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Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies Podcasts
The Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWGS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) offer a lecture series on Wednesday afternoons for the fall and winter semesters. This series brings together scholars that focus on issues related to women and the study of gender/sexuality. The series includes post doctoral and visiting scholars, faculty both […]
More Streamed Video
On September 20th, with 11 new videos, Theatre in Video now offers 314 videos, equaling 372 hours of online streaming video. With live television broadcasts of New York productions from the 50s, revivals of classic works and experimental performances from the 60s and 70s, as well as important contemporary performances, Theatre in Video covers a […]
New to the collection: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon
Kindlers Literatur Lexikon is a comprehensive German-language encyclopedia of world literature from antiquity to the present time — “the most important works of all time.” The term ‘literature’ is broadly used; authors and their works represent all fields and disciplines, including mathematics and the natural sciences, medicine, social sciences, law, business, history, art and music, and literature. Kindlers is […]
Interested in Census data?
There has been a lot of coverage in the news recently about the demise of the long-form census. Interested to see what questions are asked on the long census form? You can take a look at the long form questionnaire here. The Census of Canada Profile Tables are good to find information about particular places. […]
Love poetry?
Did you know that UBC Library subscribes to Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry? This resource includes the full-text of almost 250,000 poems as well as poet biographies and audio recordings of some of the works. You can search for history, criticism and commentaries as well. Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/surrealmuse/4757004/
SWK 554 Library Workshop – Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research
This workshop will address developing research and finding material on qualitative methods in social work practice. The workshop will cover: reference materials searching the library catalogue finding articles specialized sources (e.g. annual reviews) finding and using dissertations and theses literature reviews This is a closed workshop for social work students taking SWK 554. To learn […]
RefWorks for Social Work
RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool, sponsored by the UBC Library, and available free-of-charge to UBC faculty, staff, and students. In this hands-on workshop you will create your own personal database in RefWorks, learn how to add references, and use these references when writing a paper, automatically formatting your footnotes and bibliography in the […]
Research Rescue for Women’s and Gender Studies – A Zine
Are you new to UBC and need to know how the library works? Interested in Women’s and Gender Studies research and aren’t sure where to start? Need to have a calm moment before facing your research? The Research Rescue for Women’s and Gender Studies Zine will provide you with a basic introduction to research at […]
New to the Collection – Ask Not
ASK NOT exposes the tangled political battles that led to DADT (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell) and examines the societal shifts that have occurred since its 1993 passage. Since the law’s implementation, more than 12,000 personnel have been discharged including linguists and others whose skills are critical to military operations. In ASK NOT, current and veteran […]
Basics of Library Research in Social Work
Are you new to social work and need to prepare for your courses/research? Have you been in the field for a few years and need a “refresher” in research skills? Are you interested in learning about some of the library “hidden” treasures for social work? This workshop will provide you a “hands-on” opportunity to develop […]
