LibGuides: University of British Columbia: Okanagan Library

General Information

Facility:	University of British Columbia Okanagan Library
Address:	3333 University Way, Kelowna, B.C. Canada V1V 1V7
Phone:	(250) 807-9107 or (250) 807-9128
FAX:	(250) 807-8057
Email:	libquestions.ok#ubc.ca (please replace the # with @)
Reference Hours:	10:00am-5:00pm Mon.-Fri., 12:00pm-5:00pm Sat.

About the Library:

The Okanagan Library was opened in 2005 as part of the Okanagan campus for the University of British Columbia. Its role is to support the students, faculty, staff, and local community on the campus, located in Kelowna, B.C.

For more information on the Japanese collection, please contact Sajni Lacey at (250) 807-8190 or by email.

Hours of Operation

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.
Indexes & Databases
This page contains links to all databases to which access is provided by the University of British Columbia Libraries, browsable by subject or title, and searchable by keyword or title. Many of these databases are only accessible from an on-campus location.

Research Collections and Facilities

Vancouver Campus

Okanagan Campus

Okanagan Library

Summary of Collections

Collection size: as of January 2014 the library contained over 190,000 items of which slightly over 300 are in Japanese. The Okanagan Library collection is primarily focused on history and political science. There is a small collection of Japanese dictionaries, grammar books, and magazines, as well as a small collection of audiovisual materials in both English and Japanese.

Online Resources

Research Guides
This is a complete list of all research guides developed by the University of British Columbia Libraries staff, browsable by subject or course, and searchable by keyword.
Citation Style Guide
This webpage includes links to popular citation websites, as well as guides for how to cite different information resources according to different styles, including APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Law, SAA as well as an Indigenous Knowledge style guide.

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.

Give Us Your Feedback

For all comments and questions about the Guide, please e-mail us:

mlaguide@nccjapan.net