean film collection with the generous funding support from the UBC Centre for Korean Research. In the format of DVDs, the collection holds films produced in each decade of the 20th century since the 1960s, all the way through the 21st century. […]
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By phchow on September 30, 2015
Starting from October 5, other than the regular reference hours (i.e. Monday to Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.), Asian Library will have Graduate Academic Assistant (GAA) manning our Reference Desk during the peak time from Monday to Thursday. They can help patrons in their own language areas while answering basic to intermediate reference questions in general. […]
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By phchow on September 18, 2015
Effective immediately, no food is being consumed in any public area in the Asian Library. To ensure the protection and preservation of library collections, and to provide a comfortable and clean environment for studying, Asian Library enforces a new and strict food and drink policy starting from September 18, 2015. Under the new policy, library […]
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