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Nanaimo coal mines map
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2021)The Nanaimo Coal Mines Map displays Nanaimo and area coal mines discussed in the Coal Tyee History Project VIUSpace collection. -
BC Digital Library initiative: Radical collaboration toward community infrastructure for Open Access
(BC Digital Library, 2019-01)The idea of the BC Digital Library is to provide a community good by “materializing” infrastructure that enables Open Access to knowledge and stories about and by British Columbia and its people. As an ongoing initiative, ... -
Supplejack Triclops architecture
(2017-12-01)Slides from annual Code4Lib BC unconference (2017). Metadata harvested from multiple jurisdictions and displayed via three different discovery layers. -
Contest of champions: Headless battle (2017)
(2017-11-30)Presentation from the annual Code4Lib BC unconference. Four ebook verification tools go head to head. -
Towards a Cross-Canadian Digital Library Platform
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-07-04) -
A Coal Miner’s History: Mapping Digitized Audio Interviews
(2016-11-16)Presentation from the annual DLFforum (Nov 6-9 2016, Milwaukee). From the published schedule: A Coal Miner’s History: Mapping Digitized Audio Interviews Leveraging skills we developed in an earlier mapping project, the ... -
Shared online institutional research repository interview #3
(Coast FM, 2016-08-02)A three year pilot project is expected to enhance the experience of finding research material online. Dan Sifton, Vancouver Island University's Coordinator of Library Automation and Technical Services, says the repositories ... -
Shared online institutional research repository interview #2
(Coast FM, 2016-08-02)A new shared institutional research repository is expected to be up and running this fall. Coordinator of Library Automation and Technical Services at VIU, Dan Sifton says combining the repositories will save money and ... -
Shared online institutional research repository interview #1
(Coast FM, 2016-08-02)Coordinator of Library Automation and Technical Service at VIU, Dan Sifton explains how student and faculty research at VIU and Royal Roads University will soon be more accessible. -
From the Vaults to the Streets: Mapping Special Collections Content at VIU
(2016-05-17)Presentation from the annual Code4libBC Conference (Nov 27-28 2014, Vancouver). From the published schedule: Using MapBox and geoJSON to showcase historical slides and audio recordings. -
Transforming Technical Services, Opening Knowledge for the Community : A VIU Technical Services Sixer
(2016-05-17)Presentation from the annual Vancouver Island Library Staff Conference (April 29 2016, Victoria). From the published schedule: Over the past few years VIU has been developing new work and skills in their technical services ... -
Contest of Champions: Headless Battle
(2016-05-17)Presentation from the annual Access Conference (Sept 8-10 2015, Toronto). From the published schedule: A URL checker can tell you about a 404 or a redirect, but what happens when your e-resources are telling your users ... -
Putting a sacred cow out to pasture: assessing the removal of fines and reduction of barriers at a small academic library
(Elsevier, 2014)At the beginning of the 2012/13 academic year, Vancouver Island University library removed most fines and made other loans changes to improve access to physical collections. One year later, the changes were assessed using ... -
VIUSpace: Introducing the Library's Showcase for Selected VIU Scholarship & Special Collections
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 5/3/2012)The Library at VIU recently launched VIUSpace to digitally preserve and showcase selected VIU scholarship, together with special collections that represent the unique character of our region. Pilot content to date has ... -
[Book Review] Pirates of the Americas
(Library Journals LLC, 2010-08)Book review of "Pirates of the Americas" by David F. Marley (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010). -
[Book Review] The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems
(Reed Elsevier, Inc., 2010-05-15)Book review of "The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems" by James B. Minahan (Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2009). -
[Book Review] The Definitive Visual History of War: From Bronze-Age Battles to 21st Century Conflicts
(Reed Elsevier, Inc., 2009-09-15)Book review of "The Definitive Visual History of War: From Bronze-Age Battles to 21st Century Conflicts" by Saul David (New York: DK Publishing, 2009). -
[Book Review] Civil rights movement: People and perspectives
(Reed Elsevier, Inc., 2009-09-01)Book review of "Civil Rights Movement: People and Perspectives" edited by Michael Ezra (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2009). -
[Book Review] Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
(Reed Elsevier, Inc., 2009-07)Book review of "Encyclopedia of Race and Crime" by Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon (Los Angeles: Sage, 2009). -
[Book Review] American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia
(Library Journals, LLC, 2009-06-15)Book review of "American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia" by Nate Hendley (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2009).
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