digitization
Digitization program/project featured in Pique Newsmagazine
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Photo credit: © Lara Swimmer Photography A project to digitize past issues of the Whister Answer newspaper is featured in Whistler’s Pique Newsmagazine. This project received a grant from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
LibFOCUS e-Newsletter: May 2012
In the May issue of LibFOCUS, we feature a tribute to UBC’s Japanese Canadian students who were uprooted in the 1940s. This valuable project included the contributions of UBC Library. We also remember Dr. Irving K. Barber, a visionary and one of the Library’s greatest supporters.
Digitization program in Museums Roundup
An article on the British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) appears in the fall 2011 issue of Museums Roundup, the quarterly newsletter of the British Columbia Museums Association. The piece appears on pages 26-28. Curious? You’re invited to find out more about the BCHDP, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can [...]
Historical newspapers project – media coverage
UBC Library’s British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project, which features digitized versions of 24 newspapers from around the province, has received some great media coverage. Articles have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Nelson Star, Metro Vancouver (see page 28), the Cranbrook Daily Townsman and Moncton’s Times & Transcript. A mention of the project is [...]
B.C. Historical Newspapers Project – press release
More than 45,000 pages chronicling B.C.’s storied past are available online thanks to the British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project. Read the press release to find out more about this great UBC Library initiative.
Digitization program/project in Northern View, Muskeg News
Stories about the digitization of past issues of the Prince Rupert Daily News (dating from 1911 to 1923) are featured in the Northern View and the Muskeg News. This project has received funding from the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the articles here and [...]
Digitization program/project in Coast Reporter
An article on a digitization project being led by the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives appears in the Coast Reporter newspaper. The project, which involves the digitization of Sunshine Coast newspapers, received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and [...]
Digitization program/project in Lake Country Calendar
An article on a digitization project being led by the Lake Country Museum and Archives appears in the Lake Country Calendar newspaper. The project involves the digitization of 47 original manuscripts dealing with aspects of Lake Country’s history from the late 1800s to the 1950s. This project has received support from the B.C. History Digitization [...]
Tokugawa maps collection in UBC Reports
A story on the digitization of UBC Library’s exceptional Tokugawa maps collection appears in the June 2011 issue of UBC Reports. You can view the article here, and view the table of contents here.
