The Power of Names: Exploring Queer Cataloguing Conventions in Libraries
Happy pride! This month’s blog post explores an intersection of 2SLGBTQIA+ pride and the library. We will be looking at some of the ways that bibliographic naming conventions impact the queer community, why these names matter, and what librarians in the UBC community are doing to make naming conventions more equitable. Names are important to […]
Making Space for Neurodivergent Patrons at UBC Library Accessibility Initiatives Happening This Summer
Celia Hagey, EDI Student Librarian at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Each month, will be publishing a blog post about an EDI issue that is relevant to our community at UBC. She shares her first post about this summer project.
The Meditation Walk: Mindfulness and Community Together at UBC
UBC Library will hold meditation walks for members of the community at UBC, the University Neighbourhoods and Musqueam to learn, meditate, and practice self-care together. Join us in February 2024 for these meditation walks.
Digitization of Okanagan Newspaper Digitization Complete
UBCO Library has completed its digitization of Okanagan Newspaper Digitization project.
Digitization of Vancouver Trades and Businesses Digitization Project Complete
The Musuem of Vancouver has completed its Vancouver Trades and Businesses Digitization Project.
Digitization of the Cirkut Panoramas Digitization Program Complete
The Vancouver Public Library (VPL) has completed its digitization of the Cirkut Panoramas Digitization Project.
Digitization of LIVE Biennale of Performance Art: The Early Years Complete
grunt gallery (Visible Art Society) has completed its digitization of LIVE Biennale of Performance Art: The Early Years.
Digitization of the Photographs of British Columbia by George Hunter, RCA Complete
The Canadian Heritage Foundation Photography Foundation has completed digitizing 2000 photographs of BC taken by Canadian photographer George Hunter, RCA.
Digitization of Pender Guy Audio Complete
The Vancouver City Archives has completed the digitization of the Pender Guy Audio and it is now available in the archives.
New Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal takes collaborative approach to Open Access
The DTES RAP provides access to research and research-related materials relevant to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through an easy-to-use public interface.