April 23rd, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
The Bowen Island Community Museum and Archives has launched its photographic database, which features more than 3,000 photos. This project was supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
For more information on the Bowen Island project, please visit www.bowenhistory.ca.
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April 20th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP), an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, has been awarded a Programs and Services Merit Award by the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA). The award was presented at the annual BCLA conference in April. The awards committee noted that the organization was impressed with the project’s scope and its ability to connect communities across the province through their histories.
The BCHDP, launched in 2006, provides matching funds for digitization projects that provide free online access to B.C.’s unique historical material. In 2007, funding was awarded to 17 successful program applicants from around the province; that number increased to 21 in 2008. For more information, please visit www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca.
Congratulations to University Archivist Chris Hives, and his team members Bronwen Sprout and Rob Stibravy, who developed and administered the program. Congratulations also to the adjudication team members: Pat Roy, George Sipos, Mark Jordan, Chris Ball, Patrick Dunnae and Simon Neame. Thank you all for your vision and commitment.
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April 17th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
A double-page spread about UBC Library Vault appears on pages 28 and 29 of the spring 2009 issue of UBC’s Trek magazine. A Vault image also appears on the inside front cover.
You can view a PDF of Trek here:
http://www.alumni.ubc.ca/files/pdf/trekmagazine/trek23-spring2009.pdf
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April 16th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
The Bella Coola Valley Museum has completed its digital heritage project about logging in the region. This project was supported in part by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
You can find out more about the Bella Coola project here:
http://www.bellacoolamuseum.ca/en/digital_heritage/logging/index.php
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April 2nd, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
The Bill Silver Digital Newspaper Archive has officially opened at the Vanderhoof Public Library. This program received support from the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
You can read about the Bill Silver Archive in the Omineca Express: http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/ominecaexpress/news/42147097.html
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March 30th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | 1 Comment »
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
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March 20th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
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
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March 17th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
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
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March 12th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
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/
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March 4th, 2009 by Glenn Drexhage | No Comments »
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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