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Big Things Happening at KnowBC

Since our online launch in 2001 we have kept the Interactive Encyclopedia of British Columbia up to date. Editor Daniel Francis still combs through the newspapers every morning looking births, deaths, mergers and other developments that affect existing BC entries. In 2008 we completed a thorough review of the entire work. However we are now launched upon a much more sweeping re-development that will improve KnowBC’s standing as British Columbia’s leading online reference. This involves a complete update of the software behind KnowBC, replacing the old hard-coded pages with a state of the art Content Management System (CMS) that will allow enhancemments and additions to occur at a far greater rate than in past. The original encyclopedia will continue to be updated and expanded, but we will also be adding a continuous series of major Pacific Northwest Resources to the KnowBC portal, beginning with two of Harbour Publishing’s most significant publications of the last decade, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes, and The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names. The new website, complete with a new design and improved navigation pages addressed to the needs of students, library members and others, will be online Sept 15. In the mean time we will be reducing our maintenance work on the existing site except for major updates and fixes, so please bear with us!

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Check out the new KnowBC blog, a discussion of everything to do with life in the province by contributors to the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, hosted by Daniel Francis, at www.knowbc.blogspot.com.
 
This project has been supported by the Canadian Studies Program, Canadian Heritage; the opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the the Government of Canada.
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Daniel Francis, Editorial Director, Encyclopedia of British Columbia recaps the hugely successful 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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French Translations: The EBC Learning Layer now features sample articles translated into French.