News

See below for BC ELN's latest news and updates.

BC ELN also produces online newsletters for the overall organization and for individual service areas (e.g. AskAway, Arca, etc.). See the menu at right to explore past issues.

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AskAway Actions & Achievements 2018

May 15, 2019

The AskAway Actions and Achievements 2018 is now available.

This year’s report features:

New Platform, Same Award-Winning Service: AskAway is Moving to LibraryH3lp

May 8, 2019

Burnaby, British Columbia - The British Columbia Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) is pleased to announce that LibraryH3lp has been selected as the new software platform to support AskAway, B.C.’s award-winning post-secondary chat reference service. Beginning May 13, 2019, students, educators, and researchers across the province will be able to access the AskAway service via LibraryH3lp.

Arca Actions & Achievements 2018

May 7, 2019

Arca Actions & Achievements 2018 is now available!

In addition to highlights of the year and a financial breakdown, this year's report shares stories from our Arca community. Read about:

Innovation & Success 2018 Now Available!

March 21, 2019

Image of the cover of the Innovation & Success 2018 Report: A photo of five students looking at a laptop in the library.

We invite you to read about BC ELN’s impact on the post-secondary sector and beyond in the Innovation & Success 2018 report, available at: https://bceln.ca/about/bceln-reports/innovation-success

Latest Legislative Library MARC Records Now Available

January 21, 2019

Provider neutral BC Legislative Library MARC records for September, October & November 2018 are now available for free download on the Legislative Library MARC Records page.

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Points to the Past Webinars Coming Soon

January 8, 2019

Grab a coffee and join us for a 30-minute webinar on Points to the Past!

Points to the Past (pointstothepast.ca) is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, made up of nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content and available barrier-free to all of BC and Yukon.

COPPUL Seeking Executive Director

January 8, 2019

The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) is seeking an Executive Director for an initial three-year term starting August 2019. Applications should be submitted on or before February 4.

See more at: https://coppul.ca/blog/2019/01/coppul-executive-director-search

4th Quarter 2018 BC Open Textbook MARC Records Now Available

December 18, 2018

The 4th Quarter (up to December 12th) 2018 BC Open Textbook MARC records (full sets and additions in AACR2 and RDA) are now available: BC Open Textbook MARC Records

Questions? Contact Sunni Nishimura.

Read the AskAway Chat Box December 2018

December 10, 2018

Dive into AskAway news with the AskAway Chat Box December 2018:

Reaching off-campus and distance students with chat reference
Spotlight on promotion with College of the Rockies Library
Improving AskAway visibility in EBSCO and ProQuest databases
Update on the AskAway software evaluation
And more!

Read the Chat Box December 2018

3rd Quarter 2018 BC Open Textbook MARC Records Now Available

December 10, 2018

The 3rd Quarter (up to September 17th) 2018 BC Open Textbook MARC records (full sets and additions) are now available: BC Open Textbook MARC Records

Questions? Contact Sunni Nishimura.

Over 60 Million Pages of Digitized Canadian Documentary Heritage Soon To Be Available At No Charge

November 20, 2018

CRKN has announced that as of January 1, 2019, 60 million pages of Canadian digital documentary heritage will be available at no charge to users. The Canadiana collections are the largest online collections of early textual Canadiana in the world. The removal of the subscription paywall will allow unimpeded access to this unique historical content for researchers, students, faculty, and all users in Canada and around the world.

Latest Legislative Library MARC Records Now Available

October 29, 2018

Provider neutral BC Legislative Library MARC records for August 2018 are now available for free download on the Legislative Library MARC Records page.

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OutLook OnLine Newsletter: October 2018

October 29, 2018

The latest OutLook OnLine Newsletter is out and it’s jam packed with useful information!

Latest Legislative Library MARC Records Now Available

October 4, 2018

Provider neutral BC Legislative Library MARC records for July 2018 are now available for free download on the Legislative Library MARC Records page.

Questions? Contact:

BC Studies Conference 2019: Call for Proposals

September 25, 2018

Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia
BC Studies Conference, Thompson Rivers University, May 2-4, 2019

Thompson Rivers University is proud to host the international, multidisciplinary BC Studies Conference on the theme of Intersections: Peoples and Places in British Columbia, May 2-4, 2019.

TRU invites proposals for panels and papers on all areas of research on British Columbia, including those that address intersections within and between peoples and places throughout the province.