NEW: Teaching in a Digital Age arrives in cIRcle
It is an honour to present the arrival of Teaching in a Digital Age – an open textbook in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository! Many have described him as “insightful” as well as a “pioneer” and “expert”. Dr. Tony Bates can rightly be called “one-of-a-kind”. While “his hobbies include golf, skiing and flying a small plane”, […]
DLF 2015 Forum makes its Canadian debut
Making history by holding its forum in Canada for the first time and celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Council on Library and Information Resources’ (CLIR) Digital Library Federation (DLF) forum was held on October 26-28, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Missed attending this exciting historical event? Watch the DLF recordings of the preconference and conference […]
In the Spotlight: Prince George, BC – an interdisciplinary research-based narrative profile
Above image: Prince George at night (Prince George Métis Community Association, 2014) Touted as the ‘fourth largest city in the province, the largest in the north, and considered as the Northern capital of British Columbia’, Prince George has a fascinating history with a . Learn about how it has developed into “a northern hub follow[ing] […]
cIRcle in the headlines: December 2015 edition
Change. While it’s just a six-letter word, it can pack in a lot and in a short amount of time too. On that note, change was certainly afoot with cIRcle in 2015! So, we hope you will enjoy reading a quick sampling of some memorable highlights and notable milestones achieved by cIRcle this past […]
Welcome to Open Collections, UBC Library’s new digital collections portal
It’s here – the new Open Collections portal arrived this week! Touted as a one-stop web-based, openly and publicly accessible digital collections portal, it is a treasure trove of 100,000+ digital objects and 65,000+ items with full-text and 7+ million pages of full-text that are unique to UBC. With a unified interface and research platform […]