BCLA 2024 Conference Takeaways
Image courtesy of BCLA The 2024 BC Library Association (BCLA) Conference was hosted in Vancouver in April and two of cIRcle’s team members were in attendance. This annual conference brings together information professionals and students from across the province to discuss ideas and issues in the world of librarianship. The 2024 conference’s central themes were […]
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. […]