University of British Columbia Library
Digital Collections
The following list provides a brief overview of digital initiatives undertaken or in development at the UBC Library. Projects involving graphic material have utilized the Library’s digital asset management software, ContentDM while various publications have been made available as searchable PDF files. Some of these initiatives have been developed solely by the UBC Library while others have been undertaken with campus partners or other organizations external to the University.
Archival Inventories- Detailed listings for University of British Columbia Archives' holdings are available on-line. Arranged alphabetically by fonds or collection title, these inventories or finding aids provide detailed access to the Archives’ textual material. Similarly, Rare Books and Special Collections finding aids are also available on-line.
Bookplate Collection (Rare Books and Special Collections)- UBC Library's Rare Books and Special Collections has digitized examples of bookplates from books and book collections held by RBSC.
British
Columbia History Digital Collections- This website consists of an inventory of digital collections about British Columbia history. The inventory currently includes approximately 100 digital historical resources in a variety of formats and content types. The types of content include photographs, letters, newspapers, diaries, books, and ephemera. The digital collections are variously organized into searchable/browseable databases, virtual exhibitions, and image galleries. Most of the collections are developed and maintained by BC museums, libraries, and archives.
- British
Columbia Newspaper Index
- Under construction.
British
Columbia Reports- The British Columbia Reports is a law report series that was first published in 1884, with judgments dating back to 1867. The series ceased publication in 1948. The Reports, as a body of work, contains important social and legal history of this province, in addition to charting the development of British Columbia law through the course of its publishing history. This is an important resource for legal researchers, historians, genealogists, and British Columbians in general, due to the fact that it provides a collection of unique primary information on society and individuals living in British Columbia in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
British
Columbia Sheet Music- Collection consists of images and sound files of sheet music about British Columbia, which present a segment of the music, social and local history of the province.
- D-Space (Institutional Repository)
- Under construction.
- E-Journal
Hosting Service
- Under construction. Potential contributors include:
- Rare Books and Special Collections Photograph Collections
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MacMillan
Bloedel Photographs- Photographic images (2,730) documenting the history of MacMillan Bloedel and its predecessor companies (Powell River Company, Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, H.R. MacMillan Export Company, Ltd., MacMillan & Bloedel, and MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River Company).
Peter
Anderson Photographs- Photographic images (100) that depict Anderson's experiences in the forest industry as well as early logging operations in B.C.
Capilano
Timber Company Photographs- Images from a single photograph album and depict Capilano Timber Company operations, including loggers, logging camps, and views of the Capilano Valley and the Capilano Suspension Bridge.
Fisherman
Publishing Society Photographs- The photographs (4,000) document all aspects of the fishing industry, as well as some non-fishing labour events in B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
- Saga
(Centre for Studies in Autobiography, Gender and Age) Document Collection
- Under construction
University
Archives Photograph Collection- Photographic images (33,655) dating from the origins of the University to the present day that provide a visual record of UBC's growth and development, student life, and campus events over most of the past century.
UBC
Point Grey Campus Site Selection and Early Development Documents (1910-1925)- Although originally selected as the site for the University of British Columbia well before its opening in 1915, the University did not open its doors at Point Grey until September 1925. These select documents outline the processes for selecting the University site and the competition for the design of the campus, opening ceremonies and a description of the early campus buildings.
- University of British Columbia Senate Minutes
- Composed of appointed and elected individuals the University of British Columbia Senate oversees the academic governance of the University. Senate responsibilities include the provision and granting of degrees, including honorary degrees; making recommendations to the Board of Governors regarding the establishment or discontinuance of any faculty, department, or course of instruction; the awarding of fellowships, scholarships, bursaries and prizes; the creation of rules and regulations for the management and conduct of the library; and the publication of the University Calendar. Minutes of the UBC Senate meetings for the period 1915-1991 are available in PDF form.
University
of British Columbia President’s Reports- Beginning in 1929, UBC presidents issued annual reports that provided an overview of major developments at the University of British Columbia. The annual reports continued until 1985, when they were replaced for a period by documents that focussed on specific and strategic areas. The more general reports were reintroduced in 1998.
University of British Columbia Digitized Publications- The UBC Digitized Publications Project provides on-line access to scanned and searchable electronic copies of three of the University's primary publications: Alumni Chronicle, The Ubyssey and UBC Reports. Also included is the Science Undergraduate Society's newspaper The 432. Collectively they include over 53,000 pages that chronicle the historical evolution of the University. Using full-text searching the publications may be searched individually or collectively using dtSearch software.
University
of British Columbia University Librarian's Report to Senate- Since 1920, the UBC University Librarian has prepared an annual report for Senate that chronicles the major developments and challenges within the organization.