By cIRcle Office on September 9, 2025
Photo used with permission of the Mine Water Solutions Conference. The fifth Mine Water Solutions (MWS) Conference was held at UBC Vancouver from June 16-18, 2025. Co-organized by the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) and C3 Alliance, this international technical conference brings together experts in the field of mining and water management […]
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By Teddie Brock on August 26, 2025
Photo courtesy: UBC Library Communications and Marketing As my term with cIRcle comes to an end, I have been reflecting on what I’ve learned during my introduction to working in an open access institutional repository. This post is an overview of my contributions to various cIRcle projects and the skills I have developed over the […]
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By Teddie Brock on July 22, 2025
Photo courtesy: Pixabay In a previous post, we shared how cIRcle metadata supports a wide range of characters to provide representation of non-English, multilingual, and non-language content included in UBC graduate theses and dissertations. In this post, we will explain how anyone can use Open Collections to discover UBC graduate theses and dissertations already available […]
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By cIRcle Office on July 8, 2025
Image courtesy of Open Data Watch. CC BY 4.0 Data Discoverability As part of a panel at the Canadian Health Libraries Association conference this June, UBC Research Data Management Librarian, Eugene Barsky, discusses how descriptions of data and persistent identifiers impact the way others find open datasets. View slides from his talk now in cIRcle: […]
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By cIRcle Office on June 19, 2025
Raven and the First Men. Sculpture by Bill Reid. Photograph by Scarlett Sappho. CC BY-SA 2.0 Reflection and Connection June is recognized as Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time offering increased opportunities to learn about and celebrate the history, heritage, and accomplishments of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. As a companion to many […]
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By cIRcle Office on June 3, 2025
Photo used by permission of UBC Equity & Inclusion June is Pride month in Canada– a time dedicated to celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and equal rights advocacy. Research and scholarship centering 2SLGBTQIA+ interests, experiences, and perspectives is an important part of ongoing efforts to enhance the visibility and inclusivity of under- or misrepresented communities and contribute […]
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By Teddie B on May 28, 2025
Photo courtesy of UBC Library Communications and Marketing Hello! My name is Teddie Brock and I am thrilled to be working at cIRcle as the new Digital Repository Research Assistant for the summer 2025 term. I am in my second year of the dual Master of Library and Information Studies and Archival Studies (MASLIS) program […]
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By cIRcle Office on May 13, 2025
Photo courtesy of Pixabay Health Care Providers Influence Vaccine Acceptance “Vaccinations have significantly reduced the mortality and morbidity of many serious infectious diseases worldwide, including coronavirus disease (COVID-19)” affirm the authors of a recent peer-reviewed article in cIRcle. Citing research on the impact of health care provider attitudes toward vaccines on client decision-making, the authors […]
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