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Bringing B.C.’s history online

By Jessica Woolman on May 15, 2012

More than 45,000 pages chronicling B.C.’s storied past are available online following the completion of the British Columbia Historical Newspapers Project in late 2011. The project, led by the UBC Library’s Digital Initiatives Unit and generously supported by a private family foundation, features digitized versions of 24 historical papers from around the province. The titles, […]

Posted in General | Tagged with BC Historical Newspapers Program, Community Report, digital collections, strategic plan

Top 10 tips for connecting with UBC Library

By Glenn Drexhage on September 19, 2011

The top tips for UBC Library appear in the latest issue of UBC Reports, “Back to School and In the Cloud” (UBC Reports | Vol. 57 | No. 9 | Sep. 1, 2011). The item appears below, and can also be found on the UBC Reports website. Top 10 tips for connecting with UBC Library, without setting foot […]

Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, digital collections, Media coverage, research learning and scholarship, social media, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces

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Advancing the digital agenda

By Jessica Woolman on June 20, 2011

  A new space, a strong team and a host of projects ranging from historical newspapers to the Chinese-Canadian experience are some highlights of UBC Library’s burgeoning digital agenda. “Things are really coming together,” says Allan Bell, Director of Library Digital Initiatives. “My goal is to help the Library be indispensable to teaching, research and […]

Posted in General | Tagged with Community Report, digital collections, Digital Initiatives, strategic plan, UBC Okanagan

UBC Library acquires Adam Matthew digital collections

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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RBSC’s Alice in Wonderland collection featured on CBC TV

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

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