Featured Place at IKBLC: Fernie
Posted in Resources on May 5th, 2011 1 Comment »
In our ongoing series of B.C. place names used in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, this week we will look at Fernie, B.C.
BC History Digitization Program: 2011 recipients
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2011 No Comments »
Twenty-one projects from around the province have been named as successful recipients of the 2011 B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) funding awards. The digitization program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, was launched in 2006. It provides matching funds that help libraries, archives, museums and other organizations digitize unique historical items, including [...]
Digitization project featured in the Langley Advance
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 4th, 2010 No Comments »
A project involving the digitization of community newspaper photo archives appears in the Langley Advance. This project received funding from the BC History Digitization Program, an initiative that was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006. You can read the article here.
BC History Digitization Program: 2010 Recipients Announced
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2010 1 Comment »
A handful of First Nations projects and the first out-of-province initiative are among the successful recipients of the 2010/11 B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) awards. The digitization program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, was launched in 2006. It provides matching funds that help libraries, archives, museums and other organizations digitize unique [...]
Digitization project in the Cariboo Observer (posted October 7)
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 7th, 2009 No Comments »
A story about a digitization project supported by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre appears in the Cariboo Observer. The project involves the digitization of community newspapers, and also was supported by the Observer, the City of Quesnel and the Friends of Quesnel Museum. You can view the story here: http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/quesnelobserver/news/63187607.html
UBC Digitization Program Provides Instant Global Access to B.C. Heritage
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Electronic collections featuring community newspapers, B.C. history, fossil specimens, medical artifacts and works by renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman will all be a mouse click away, thanks to a community initiative from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia. Read more in UBC Public Affairs here: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2008/mr-08-097.html
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