Open Access Week: Who Owns our Knowledge?
Photo courtesy: Hanne Pearce (CC BY-NC 2.0) This year’s Open Access Week theme – “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” – speaks to the rapid and significant disruption underway in the current open access landscape, requiring nuanced discussion in regards to ownership, control, permissions, and equality. Open UBC and UBC Library are offering numerous free events that […]
by cIRcle Office – Oct 20, 2025
Hello from cIRcle’s New Research Assistant!
Image courtesy of Don Erhardt/UBC Brand & Marketing. Hello! My name is Sonia, and I’m the new Digital Repository Research Assistant at cIRcle for the 2025-2026 Winter Term. I am in my third year of the dual Master of Archival Science/Master of Library and Information Studies (MAS/LIS) program at UBC’s School of Information, and I […]
by Sonia Comstock – Oct 07, 2025
Explore cIRcle: Kaska Language Learning Resources
Photo courtesy Joris Beugels September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools in Canada. This day offers us an opportunity to learn more and reflect on the tangible and intangible effects of the residential school system, including the loss of Indigenous language […]
by cIRcle Office – Sep 23, 2025
cIRcle Impact & Activity Report 2024-2025
Photo courtesy Paul Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing / UBC Studios. The cIRcle team is happy to announce the release of our 2024-2025 Impact and Activity Report! Read on to learn more about some of our achievements and projects from the past year. New year, new milestones! cIRcle’s collection now holds over 86,000 […]
by cIRcle Office – Sep 16, 2025
New in cIRcle: Mine Water Solutions (MWS) Conference
Photo used with permission of the Mine Water Solutions Conference. The fifth Mine Water Solutions (MWS) Conference was held at UBC Vancouver from June 16-18, 2025. Co-organized by the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) and C3 Alliance, this international technical conference brings together experts in the field of mining and water management […]
by cIRcle Office – Sep 09, 2025