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University Archives Website Update

By Jacky Lai on February 27, 2026

The University Archives website has recently been updated and content from the previous version is currently being migrated. During this transition, some pages or resources may be temporarily unavailable.
An archived version of the previous website is…

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CPS Access Issues

By ryan regier on February 25, 2026

We are seeing reports of users seeing blocked access to CPS. We are investigating.

Please use the workaround link here – https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=cps&id=674

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Factiva Access Issues – Left at Login Page

By ryan regier on February 24, 2026

Users are unable to access Factiva Journals and left at a Factiva Login Page.

eResources is investigating. In the meantime, please use the Factiva link on the Resource Page which still works – https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details…

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Re-newed in cIRcle: BIRS Workshop Video Recordings

By cIRcle Office on February 24, 2026

Photo courtesy: geralt via Pixabay The Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) holds mathematical workshops at several locations worldwide, and creates video recordings of presentations held during these workshops. BIRS has been a long-standing project partner with cIRcle, collaborating over a decade ago to build an automated deposit feed of these video […]

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Pitchbook – Access Issues

By ryan regier on February 11, 2026

Some users are seeing are ‘’Access not authorized’ error when trying to access Pitchbook and/or re-create their account to access. We are working with Pitchbook to resolve ASAP

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Updates to cIRcle’s File Naming Conventions

By Sonia Comstock on February 10, 2026

Image courtesy of UBC Library Communications and Marketing Introduction The cIRcle Office is happy to announce updates to the cIRcle File Naming Conventions! Consistent and thoughtfully-considered file naming standards facilitate the discovery and long-term preservation of cIRcle items, so the changes made to cIRcle’s File Naming Conventions aim to align with broader best practices. This […]

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Kanopy Blocked Access Issues

By ryan regier on February 3, 2026

Off-Campus Users are currently unable to access Kanopy and see a blank screen with a ‘Closing the window…”

This is an Authentication Issue and being investigated by OpenAthens – https://resource.status.openathens.net/

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