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 14, 2011
JSTOR, “a trusted digital archive of more than one thousand academic journals and one million primary sources”, is a very popular database, especially for research in political science. If you’re a regular JSTOR user, or expect to be one soon, consider attending this webinar tomorrow morning: Learn How to Get the Most from the JSTOR […]
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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 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 March 8, 2011
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 […]
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By Trish on March 2, 2011
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 […]
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By Trish on January 18, 2011
The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary has a new design and new functionality.
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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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