On February 11, the Asian Library joined the AMS and the Department of Asian Studies in celebrating Lunar New Year 2026 at the Nest. As part of the celebration, we hosted a pop-up library featuring a selection of Great Reads novels, picture books, graphic novels, and language learning materials in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and South […]
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It all takes place March 2 to 11 at UBC. Open Education allows educators to remove barriers to learning by sharing, managing and using education resources such as open textbooks, lesson plans, quizzes, videos, interactive activities and presentations.
On Sunday February 15, the UBC Asian Library welcomed kids and families to campus for Kids Take Over UBC 2026! We welcomed 750 guests between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for crafts, dancing, games, and much more on a sunny Family Day weekend. This year’s theme was Pop of Light – Seasons in Asia in […]
The automated deposit feed was paused in summer 2021 due to limited resourcing, and cIRcle is pleased to share that in collaboration with BIRS and UBC IT, it re-launched in November 2025 with numerous enhancements. The re-launch aligns the workflow with current repository requirements and best practices, including provision of openly available videos of higher quality, and expanded descriptive metadata.
Moving forward, content is received weekly from the Banff site, anticipated to average approximately 1000 presentations across 50 workshops annually. A previously present 6-month deposit delay has been removed, so presentations are made available in cIRcle within weeks (or even days!) of workshop conclusion, providing more immediate access to all. Via cIRcle, this content is indexed widely by various discovery layers and search engines (including Google), extending the reach, discovery, and use of these recordings.
The workflow monitoring has also been enhanced, ensuring smooth operations with responsive interventions as-needed, and that all content is received fulsomely and accurately. The workflow steps have also been streamlined to integrate further with cIRcle’s digital preservation activities, ensuring a sustainable workflow for long-term stewardship.
Future considerations
While only the Banff location is initially included in the re-launched workflow, cIRcle and BIRS will continue to collaborate and identify future opportunities to add additional locations (such as the UBC Okanagan location) to the automated deposit feed.
Should capacity and priorities permit, cIRcle may also explore further descriptive metadata enhancements.
Alternative Outputs
While a large majority of cIRcle’s content is text-based content, cIRcle accepts many non-textual teaching and research outputs, such as lecture and workshop recordings. Explore a sample of alternative research outputs in cIRcle.
If you have any questions about this project or other potential deposits, please contact the cIRcle Office.
LAW LIBRARY level 3: K3585 .G46 2026
S. De Vido, D. Russo & E. Tramontana, eds, Gendering International Legal Responses to Environmental Chronic Emergencies (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026).
LAW LIBRARY level 3: KJE7012 .P37 2025
D. Parashu, The EU Goes Digital: The Digital Services Act, the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Cyber Resilience Act Within the Internal Market's Context (Logos Verlag, 2025).
