March 2011
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Google Book Settlement Rejected
The Google Book Project is an attempt on the part of Google and several libraries in the United States to digitise printed material and make it available to a broad audience. To date Google has digitised 12 million titles, many of them still under copyright protection. Participating libraries (none in Canada) will receive preferential access […]
March UBC GIS Users Group
Open Source GIS is the topic for this month’s UBC GIS Users Group Meeting. Jeff Burton, from GIS and Data Visualization – UBC Records, will be presenting. Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:00 – 5:00 PM Koerner Library Room 216 We hope to see you there!
Why has the Wage Gap between Canadian Men and Women Narrowed?
The article “Why has the gender wage gap narrowed?” , is available in the online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, Spring 2011, Vol. 23, no. 1. (From the abstract) “The gender gap in hourly wages narrowed between the late 1980s and the late 2000s. This article analyses the narrowing wage gap according to the changing characteristics […]
Esri Student Assistantships and Internships
Esri has the following two summer opportunities for students: Esri International User Conference Student Assistantship Program http://www.esri.com/careers/category/esri-uc-assistantship.html Through the Student Assistantship Program, Esri sponsors a number of students to participate in the annual Esri International User Conference. The next conference will take place July 11–15, 2011. If you are a graduate student or fourth-year undergraduate […]
