BC History Digitization Program 2020/2021 Call for Applications
The B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting submissions for project funding. The program, launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available.
The BCHDP will be accepting applications for the 2020/2021 funding year. Applicants can receive up to $15,000 of matching funds for their projects. Multi-year projects are accepted while each year of a project must still go through the adjudication process.
In 2019, the program awarded more than $160,000 for 17 projects. The wealth and diversity of unique British Columbia content to be digitized is impressive. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more than $2 million of matching funds for more than 250 projects.
Applications are due by Monday, December 16, 2019. Information about the application process as well as the guidelines and application form are available on the BCHDP website @ https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/bchdp-applicant-information/. The Guidelines and Instructions as well as the Application Form have been updated in response to feedback so please review and use the updated versions.
For more information about the program and to view past projects, please visit the BCHDP website @ https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/
At the border: An exhibition of artists’ work in response to the Partition of Punjab
This exhibition presents a selection of the results of a visual arts and community engagement project in 2018-9 that explores the meaning and practice of “heritage” in the Punjab, a linguistic and cultural region divided in 1947 between the two successor states to British colonial rule, Pakistan and India, and connects this heritage to Canada. The exhibition by the South Asian Canadian Histories Association (SACHA) in partnership with the University of British Columbia, is represented by Anne Murphy (Asian Studies/co-Director, Centre for India and South Asia Research), as a part of a larger overall project that was originally initiated through a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UK. By pursuing this project here in Vancouver and at UBC, we hope to enhance UBC South Asian community engagement through community-based art work, helping an international project come “home” to BC.
This exhibition will be on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre’s Level 2 foyer from September 1st to 30th, 2019.
Daniel Murphy
Senior Program Assistant, Chapman Learning Commons
Background
Daniel Murphy joined the Chapman Learning Commons (CLC) team in September 2020 as a Program Assistant, and later took on the Senior Program Assistant role in 2024. Prior to starting at UBC, Daniel completed a BA in Anthropology at McGill University, with a focus on Archaeology and Classics. He is also a certified Library Technician.
Current Roles and Responsibilities
In his current role, Daniel assists with the daily operation of CLC, working alongside student-staff and program management. He is responsible for student scheduling, payroll, maintaining CLC spaces and equipment, and facilitating room-bookings. He also assists with student on-boarding and training.
Contact
Phone: 604 827 5949
Email: daniel.murphy@ubc.ca