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By Glenn Drexhage on January 28, 2014
The launch of the exceptional Videomatica collection at UBC and SFU libraries garnered print, television and radio coverage. You can read “UBC, SFU offer a smorgasbord of film options from Videomatica collection” in the Globe and Mail, and “Videomatica film collection now available at UBC and SFU” in the Vancouver Sun. A similar story, “Videomatica’s […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with collections, film, Media coverage, Videomatica
By Glenn Drexhage on January 27, 2014
Film fans, rejoice – Videomatica’s legendary film collection is now accessible for borrowing from UBC and SFU libraries.
Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with collections, SFU Library, UBC, Videomatica
By Jessica Woolman on January 10, 2014
Croquet fans can rejoice now that the Arkley Croquet Image collection has been made available online. Hundreds of paintings, illustrations, photographs and postcards dating from the 1850’s to the 1950’s are now easily accessible via the Web. More than 1,400 items in the collection have been digitized thus far, with a second phase of […]
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, croquet, digitization, support
By Jessica Woolman on November 20, 2013
The Library has a number of new e-resources trials currently underway, with some lasting into the new year.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, electronic resources
By Jessica Woolman on October 28, 2013
Library collections pose unique preservation challenges.
Posted in General | Tagged with Archivematica, collections, Digital Initiatives, preservation
By Jessica Woolman on October 28, 2013
Multi-disciplinary video collection resource
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, electronic resources
By Jessica Woolman on October 28, 2013
Internationally renowned author and artist Douglas Coupland’s archives have a home at UBC Library.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Douglas Coupland
By Jessica Woolman on October 24, 2013
268 issues of Kinesis are now available in UBC Library’s Digital Collections.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, digital collections, Digital Initiatives
By Glenn Drexhage on September 11, 2013
UBC Library’s oldest book, which it recently acquired, is a cross-disciplinary treasure.
Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, Media coverage, medieval manuscript, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Library Communications on May 27, 2013
A collaboration between UBC Library and Peking University Library (PKU Library) heralds exchange of staff and expertise.
Posted in General | Tagged with books, collaboration, collections, community engagement, Community Report, Peking University Library, preservation, rare books, strategic plan