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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
By Jessica Woolman on April 22, 2013
April 21 to 27 is Preservation Week. We asked Alvan Bregman to answer a few questions on what preservation means at UBC Library.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, preservation, Preservation Week
By Glenn Drexhage on April 4, 2013
UBC Library’s Alvan Bregman brings his expertise to a new preservation program for physical and digital collections.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with Asian Library, collections, Digital Initiatives, Media coverage, preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Glenn Drexhage on January 23, 2013
The protection of digital assets is the focus of the UNESCO / UBC Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation, released by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The statement emerged from an international conference, held in Vancouver in September 2012 and organized by UNESCO in co-operation with UBC, that focused on the preservation […]
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, digitization, preservation, UNESCO
By Glenn Drexhage on November 8, 2012
UBC Library and the Peking University Library look forward to collaborating on collections, cataloguing and more thanks to a new agreement.
Posted in Press releases | Tagged with collections
By Glenn Drexhage on October 25, 2012
The transformation of UBC Library is examined in a feature article in the Ubyssey. The article, entitled “Turning a Page: the changing role of the university library,” examines issues including electronic resources, digitization, collections management, space and budgetary issues, and more. Interview subjects include David Farrar, UBC’s Provost and Vice President Academic; Ingrid Parent, University Librarian; […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with changes, collections, digitization, electronic resources, Media coverage, spaces, spaces and services
By Andrea Coutts on September 27, 2012
UBC welcomes international digital knowledge experts at UNESCO conference “The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation.”
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with collections, digitization, Media coverage, preservation, UNESCO
By Jessica Woolman on September 26, 2012
Digital knowledge experts from academia, government, and IT converge in Vancouver for an international conference hosted by UBC on digital preservation.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, conference, digitization, preservation, SLAIS, UNESCO
By Jessica Woolman on July 30, 2012
Artist Douglas Coupland adds to his personal archives at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Posted in General | Tagged with archives, collections, Douglas Coupland, Media coverage, special collections