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The Periódico Unión Cívica Collection: From Dictatorship to Democracy in the Dominican Republic

Today we are highlighting a new and exciting collection on Open Collections. The Periódico Unión Cívica collection is a rare Spanish-language periodical that offers rich insights into the politics of the Dominican Republic in the immediate aftermath of the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship. Physical copies of this newspaper are also held at the National Archives of […]

Get started with cIRcle: Green Open Access

Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash Have you recently published a paper, or are you planning to submit a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal? Many publishers allow authors to deposit a version of work into their institution’s repository. Green open access, or self-archiving in an institutional repository like cIRcle, provides authors with an […]

Rice: Far more than a simple grain – New display at the Asian Library

How often do you eat rice in your meals? If you asked people from Asian cultures this question, many would likely say, “Countless times!” In East Asian and South Asian cultures, rice represents far more than a simple grain, deeply influencing people’s …

Crane Library Part 2: Accessibility, Technology, and Innovation

This post explores multiple creative new technologies for the blind you can read about in Open Collections, some of which were developed by UBC students, professors, or alumni.

Explore cIRcle: Undergraduate Research Projects in Environmental Science

UBC Pacific Spirit Park © Philip Jeffrey CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ENVR 400 Community Project in Environmental Science is a project-based course in UBC’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric sciences. This course gives students the opportunity to work hands-on with community organizations on an environmental science project, gaining collaborative field experience and producing valuable research […]

«Emigrante» Italian Migrant Stories: Memories and Secrets around the Table  

An introduction to the new «Emigrante» collection on Open Collections

Explore cIRcle: Open Educational Resources (OER)

Integral Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences by Tsopméné, Paul, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Queer Geography Dictionary by Sloan Morgan, Onyx and Nassim Zand Dizari, CC BY-NC 4.0. Open educational resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available for others to use, adapt, and share. UBC has an ongoing commitment to OER as […]

Service Update: New Ask Us Contact Form

Effective today, the UBC Library Ask Us website provides students, staff, faculty, alumni and guests with FAQs and a new form to report online access issues and engage with our team. 

Library employees are encouraged to report online access issues …