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By Katya Roxas on March 26, 2020
Why are online formats important for library users? How does the library identify user needs? Discover UBC Library’s process that ensures that UBC’s e-resources are accessible.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, electronic resources, links, open collections, video
By Katya Roxas on February 3, 2020
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons and celebrate #ColorOurCollections week with UBC Library’s ‘Maps and Landscapes’ themed digital colouring book series.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, links, open collections, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Katya Roxas on October 22, 2019
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons with our new ‘Maps and Landscapes’ themed digital colouring book series.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, Digital Initiatives, links, open collections, Rare Books and Special Collections
By michelle blackwell on November 16, 2018
The collaborative community project highlights the local histories and individuals whose contributions have shaped the neighbourhood.
Posted in General | Tagged with art, Chung Collection, community engagement, open collections
By michelle blackwell on November 13, 2018
Local artist and librarian uses images found in UBC Library’s open source collections to create original embroidered art.
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By Anna Moorhouse on March 1, 2018
UBC Library co-op student Carolina Roman Amigo wanted to make it easier for researchers to understand the thousands of scanned resources found in our Open Collections.
Posted in General | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, digital collections, open access, open collections, open data, Open Education, scholarship
By michelle blackwell on September 7, 2017
The Library’s digital newspaper archive is key in Heritage Vancouver’s built heritage research.
Posted in General | Tagged with BC Digital Newspapers Archive, BC History, digital archives, Digital Initiatives, Heritage Vancouver, newspapers, open collections, Vancouver
By michelle blackwell on June 6, 2017
French designer Jean-Charles Amey uses images from UBC Library’s Open Collections in a new online art project.
Posted in General | Tagged with art, open collections
By michelle blackwell on March 24, 2017
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with digitization, links, Media coverage, open collections
By Clare Yow on October 27, 2016
Learn about how Portage and Compute Canada have partnered with UBC Library in adopting our UBC Open Collections user interface.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, digital collections, Digital Initiatives, digital libraries, links, Media coverage, open access, open collections, research learning and scholarship, scholarly communications