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Northern B.C. Archives launches digital photo project supported by the Learning Centre
The Northern B.C. Archives & Special Collections at the University of Northern British Columbia has digitized more than 1,700 historical images of exploration in northern B.C. This project received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. You can find out more about the project on their […]
Digitization program featured in the Terrace Standard, Prince George Citizen
A digitization project that has been supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program – which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – is featured in the Terrace Standard and Prince George Citizen newspapers. You can view the articles here: http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/news/41489462.html http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090322182721/local/news/historical-images-online-at-unbc.html
Learning Centre-backed digitization project in the Times Colonist, Globe and Mail
A new B.C. electronic resource that involves support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has launched. The British Colonist Digitization project is a joint venture with the Victoria Times Colonist newspaper and the University of Victoria Library, with support from other organizations including the Learning Centre. The project involves the digitization of issues of […]
B.C. History Digitization Program in the Jewish Independent
A project that is part of the B.C. History Digitization Program – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – was recently featured in the Jewish Independent. “Otto Landauer’s digital evolution: Life’s work of prolific local photographer will be digitized and uploaded onto the Internet,” by Ryan Nadel, is available in the Jewish […]
B.C. History Digitization Program in the news
The B.C. History Digitization Program – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – was recently highlighted in the news. Several of the successful 2008 candidates were featured in newspapers, including the Prince George Citizen, the Bowen Island Undercurrent, and the Tumblerridge News. The Prince Rupert project, featured in the Prince Rupert Daily […]
B.C. History Digitization Program in the Tumbler Ridge News
A Tumbler Ridge project that is part of the B.C. History Digitization Program – an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – is featured in the Tumbler Ridge News. You can view the article here: http://www.tumblerridgenews.com/story.php?id=202436
Learning Centre initiative provides global access to B.C. heritage
Electronic collections featuring community newspapers, B.C. history, fossil specimens, medical artifacts and works by renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman will all be a mouse click away, thanks to a community initiative from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia. Read the full press release.