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How Do File Formats Affect Accessibility & Preservation?

By Sonia Comstock on March 24, 2026

Image courtesy of Margo Yacheshyn / UBCO University Relations To support cIRcle’s mission of open access and long-term preservation, cIRcle’s File Format Guidelines offer recommendations and suggestions on how to create accessible, stable, and usable digital files. Through this resource, we aim to help UBC community members who wish to deposit their works to cIRcle […]

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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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Your Interdisciplinary Web Archive Collaboration

By feedwordpress on February 5, 2018

The BC Research Libraries Group is proud to present “Your Interdisciplinary Web Archive Collaboration” Nick Ruest Digital Assets Librarian, York University Co-Principal Investigator, “The Archives Unleashed Project” (Andrew. W. Mellon Foundation-funded) Co-Principal Investigator, “A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian World Wide Web as a Historical Resource, 1996-2014” (SSHRC grant) Co-Principal Investigator, “Research Platforms and Portals […]

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