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cIRcle is the University of British Columbia's institutional repository for research and teaching materials created by the UBC community and its partners. Materials in cIRcle are openly accessible to anyone anywhere, and will be preserved for future generations. Learn more.

Holiday Closure Notice

Photo courtesy Jamil Rhajiak / UBC Brand & Marketing   With the upcoming holiday season, the cIRcle Office will be operating under reduced capacity from Monday, December 21, 2025 to Monday, January 5, 2026. During this period, submission processing and responses from our team will be limited. From Thursday, December 25, 2025 to Thursday, January […]

 

by cIRcle Office – Dec 16, 2025


Explore cIRcle: Award-winning student publications

Image courtesy of Martin Dee / UBC Brand & Marketing Explore cIRcle’s growing collection of award-winning publications written by UBC undergraduate and graduate students, including winning papers from UBC Library’s Undergraduate Prize in Library Research! cIRcle has supported the deposit of student work since its inception, and encourages UBC’s students to explore how cIRcle can […]

 

by Sonia Comstock – Dec 02, 2025


UBC Theses and Dissertations at Library and Archives Canada

Photo courtesy: Paul Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing It’s now easier to find UBC graduate theses and dissertations online. After years of collaboration, coverage of theses and dissertations held by cIRcle has been significantly expanded in Library and Archive Canada’s (LAC) public Theses Canada portal, which includes items from across nearly 70 Canadian universities. LAC […]

 

by cIRcle Office – Nov 18, 2025


New in cIRcle: “Understanding Disaster Preparedness in Vancouver: Community Perspectives”

Image courtesy of UBC Brand & Marketing. Explore a recent addition to cIRcle’s collection: Understanding Disaster Preparedness in Vancouver: Community Perspectives. This report from UBC’s Disaster Resilience Research Network (DRRN) was created in collaboration with the City of Vancouver Emergency Management Agency (VEMA) and published in September 2025. Users can access the full report in […]

 

by Sonia Comstock – Nov 04, 2025


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