The Northern B.C. Archives & Special Collections at the University of Northern British Columbia has digitized more than 1,700 historical images of exploration in northern B.C. This project received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
You can find out more about the project here: http://library.unbc.ca/UNBCArchives/nexplore/northernexplorations1.html
A digitization project that has been supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program – which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – is featured in the Terrace Standard and Prince George Citizen newspapers.
You can view the articles here: http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/news/41489462.html
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090322182721/local/news/historical-images-online-at-unbc.html
Dean Giustini of UBC Library’s Biomedical Branch Library has been named as a 2009 Mover & Shaker (Tech Evangelist) by Library Journal magazine, which states that “Together, these individuals comprise the coming generation of library leadership.”
You can view the article on Dean here: www.libraryjournal.com/MS2009Inductee/2140335997.html
The recent Live in for Literacy event, held at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and supported by UBC Library, is featured in The Thunderbird – the student publication of UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism.
You can view the article here:
http://thethunderbird.ca/2009/03/11/students-set-up-camp-for-literacy/
The Spring 2009 issue of Connects, the newsletter of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is now available. You can view a PDF of Connects here: connects-spring-2009
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