An extensive collection of books and periodicals is available in the library.  In addition to print materials, the UBCIC Resource Centre also holds many records of the Department of Indian Affairs (RG10) on microfilm.  The UBCIC created a finding aid for these materials and they can also be searched through the National Archives of Canada website.  Please check our list of RG10 holdings to confirm we have the reels you need. 

The archival records of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs are also housed in the Resource Centre. These consist of the historical documents, publications, maps, posters, images, documentary films, and audio and video recordings created and received by the UBCIC since its inception in 1969. We are currently in the process of organizing these materials and creating finding aids to make them more accessible to researchers.

A new legal research collection in honour of Louise Mandell and her contributions to Indigenous peoples and the law has been developed.  This collection includes both a physical collection housed in the Resource Centre which can be accessed through the library catalogue and a digital collection available through the UBCIC website.  This collection will continue to expand and evolve as new elements are added including an oral testimony project of video interviews.  Fundraising for this collection is ongoing and we do accept online donations.  The foyer of the Resource Centre has also been converted into a new gallery space and our first exhibit documents keys cases in Louise's career and her work with the UBCIC. 

In 2012, the UBCIC Resource Centre accepted a very large donation from retired environmental consultant John Jemmett.  His extensive collection of thousands of books, papers, and articles doubled the volume of print material in the library. This collection, which includes works across the entire spectrum of environmental studies and natural sciences, will be very useful to anyone involved with aquatic resources, forestry, wildlife management, energy development or environmental assessment, management and protection.  In 2013, a large volume of materials were received from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) libraries that were closed.  We are in the process of making the DFO discards accessible and they are being integrated into our collections as they are catalogued and classified into our new classification scheme.