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UBC Library acquires Afghan primary source databases

UBC Library acquires Afghan primary source databases

By Anna Moorhouse on April 12, 2022

UBC faculty, staff and students can now access the Afghan Serials Collection (DA-ASC) Partisan Publications from the Wahdat Library as well as the Afghan Central Press digital archive, addressing in part the needs of student and faculty conducting research in Afghan Studies.

Posted in General | Tagged with Asian Library, collections, digital archives, digital collections

Brewing Historian uses B.C. Historical newspapers archive to uncover the history of commercial brewing in B.C. between 1858 and 1982.

Brewing Historian uses B.C. Historical newspapers archive to uncover the history of commercial brewing in B.C. between 1858 and 1982.

By michelle blackwell on September 11, 2017

Historian Greg Evans is using the digital archive to research two-book series documenting the history of commercial brewing in the province.

Posted in General | Tagged with BC Digital Newspapers Archive, BC History, digital archives

UBC Library’s B.C Historical Newspaper archive plays critical role in helping to preserve heritage buildings in Vancouver.

UBC Library’s B.C Historical Newspaper archive plays critical role in helping to preserve heritage buildings in Vancouver.

By michelle blackwell on September 7, 2017

The Library’s digital newspaper archive is key in Heritage Vancouver’s built heritage research.

Posted in General | Tagged with BC Digital Newspapers Archive, BC History, digital archives, Digital Initiatives, Heritage Vancouver, newspapers, open collections, Vancouver

The May 7, 1967 issue of the South China Morning Post covering the Hong Kong Riots.

UBC Library first Canadian institution to provide access to the South China Morning Post’s digital archives.

By michelle blackwell on April 10, 2017

UBC Library is the first institution in Canada to provide access to the South China Morning Post’s digital archives to its users.

Posted in General | Tagged with digital archives, newspapers

Discovering BC history through digitizing community newspapers

Discovering BC history through digitizing community newspapers

By Linda Ong on January 10, 2014

  Digitization of historical newspapers at the Library has led to unexpected surprises and research discoveries for curious library users. The BC Historical Newspapers portal, online since 2011, allows users to browse through newspapers from various BC communities including Agassiz, Kaslo, Nelson, Fernie, and Nanaimo. Web users can discover a trove of historical information dating […]

Posted in General | Tagged with digital archives, Digital Initiatives, digitization, support

New digital newspaper archives

By Glenn Drexhage on May 10, 2011

Read all about it: UBC Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of digital newspaper archives that chronicle life during past centuries in the United Kingdom and the U.S. The 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers digital archive features about 1,270 newspapers and news pamphlets from the United Kingdom. It totals nearly one million […]

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, digital archives

Digitization project featured in the Omineca Express

By Glenn Drexhage on April 2, 2009

The Bill Silver Digital Newspaper Archive has officially opened at the Vanderhoof Public Library. This program received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.  You can read about the Bill Silver Archive in the Omineca Express: http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/ominecaexpress/news/42147097.html    

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BCHDP, digital archives, digitization, Media coverage

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