Kelly Gauvin
Explore cIRcle: Database of Religious History
Image courtesy: The Database of Religious History The Database of Religious History (DRH) is one of cIRcle’s leading contributors of open access, expert-sourced publications on the history of religions, religious texts and places. DRH is an “independent academic initiative, based at UBC but involving partners and collaborators from all over the world,” and aims […]
Explore cIRcle: SEEDS Sustainability Program Reports
Photo courtesy: Paul Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing UBC’s SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program is one of cIRcle’s top contributors of open access student-led research projects. SEEDS fosters “interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices” (SEEDS, n.d.). About SEEDS With an […]
cIRcle Impact & Activity Report 2022-2023
Photo courtesy: UBC Brand & Marketing We’ve reached 80,000 items! The cIRcle team is happy to announce the release of our 2022-2023 Impact and Activity Report! 2022-2023 was a busy year for the cIRcle team as we continued to evolve and refine our services to meet growing demands for open dissemination of diverse scholarly […]
What’s in a Name? Author name management in cIRcle
Brown Wooden Drawer by Jan Antonin Kolar As UBC’s institutional repository, cIRcle’s mandate is to preserve and promote published and unpublished research from the UBC community. Faculty research is an important part of this; cIRcle currently has more than 8,800 items in its UBC Faculty and Research Publications collection, with over 42,000 author names […]
Explore cIRcle: From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions Project
Photo by Bruce Rusk From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions Project (FROGBEAR) is one of cIRcle’s long-standing partners and a valuable contributor to our open access repository. FROGBEAR is an international and interdisciplinary project coordinated by the UBC Department of Asian Studies. Made possible in part by a $2.5 million grant […]