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BC History Digitization Program
By Glenn Drexhage on November 17, 2011
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 […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on November 2, 2011
The Prince George Newspapers Digitization Project, a work in progress, is featured in the Prince George Citizen. This project has been funded partly by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 25, 2011
Photo: Marshall Sharp/Salt Spring Island Archives
By Glenn Drexhage on September 1, 2011
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 […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on June 22, 2011
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 […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on June 8, 2011
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 […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 30, 2011
An article on a digitization project at the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia appears in the May 20, 2011 issue of the Jewish Independent. This oral history project received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here: Jewish Independent. […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 30, 2011
An article on a digitization project at the City of Vancouver Archives appears in the Vancouver Sun. This project, which involves the digitization of panorama images, 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 find out more about the […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 18, 2011
A project that’s received funding from the B.C. History Digitization Program appears in Burnaby Now. The Burnaby Oral History Digitization Project received a $10,000 grant from the digitization program, which is an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can view the article here, and find out about the B.C. History Digitization Program […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 17, 2011
An update on UBC Library appears in the Spring 2011 issue of the CPSLD Newsletter, the publication from the Council of Post Secondary Library Directors, British Columbia. Find out about UBC Library’s Community Report, the latest news on the B.C. History Digitization Program, awards for UBC librarians and the launch of LibFOCUS, the Library’s new […]
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