About UBC Library Digital Collections and Services
UBC Library Digital Collections and Services provides an overview of the various digital collections and on-line resources created and maintained by the University of British Columbia Library. Collectively they document a diverse range of people and places, activities and events, and serve as an important on-line resource for historians, genealogists, and other researchers, as well as the public at large. They have been grouped into the following categories:
- British Columbia History Digital Collections document aspects of the history of British Columbia represented in the holdings of UBC Library's Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives. The collections contain digitized photographs, audio and video recordings, manuscripts (including correspondence and diaries), newspapers and other publications, and ephemera.
- University of British Columbia Digital Collections are developed and maintained by the University of British Columbia Archives, and include digitized photographs, audio-visual recordings, manuscripts, official University reports, publications, and virtual displays. Together these collections present a record of UBC's growth and development, prominent student and faculty personalities, the evolution of student life, and campus events over the past century.
- Other UBC Library Digital Collections consist of materials held by various branches of the UBC Library, and document various fields of world history and, in some cases, contemporary events. The collections consist of manuscripts, maps and other cartographic materials, artwork, photographs, audio-visual materials, websites, and ephemera.