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cIRcle’s Olympic legacy

By Glenn Drexhage on March 11, 2011

It may be a year since the 2010 Winter and Paralympic Games ended – but cIRcle is keeping the spirit, debate and dialogue that helped define the event alive. cIRcle – also known as UBC’s information repository (https://circle.ubc.ca/) – is a digital storehouse for the University’s intellectual output. The site, which launched in 2008 by […]

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UBC on the podium

By Glenn Drexhage on December 18, 2009

UBC’s rich Olympic legacy is on display for those wanting a closer look at the athletes and academics who have helped shape Canada’s role in the global sporting event. The Olympic Legacy Exhibit, undertaken by UBC Library, University Archives and Public Affairs, features an array of images and documents that focus on UBC’s sporting history, […]

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cIRcling UBC’s Olympic legacy

By Glenn Drexhage on December 16, 2009

A couple of years ago, UBC Library’s Hilde Colenbrander challenged a student from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies to determine the amount of Olympics-related research and teaching on the UBC Vancouver campus. The resulting report was striking, as it highlighted all sorts of material from an array of departments and faculties: Education, […]

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