Library:Help for Distance Students/Getting Started

UBC Card

To access many of the Library's services you will need to obtain your UBC Card. This is also your Library card, and you can apply for it online or in-person at the Carding Office in the UBC Bookstore.

• If you live locally, your UBC Card must be picked up in person at the Carding Office - even if you applied for it online.

• If you cannot pick your UBC Card up in person due to your geographic location, then your barcode and pin number will be emailed to you. Click the Distance Education link at: http://ubccard.ubc.ca/obtaining-a-ubccard/students to access the online request form.

Apply for your barcode at the beginning of term - before you actually need it. The carding office processes barcode requests at the start of each business day.

• Requests received afternoons, evenings and weekends cannot be processed until the next business day.

• If your barcode is not emailed within two business days check your spam folder to ensure that your message has not been sent there in error.

• If it’s not in your spam folder, you can contact the UBC Carding office for further assistance: ubccard@interchange.ubc.ca