By Trish on November 15, 2011
PsycTHERAPY, a new database of streaming videos from the American Psychological Association, is available as a trial until December 9. “[T]he videos provide examples of some of the most renowned therapists in North America working with participants on a host of therapy topics, which when combined with powerful search, clip-making, and playlist capabilities makes this […]
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By Trish on October 26, 2011
The Royal Society (UK) has opened its journal archive to permanent free access. Timed to coincide with Open Access Week, this change provides access to the full text of all papers published more than 70 years ago in Philosophical Transactions, the “word’s first science journal”, and other Society publications. “Treasures in the archive include Isaac […]
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By Trish on October 12, 2011
“History Unmasked with GIS: Politics and agriculture in Victorian Britain” is the topic for October’s GIS Users Group, presented by Stephen Peplow. Stephen is a PhD candidate in Land and Food Systems. His research includes a fascinating use of GIS and spatial analysis to study 19th century Britain. Please note DIFFERENT DAY AND TIME: Tuesday, […]
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By Trish on September 15, 2011
Koerner Library is offering three workshops over the next month especially for undergraduates in humanities and social sciences. Currently, we’re offering two sessions of each: one in the computer lab in Koerner Library and one online. Full details and registration here. Introduction to the Library for Humanities and Social Sciences Students Sept 20th at noon […]
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By Trish on September 9, 2011
Created especially for graduate students, these workshops are open to undergraduates and faculty members as well. Click the links below for a full description of upcoming workshops. Full list of workshops here. Grad Student Orientation to the Library Web of Science/Journal Citation Reports Find the most highly-cited journals in your field. PubMed (Online Workshop) […]
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By Trish on April 1, 2011
A new collection of feminist material from Cuba from 1858-1958. This collection includes such publications as Aspiraciones, the journal for the Club Femenino de Cuba, literary anthologies and government sources. The collection includes memoirs, essays, journals, speeches, and radio broadcasts. To access the Feminism in Cuba, 1858-1958 select the following link: http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1725/
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By Trish on March 21, 2011
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!
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By Trish on January 18, 2011
Save valuable research time! Online research resources offer an array of tools to help you stay current in your field. In this workshop you’ll learn how to set up email alerts and RSS feeds to: be notified when new articles and dissertations are published on your topic receive Table of Contents for the latest issue […]
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By Trish on January 10, 2011
Anything You Want to Be (8 minutes) A biting satire on societal pressures that force women to compromise their individuality and intellectual goals to assume a constantly changing identity of femininity. It Happens to Us (32 minutes) Filmed before the 1973 Roe vs. Wade, United States Supreme Court decision, this film presents personal stories and […]
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By Trish on October 25, 2010
This month, the UBC Library will begin hosting meetings of the newly-rekindled UBC GIS Users Group. This group will be a gathering of students, researchers, faculty and staff on campus who work in some way with, or are interested in, geographical information systems (or science) (GIS). The meetings will be held monthly on the last […]
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