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By michelle blackwell on August 1, 2019
One hundred and six years of British Columbia’s governmental papers are now available to anyone with a wifi connection and a device.
Posted in General | Tagged with BC History, collections, Digital Initiatives, digitization, support
By Anna Moorhouse on May 17, 2018
When UBC Library acquired the Kelmscott Press’ Works of Geoffrey Chaucer in 2016, the book’s preservation story was just beginning.
Posted in General | Tagged with digital collections, Digital Initiatives, digitization, Kelmscott Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
By Jessica Woolman on June 8, 2017
The exhibit looks at the topic of Canada’s 150 in relation to Indigenous peoples, and is open until August 30.
Posted in Events | Tagged with aboriginal, community engagement, digitization, exhibits, IKBLC
By michelle blackwell on March 24, 2017
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with digitization, links, open collections
By Clare Yow on December 1, 2016
A century’s worth of the Prince George Citizen was digitized thanks to support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with BC History, collections, digitization, IKBLC, links
By Clare Yow on November 8, 2016
The Indigitization project brought past program participants together in June 2016 to discuss digitization practices and Indigenous knowledge in communities. The article appears in Issue 4 of BCLA Perspectives.
Posted in Media coverage | Tagged with aboriginal, community engagement, digitization, Indigitization, links
By michelle blackwell on November 7, 2016
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for funding.
Posted in General | Tagged with BC History, BCHDP, community engagement, digitization
By Clare Yow on October 27, 2016
The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is pleased to recognize Bronwen Sprout of the University of British Columbia Library with its 2016 Outstanding Contribution Award.
Posted in General, Media coverage | Tagged with Archivematica, awards, digitization, links, Media coverage
By Jasmine Devonshire on September 15, 2016
These audio recordings are a cultural record of student life and voices from the UBC community spanning 70 years.
Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, digital collections, digitization, Discorder, UBC
By michelle blackwell on August 30, 2016
We spoke with Shannon about the extensive research she does for her books and how UBC Library and Collections have played a crucial role.
Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, alumni, authors, collections, community engagement, digitization, Koerner Library, open access, profile, Rare Books and Special Collections, research learning and scholarship