By Susan Atkey on December 21, 2010
Credo Reference is a giant online reference library that provides access to a selection of reference books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, plus a broad range of subject-specific titles covering everything from literature to history to psychology to geography. In addition to the individual reference works, Credo Reference also adds a unique […]
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By Susan Atkey on December 3, 2010
We are currently trialling the Palgrave MacMillan eBook collection. The collection gives you access to over 4, 500 electronic titles currently published by Palgrave MacMillan. Visit http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1687/ to explore the complete collection. Palgrave MacMillan publishes textbooks, journals, monographs, professional and reference works in eight subject areas: History Language & Linguistics Literature & Performing Arts Political […]
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By Susan Atkey on November 18, 2010
Curious about how to get started with cIRcle, UBC’s Information Repository? Meghan Radomske, Master of Library and Information Studies Candidate and cIRcle Graduate Academic Assistant, will discuss UBC’s digital repository, cIRcle, and the benefits it offers students. cIRcle welcomes high quality scholarly contributions from both graduate and undergraduate students – enabling them to showcase their […]
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By Susan Atkey on November 18, 2010
Upcoming workshop this Tuesday, November 23rd on Copyright Issues and Implications: You’re writing a thesis or a journal article, or preparing to teach your course and you have questions and concerns about copyright and the ethical use of information. Come to this session and learn the basics of Canadian copyright law, apply new learning to […]
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By Susan Atkey on November 15, 2010
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 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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By ellen on October 18, 2010
The library has just acquired the DVD “The Most Dangerous Man in America“. ” “In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to the New York Times, making headlines around the world. [The […]
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By Trish on October 1, 2010
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. […]
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By ellen on September 23, 2010
A new subscription to US government information from Congressional Quarterly is now available. Check it out at http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1682. Included: online subscription to CQ Weekly, floor votes, congressional transcripts, and committee coverage.
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By Trish on August 25, 2010
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 […]
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