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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 […]
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By Jessica Woolman on November 21, 2013
More than 1,400 items in the Arkley Croquet Collection have been digitized and are now available online.
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By Glenn Drexhage on July 1, 2013
An article by Ingrid Parent, UBC’s University Librarian and President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (2011-2013), appears in the July-September 2013 issue of Biblioasia (Vol. 9, Issue 2). The piece, entitled “Libraries: A Force to Transform Societies,” begins on page 9 of the publication.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digitization, IFLA, Media coverage, technology
By Library Communications on May 27, 2013
UBC Library is highlighting the exceptional Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection using traditional and new media
Posted in General | Tagged with Chung Collection, community engagement, Community Report, digital collections, digitization
By Glenn Drexhage on January 23, 2013
The protection of digital assets is the focus of the UNESCO / UBC Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation, released by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The statement emerged from an international conference, held in Vancouver in September 2012 and organized by UNESCO in co-operation with UBC, that focused on the preservation […]
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By Jessica Woolman on November 13, 2012
More than five decades of yearbooks that chronicled life at Victoria’s Royal Roads Military College are now available online.
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 25, 2012
The transformation of UBC Library is examined in a feature article in the Ubyssey. The article, entitled “Turning a Page: the changing role of the university library,” examines issues including electronic resources, digitization, collections management, space and budgetary issues, and more. Interview subjects include David Farrar, UBC’s Provost and Vice President Academic; Ingrid Parent, University Librarian; […]
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By Andrea Coutts on September 27, 2012
UBC welcomes international digital knowledge experts at UNESCO conference “The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation.”
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By Jessica Woolman on September 26, 2012
Digital knowledge experts from academia, government, and IT converge in Vancouver for an international conference hosted by UBC on digital preservation.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, conference, digitization, preservation, SLAIS, UNESCO
By Glenn Drexhage on June 18, 2012
The Digital Initiatives (DI) Unit is a key part of UBC Library’s effort to adapt to the evolving needs of faculty and students, and to support teaching, research and learning at UBC. Its goal is to create sustainable, world-class programs and processes to make the collections and research at UBC available to the world. The Digital […]
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