I want to talk to a librarian

Want to talk to a librarian?

Here's how:

Chat:
The UBC Library in conjunction with other academic libraries offers real time online help through the askaway service. Click here to start.

Email:
Just fill out this form.

Telephone:
Some popular telephone numbers for evenings and weekends:

Humanities & Social Sciences (604) 822-2725

Woodward Biomedical Library (604) 822-4440

Education Library Information Desk (604) 822-3767

MyLibrarian:
Get to know your subject librarian. Here's a list of librarians by subject. All librarians answer questions by telephone and by email. Some of us chat with MSN Messenger. And we make appointments!

Print materials for distance students

Sometimes you need journal articles or books for your research that are not available through UBC Library Online.

Extension Library to the rescue! The staff in Extension Library will see that you have all the material that you need for your work. They will mail or fax photocopies for you, mail books to you, help you with interlibrary loans.

First you need to register with Extension Library. Here's the form.

For each 3 unit course, Extension Library will mail up to 30 items to you.

You place your order using the library's document delivery system.


Is there another college or university library near you? Extension Library will help you obtain a reciprocal borrowing card so that you can borrow books directly from other libraries in Canada.