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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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UBC Theses and Dissertations at Library and Archives Canada

By cIRcle Office on November 18, 2025

Photo courtesy: Paul Joseph / UBC Brand & Marketing It’s now easier to find UBC graduate theses and dissertations online. After years of collaboration, coverage of theses and dissertations held by cIRcle has been significantly expanded in Library and Archive Canada’s (LAC) public Theses Canada portal, which includes items from across nearly 70 Canadian universities. LAC […]

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Open Access Week: Who Owns our Knowledge?

By cIRcle Office on October 20, 2025

Photo courtesy: Hanne Pearce (CC BY-NC 2.0) This year’s Open Access Week theme – “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” – speaks to the rapid and significant disruption underway in the current open access landscape, requiring nuanced discussion in regards to ownership, control, permissions, and equality. Open UBC and UBC Library are offering numerous free events that […]

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Hello from cIRcle’s New Research Assistant!

By Sonia Comstock on October 7, 2025

Image courtesy of Don Erhardt/UBC Brand & Marketing. Hello! My name is Sonia, and I’m the new Digital Repository Research Assistant at cIRcle for the 2025-2026 Winter Term. I am in my third year of the dual Master of Archival Science/Master of Library and Information Studies (MAS/LIS) program at UBC’s School of Information, and I […]

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