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By Jasmine Devonshire on March 10, 2016
“…the world-wide recognition and awareness of me and UBC increases each time a person finds their way to cIRcle…”
Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, cIRcle, community engagement, digitization, open access, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications
By Jessica Woolman on December 11, 2015
UBC Library is accepting applications for its Indigitization grant program until February 12.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with aboriginal, community engagement, digital collections, digitization
By Clare Yow on June 17, 2015
The Aboriginal Audio Digitization & Preservation Program helps these communities safeguard valuable information.
Posted in General | Tagged with aboriginal, digitization, IKBLC, indigenous, Indigitization
By Jessica Woolman on April 27, 2015
UBC Library’s rare Chinese collections will soon be available online, thanks in part to the work of Professor Yao and the Asian Library.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Asian Library, collections, digitization, Puban Collection, special collections
By Clare Yow on March 23, 2015
Until April 8, B.C. Aboriginal organizations can apply for funding for the conservation and preservation of community resources.
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By Clare Yow on March 12, 2015
The 30+ year archive of Discorder has been completed by the Digitization Centre.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, collections, community engagement, digital collections, digitization, Discorder, Media coverage, open access
By Linda Ong on February 24, 2015
The full archive of one of Vancouver’s longest running magazines, Discorder, is now online.
Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, digital collections, digitization, Discorder, open access
By Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014
Last year, UBC Library acquired a rare historic photograph of the Sikh Sangat in Macau, taken in 1927. The photo was donated to the Library by Barj Dhahan, co-founder of the Canadian Indian Education Society and is symbolic of the holy assembly (“sangat”) gathered to worship God on account of the belief that the Guru […]
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By Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014
In early September, UBC Library staff and guests gathered to celebrate the unique Tremaine Arkley Croquet Collection, donated by Tremaine Arkley, a former player for the U.S. National Croquet Team. The collection includes fascinating illustrations, engravings, photographs, cartoons and paintings, dating from the 1850s to the 1950s. University Librarian Ingrid Parent welcomed Mr. Arkley and […]
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By Jessica Woolman on December 19, 2014
UBC Library’s investment in digitization is a key part in redefining the vision and mandate of the organization and has triggered new opportunities to support teaching, learning and research at UBC and beyond. Many of the digitization projects currently underway in the Library’s Digitization Unit are of special importance to British Columbian history. For example, […]
Posted in General | Tagged with BC Historical Newspapers Program, community engagement, digitization