By antheakm on August 6, 2026
Enjoy the beautiful summer weather with a cool dessert and a good book! Our librarians, staff and student employees have selected some of their favourite reads, all available to borrow from the Asian Library. We hope these recommendations help you find…
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By Katrina Yaskowich on August 6, 2026
The staff at the Digitization Centre provide suggestions and insights into how researchers can learn more about historical crime in BC on UBC Open Collections. Whether you’re interested in crime, cults, legal records or Gold Rush era con-men, this blog post offers researchers a place to start looking when looking into the darker sides of BC’s history.
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By antheakm on August 5, 2026
When you think about how AI and technology might change our world, do you feel excited and optimistic, or confused, anxious, and perhaps even afraid? Either way, you are not alone. The Asian Library’s new display, The Shape of Tomo…
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By Vanessa Choy on July 21, 2026
Stacks © Edna Winti CC BY 2.0 Metadata is known as “data about data,” or descriptive information about an object to help make it discoverable and usable, among many other features. When scholarly material is deposited to cIRcle, the metadata is essential for making that content findable not only within Open Collections, but also on […]
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By Katrina Yaskowich on July 9, 2026
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 […]
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