British Columbia Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Identity area

Identifier

BCIT

Authorized form of name

British Columbia Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

    • BCIT Archives and Special Collections
    • BCIT Archives

    Type

    • University/College

    Contact area

    Cindy McLellan, Archivist Primary contact

    Type

    Address

    Street address

    3700 Willingdon Avenue, BCIT Library, SE14, Room 206

    Locality

    Burnaby

    Region

    BC

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    V5G 3H2

    Telephone

    604-456-1276

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    Email

    Note

    Description area

    History

    Geographical and cultural context

    Mandates/Sources of authority

    Administrative structure

    Records management and collecting policies

    The BCIT Archives and Special Collections acquires records which contain evidence and information about the institution's history, organization, function and structure and special research collections which further the educational aims of the Institute. These include: records created, received and accumulated by the various administrative offices and governing bodies of the BCIT; and groups such as the BCIT Alumni Association, BCIT Student Association and BCIT Faculty and Staff Association.

    Buildings

    Holdings

    Total Volume: ca. 300 m
    Inclusive Dates: 1941-2017 (predominant dates: 1964-1985)

    Finding aids, guides and publications

    Please visit the BCIT Archives database https://atom.lib.bcit.ca/ for finding aids, digitized yearbooks, newsletters and photographs. Contact the BCIT Archivist to make an appointment to view archival materials.

    Access area

    Opening times

    M-F 8:30-4
    Closures over summer and winter holidays.

    Access conditions and requirements

    Accessibility

    Services area

    Research services

    Reproduction services

    Public areas

    Control area

    Description identifier

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    Status

    Revised

    Level of detail

    Full

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Revised October 2009.
    Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov. 11, 2010; May 27, 2012; January 10, 2016.
    Revised by C. McLellan, BCIT Archivist October 24, 2018.

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