BC History Digitization Program accepting submissions for funding until December 19, 2016.
by michelle blackwell on November 7, 2016
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for funding.Posted in General | Tagged with BC History, BCHDP, community engagement, digitization
Free UBC Library service makes research outputs more visible online
by michelle blackwell on November 7, 2016
UBC Library's Digital object identifier (DOI) assignment service makes research more discoverable and helps track scholarly impact.Posted in General | Tagged with research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications, services
Bronwen Sprout Winner of 2016 COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award
by Clare Yow on October 27, 2016
The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is pleased to recognize Bronwen Sprout of the University of British Columbia Library with its 2016 Outstanding Contribution Award.Posted in General | Tagged with Archivematica, awards, digitization, links, Media coverage
UBC Library Contributes Search Interface to Federated Research Data Repository
by Clare Yow on October 27, 2016
Learn about how Portage and Compute Canada have partnered with UBC Library in adopting our UBC Open Collections user interface.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, digital collections, Digital Initiatives, digital libraries, links, Media coverage, open access, open collections, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications
New Initiatives: Partnering with UBC’s Digital Tattoo Project
by Clare Yow on October 26, 2016
The Fall 2016 issue of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information magazine for alumni, Informed, looks at UBC's Digital Tattoo Project.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Digital Initiatives, Digital Tattoo, links, Media coverage
Food for Fines 2016 runs until November 7, 2016
by michelle blackwell on October 26, 2016
Reduce your UBC Library fines by donating non-perishable food items – $2 in fines paid for each food item donated (up to a maximum of $30). Donated cans are accepted at branch circulation desks from October 24th to November 7th, 2016.Posted in General | Tagged with Food for Fines
One of Canada’s most esteemed conservation scientists, Mary-Lou Florian, makes her most recent book available through UBC’s Open Collections
by michelle blackwell on October 24, 2016
Mary-Lou Florian, one of Canada's most esteemed conservation scientists, has made her new book, Comparative Anatomy of Branches, Roots and Wood of Some North American Dicotyledonous and Coniferous Trees and Woody Shrubs Used in Ethnographic Artifacts: Identification and Conservation Concerns available through UBC’s cIRcle Digital Repository.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with accessibility, alumni, cIRcle, community engagement, open access, Open Access Week, open collections, press release
Join us for Open Access Week!
by michelle blackwell on October 24, 2016
Open Access Week at UBC is happening October 24-30, 2016. RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access means for researchers, students and faculty.Posted in Events, General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, open access, Open Access Week, open collections, Open Education, scholarly communications
UBC Library’s Open Collections front-end code selected as the basis for the National Federated Research Data Repository discovery platform
by michelle blackwell on October 24, 2016
UBC Library’s Open Collections code selected as the basis for the National Federated Research Data Repository discovery platform.Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, Open Access Week, open collections, open data, research learning and scholarship
There’s a giant robot that lives inside IKB
by Clare Yow on October 20, 2016
The Ubyssey looks at the Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, ASRS, community engagement, IKBLC, links, Media coverage, open access