Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) staff are available to assist researchers in locating archival or published material, to advise on research questions and to carry out copying requests. To contact a RBSC staff member, please see the directory: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/libstaff/division.cfm?div=30.

Requests from researchers of a librarian or archivist to conduct in-depth research fall outside the scope of work we are able to carry out. For example, we are unable to accept requests to search archival fonds or collections for all material related to a person/subject area or date range. Similarly, we are unable to carry out copying requests that do not indicate specific items/files in an archival collection. If you are not able to come to RBSC yourself, you may wish to hire an independent consultant to conduct research on your behalf.

The following links are intended to help you locate a researcher. (Please be aware that RBSC cannot guarantee the work of the service providers listed here.)

Independent research consultants

BC Archives - Independent Service Agent Register
Listing of researchers located in Victoria and the Lower Mainland area along with notes about their subject specialties.

VPL - InfoAction
Fee-based division of Vancouver Public Library that "provides research on any subject."

Vancouver Historical Society - Historical Research Service
The Society forwards research requests to their register of professional researchers.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Alphabetical Index of Professional and Volunteer Research Services
A long list of links to researchers, mainly genealogists, some in Canada/BC but most throughout the US and England.