February 17, 2021
The Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre has completed its digitization of Families on the Coast: K&M Boat Works and the Oikawa Island collection.
The collection’s primary focus is on the Madokoro and Oikawa families who who individually made significant contributions to BC’s fishing industry in the early 1900s, survived the unjust treatment during the Second World War, and returned to the coast in the 1950s.
The digitization of Families on the Coast: K&M Boat Works and the Oikawa Island collection was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2019/2020 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
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February 17, 2021
Vancouver Island University Library has completed part II of its digitization of the Nanaimo Free Press (1874-1928) collection.
Nanaimo is the sixth oldest incorporated municipality in BC and a key site of settler early industry as a mining town. The Nanaimo Free Press saw its first publication in 1874 along with the city’s incorporation. These papers provide primary source material for those interested in politics, labour history, settler-Indigenous relations, social history, economic, infrastructure, and municipal development.
The digitization of the Nanaimo Free Press (1872-1928): Part II was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2019/2020 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
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February 16, 2021
grunt gallery (Visible Art Society) has completed its digitization of LIVE Biennale of Performance Art: The Early Years. The six-week citywide festivals featured a diverse range of styles and individual works. LIVE sought to highlight and broaden audiences to underground cabaret, independent artist collectives, and performance art by Indigenous, Queer, and other minority artists.
The digitization of LIVE Biennale of Performance Art: The Early Years was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program and is hosted on Arca.
For more information about the 2019/2020 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
grunt gallery – LIVE Biennial of Performance Art: The Early Years
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January 20, 2021
The Canadian Heritage Foundation Photography Foundation has completed digitizing 2000 photographs of BC taken by Canadian photographer George Hunter, RCA. The images reflect the industry, culture and landscape of the province from 1950-2010. The digitized negatives and slides are preserved in the CHPF archive, and the images are currently on-line and available to the public.
The Digitization of the Photographs of British Columbia by George Hunter, RCA was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2020/2021 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
Hunter, G. (n.d.). British Columbia: Vancouver – waterfront at night with Harbour Centre and Granville Square Buildings. [photograph] http://digitalcollections.thechpf.com/index.php/Detail/objects/7752
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December 15, 2020
The Vancouver City Archives has completed the digitization of the Pender Guy Audio and it is now available in the archives. Pender Guy ran on Vancouver Co-operative Radio from 1976 to 1981 with its focus on themes surrounding Chinese-Canadian identity.
To read more about the Pender Guy Audio Radio Collective fond, click here. The Pender Guy Audio Radio Collective fonds was digitized with support from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre through its BC History Digitization Program.
For more information about the 2020/2021 BC History Digitization Program Projects, click here.
Pender Guy, CFRO 102.7 fm poster, ca. 1980. Photo by Kristy Waller. Reference code: AM1523-S4-F189 https://www.vancouverarchives.ca/2020/12/03/pender-guy-audio-now-available-online/
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October 14, 2020
The BC History Digitization Program is interested in getting feedback from current and prospective applicants in the form of a survey. We would like to invite you to fill out our survey (approximately 5 minutes) to provide your experiences about the program.
The responses and data from the survey will be used to assess the program and to make appropriate changes and improvements to better support applicants and their projects. Your responses are confidential meaning that any identifying information will not be shared outside of the program team.
To access the survey, please click here (https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vTI7x1QYgR2QN7). If you have any questions, please contact the BCHDP Coordinator, Mimi Lam.
The survey will close on Friday, October 30th @ 5:00 pm PST. Thank you in advance for your time.
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October 14, 2020
The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting applications for project funding. The program, initiated by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support digitization projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more than $2 million of matching funds for more than 250 projects.
In 2020, the program awarded more than $160,000 for 19 projects. The wealth and diversity of unique British Columbia content to be digitized is impressive. The BCHDP will be accepting applications for the 2021/2022 funding year. Applicants can receive up to $15,000 of matching funds for their projects. Multi-year projects are accepted with each successive year going through the adjudication process.
Applications are due by Friday, December 18, 2020 @ 5:00 pm PST. Information about the application process as well as the guidelines and application form are available on the BCHDP website (https://ikblc-16mar2016.sites.olt.ubc.ca/?p=18772). It is highly recommended that applicants consult the Guidelines and Instructions as well as accessing the Application Form because both are updated annually based on feedback from applicants and the program adjudicators.
For more information about the program and to view past projects, please visit the BC History Digitization Programwebsite (https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/).
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July 28, 2020
The Community Scholars Program (CSP) provides BC non-profits and charitable organizations with free access to academic journals and research related to their fields.
Many of the 170,000 non-profits and charitable organizations in Canada are doing critical work on social issues but most have little or no access to academic journals or research unless they are affiliated with a university. CSP provides BC organizations with access to more than 20,000 academic titles at no cost. In addition, the program provides research support, consultations with libraries, communities of practice through workshops and journal clubs.
UBC Library, through the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, joins SFU Library, Vancouver Island University, the University of Northern British Columbia and Thompson Rivers University as a Community Scholars partner to share involvement in the program with their non-profit networks. During UBC’s pilot year sponsorship there will be limited placements available for qualifying organizations that are referred to the program by the UBC. If you have a UBC affiliation and would like to recommend an organization or for more information please contact Kristen Wong (kristen.wong@ubc.ca) or Aleha McCauley (aleha.mccauley@ubc.ca).
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