Sonia Comstock
How Do File Formats Affect Accessibility & Preservation?
Image courtesy of Margo Yacheshyn / UBCO University Relations To support cIRcle’s mission of open access and long-term preservation, cIRcle’s File Format Guidelines offer recommendations and suggestions on how to create accessible, stable, and usable digital files. Through this resource, we aim to help UBC community members who wish to deposit their works to cIRcle […]
Updates to cIRcle’s File Naming Conventions
Image courtesy of UBC Library Communications and Marketing Introduction The cIRcle Office is happy to announce updates to the cIRcle File Naming Conventions! Consistent and thoughtfully-considered file naming standards facilitate the discovery and long-term preservation of cIRcle items, so the changes made to cIRcle’s File Naming Conventions aim to align with broader best practices. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello from cIRcle’s New Research Assistant!
Image courtesy of Don Erhardt/UBC Brand & Marketing. Hello! My name is Sonia, and I’m the new Digital Repository Research Assistant at cIRcle for the 2025-2026 Winter Term. I am in my third year of the dual Master of Archival Science/Master of Library and Information Studies (MAS/LIS) program at UBC’s School of Information, and I […]