LibGuides: University of British Columbia: Koerner Library

General Information

Facility:	University of British Columbia Koerner Library
Address:	1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z2
Phone:	(604) 822-2406 or (604) 822-2725
FAX:	N/A
Email:	hssd@interchange.ubc.ca

About the Library:

The Koerner Library opened in 1997, one of the most recent updates to the University of British Columbia Library system. Construction begain in 1995. It has a collection shelving capacity estimated at 800,000 volumes.

Hours of Operation
For holiday closings and up-to-date information.

Databases

cIRcle
The University of British Columbia's digital repository, cIRcle is an open access initiative created by the UBC community. It is designed to showcase and preserve the university's intellectual work while keeping it freely available to anyone on the web.

Research Collections and Facilities

Vancouver Campus

Okanagan Campus

Okanagan Library

Summary of Collections

Collection size: as of January 2014 its colleciton totaled nearly 1 million volumes of which nearly 2,000 are Japanese. The Koerner Library collections are comprised primarily of humanities, social sciences, government publications, and maps and atlases.

Notable Collections

Humanities and Social Sciences Collection
Includes works on anthropology, English, geography, history, political science, psychology, religious studies, social work, theatre, and more.
Government Publications Collection
This collection focuses on government publications relating to the humanities and social sciences. It is based on publications from the United Nations, Statistics Canada, and Canadian Census.
Maps and Atlases Collection Guide
A guide to the collection which is organized into several series: topographic maps, thematic maps, charts, regular-sized atlases, and oversized atlases. A large portion of these can be found online, while the remainder can be accessed at the Koerner Library.

Online Resources

Research Guides
A list of all the research guides developed and maintained by the University of British Columbia. These include Asian studies.

Access

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How to Use the Facility

Library Access For Visitors
Guests are welcome to visit any library branch and use the library's physical resources. To use public workstations and electronic resources, please register with the library by using the "Sign Up" button on the login screen at the library or registering ahead of time (link on webpage).
Borrowing Privileges for Visitors
For borrowing and ILL privileges, a guest not affiliated with UBC may obtain a "Community Borrower" card. Please apply in person at either the Koerner Library Circulation Desk or Okanagan Library.

Fees and times may vary, so please visit the site for further details and instructions, as well as a full list of privileges and limitations.
Print, Copy, Scan Services
Self-service photocopying and printing is available with a UBC Guest Card photocopy/printing card, which can be obtained at a card machine at any of the branch libraries or circulation desks.

The price of a photocopy or printed page is 7¢ for black and white, or 40¢ for color. A page is defined by the university as one side of a 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.