Mining for information

[Photo of: Black bears utilizing reclaimed mine area.] A new offering from UBC Library at the University of British Columbia enables users to access decades of valuable information on mine reclamation for free. Each year, the British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium is presented by the B.C. Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation (TRCR). This first […]

You might be asking, What is Bill C-32?

If so, are you also asking yourself, “How does it affect me – as an author, creator, or copyright owner?” or perhaps, “How does it affect me – as an educator, researcher, or user?”. Bill C-32 is an amendment to the current Copyright Act in Canada and recognized as the Copyright Modernization Act. As announced […]

UBC Theses and Dissertations Collections

About the Retrospective Theses and Dissertations collection: 21,100+ titles in the above collection today represents the work of UBC graduate students from 1974-1987 and 1991-2006; End of March 2011, the remaining 10,000+ Retrospective Theses and Dissertation titles will be added to cIRcle; and, The final result? Complete coverage of UBC theses from 1919-2007. About the […]

Ranking Web of World Repositories

Ranking Web of World Repositories

Did you know? In the ranking of world digital repositories, UBC features at #43. The “Ranking Web of World repositories” is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. The Cybermetrics Lab, part of the CCHS – CSIC, […]

Now available in cIRcle

Now available in cIRcle

Teaching Skills for Community Based Preceptors is now available in cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository! This is a short booklet developed by the physicians in the Office for Faculty Development. It was designed to help faculty to teach more effectively in the clinical setting. The content reviews principles and practical tips for preparing to teach, teaching […]