Persistent Identifiers in cIRcle
Illustration by Vicki Hamilton, courtesy of Pixabay What are Persistent Identifiers? A persistent identifier (PID) is a unique code that identifies and links an entity (a person, place, or thing) across global digital infrastructures. PIDs are important to digital repositories like cIRcle because they support long-term identification and accessibility, directing a user to a source […]
by Vanessa Choy – Oct 06, 2026
cIRcle Impact & Activity Report 2025-2026
Photo courtesy UBC Brand Have you ever wondered what a year in the life of a repository looks like? The cIRcle team is excited to share our 2025-2026 Impact and Activity Report—a glimpse into the projects, partnerships, and priorities that defined our progress. Read on for highlights from the report to learn more about how […]
by cIRcle Office – Sep 22, 2026
Explore cIRcle: Oral Histories on Punjabi History and Language
Marigolds in the Market © Ted McGrath CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 cIRcle holds many grant-funded and student works on oral histories of the Punjabi language and history. These items primarily contain footage of professionals, academics, and everyday citizens sharing their stories and knowledge on a variety of topics, such as the past and present Punjabi community […]
by Vanessa Choy – Sep 08, 2026
Open Collections: 300,000 items, and still growing!
UBC Library’s digital collections recently marked a major milestone: more than 300,000 items are now openly available to the UBC community & beyond via Open Collections! Open Collections is a discovery platform that brings together locally created and managed digital resources from UBC Library, including cIRcle, the Digitization Centre, Research Data Management, Archives, and Rare Books and Special Collections. […]
by cIRcle Office – Aug 25, 2026
New in cIRcle: “Academic Podcasting: A Handbook for Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization”
Photo by Austin Distel, courtesy of Unsplash A new work has been added to cIRcle: Academic Podcasting: A Handbook for Knowledge Exchange. This handbook discusses podcasts as an effective way of making academic research results sharable, digestible, and accessible. It shares tips and tricks for individuals in the scholarly community who want to create their […]
by Vanessa Choy – Aug 04, 2026