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What is cIRcle?

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.

Circling back: My Year with cIRcle

Photo courtesy: UBC Brand and Marketing   My time as cIRcle’s Research Assistant (RA) started this past September, as I began my second year in UBC’s Master of Library and Information Studies program. I had learned the theory behind scholarly communications but had no real-world experience working with academic resources. As the months went by […]

 

by Fraser Sutherland – Apr 29, 2025


Publishing grant-funded research articles in cIRcle : The Green Open Access Route

Photo courtesy of Pixabay What is the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on  Publications? If you have received a grant in the last ten years you likely will be familiar with the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications. Released in May 2015, the policy affects the three major grant-funding agencies in Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health […]

 

by cIRcle Office – Apr 15, 2025


Earth Day 2025: Biodiversity

Photo courtesy: UBC Brand & Marketing Our Power, Our Planet April 22nd is Earth Day, a day dedicated to celebrating year-round environmental protection movements.  This year’s theme is “Our Power, Our Planet” highlighting the impact of collective climate action. For 2025, Earth Day Canada encourages centering action around Biodiversity citing a strong desire among Canadians […]

 

by Tara Stephens-Kyte & Fraser Sutherland – Apr 01, 2025


New in cIRcle : “The American election : is democracy on the ballot?”

                 Photo by Ted Eytan “Is democracy already lost?” In his October 2024 Vancouver Institute Lecture, distinguished scholar in American politics, Dr. Paul J. Quirk, poses the question, “Is democracy already lost?” as he discusses the fragile state of American democracy and what it means for the future […]

 

by cIRcle Office – Mar 18, 2025


Paper Pledge for the Planet

Photo courtesy of Chris Yakimov CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Global Campaign for Open Access Climate Research Paper Pledge for the Planet is a global campaign to make climate change research openly available via institutional repositories like cIRcle. Launched in October 2024 in celebration of International Open Access Week, the Paper Pledge is a joint collaboration of […]

 

by Tara Stephens-Kyte – Mar 11, 2025