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By Jessica Woolman on May 15, 2012
An innovative UBC Library project is helping preserve First Nations history and culture for the digital age. The project, dubbed Indigitization, is a collaboration between various UBC units, including the Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the First Nations House of Learning, the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) and the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. […]
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Community Report, digitization, Indigitization, preservation, strategic plan
By Glenn Drexhage on January 18, 2012
The recent announcement about Videomatica’s exceptional film collection being housed at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University has garnered much media coverage. Articles have appeared in publications including the Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, the Province, the Vancouver Courier, the Georgia Straight and UBC’s ArtsWIRE. CBC Radio’s As It Happens also […]
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By Jessica Woolman on December 24, 2010
A handsome collection of First Nations portraits that was recently donated to UBC Library by B.C. artist Patricia Richardson Logie is being unveiled in a permanent online exhibition in 2011.
Posted in General | Tagged with art, collections, donors, support, Xwi7xwa Library
By Jessica Woolman on December 23, 2010
Learn more about Dr Colin Slim and the Stravinsky Collection at UBC Library.
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By Glenn Drexhage on December 22, 2010
Henry Yu and His Students Make – and Remake – a More Inclusive Canadian History through UBC Library’s Chung Collection Who are we as Canadians? Where are we going, as a city, a province, and a Nation? How does our collective history influence those questions today? In the 21st century, these are questions History Professor […]
Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, collections, community engagement, support
By Glenn Drexhage on July 21, 2010
UBC Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of Emerald Management Plus, a new e-journal collection. Emerald provides online access to a growing collection of more than 120,000 articles from over 250 journals in 22 management disciplines, including: Accounting and Finance Advanced Automation Built Environment Business Ethics and Law Economics Education Enterprise and Innovation Health […]
Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, collections, journals, online access
By Glenn Drexhage on June 10, 2010
UBC Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Adam Matthew digital collections not previously held by the Library. The addition of the Adam Matthew collections represents a significant effort at acquiring digital primary research materials, manuscripts and rare printed sources in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The Library has been making a […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 21, 2010
The announcement about the donation of Douglas Coupland’s archives to UBC Library has received extensive media coverage. The story received national coverage in The Globe and Mail. It was also covered by CTV Online, CBC Online and Metro Vancouver. CBC Radio One also interviewed Coupland and Ralph Stanton, Head of Rare Books and Special Collections, and Radio […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with archives, collections, donation, Douglas Coupland, Media coverage, support
By Glenn Drexhage on March 31, 2010
UBC Library’s exceptional Alice in Wonderland collection, housed in Rare Books and Special Collections, is featured on CBC TV news. The reporter, Bob Nixon, includes some thoughts and a video clip of the story here.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with collections, digital collections, Media coverage
By Glenn Drexhage on October 27, 2009
The David and Anne Drazin Croquet Collection was recently featured in a UK publication.
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