National Indigenous History Month
Photo by Paul Joseph, UBC Media Relations June is Indigenous History Month in Canada. Visit UBC Library’s Open Collections multi-resource discovery portal to explore thousands of scholarly works and archived items to learn about, appreciate, and acknowledge the history, achievements and resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. For a collection of events, stories, and […]
Greetings from cIRcle’s New Research Assistant
Image courtesy of Flickr. Hello friends! My name is Jillian and I’m the new Digital Repository Research Assistant at cIRcle. I’m a second-year Master’s student in Library & Information Studies at the UBC School of Information, with a background in museums, archives, and bluegrass guitar. Along the way, I have discovered a genuine passion for […]
Wrapping Up for the Term
Photo courtesy: Flickr It’s the final weeks of the term as well as my Work Learn term at cIRcle, UBC’s institutional repository. This blog post is a snapshot of the various projects I have worked on and the diverse set of skills I have developed in the process. Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) Supervisor Authored […]
Earth Day: Urban Sustainability
Photo courtesy: Unsplash April 22nd is Earth Day! This year Earth Day Canada is launching the national Earth Day is Leg Day Challenge – a prize-winning contest to encourage walking or using bikes and transit to reduce gas emissions. In support, we’ve spotlighted cIRcle items on Urban Sustainability authored by UBC Faculty and Graduate Students. […]
In cIRcle : Indigenous language dictionaries
Photo courtesy of Unsplash From print to digital Three Indigenous language dictionaries available in cIRcle are featured in a recent news story by UBC Library Communications & Marketing Manager, Anna Moorehouse: UBC Library digitizes Indigenous language dictionaries. The article highlights the collaborative nature of every submission that finds its home in cIRcle and draws attention […]