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Census GIS at next UBC GIS Users Group Meeting

By tombritt on March 20, 2012

Census GIS is the topic for this month’s GIS Users Group meeting.  Tom Brittnacher, the GIS Librarian, will be talking about how to get census data and geographic boundaries out of SimplyMap and Abacus, and into GIS. Wednesday, March 28 3:00 – 4:00 PM Koerner Library, Level 2, Room 216

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JSTOR: Learn More

By Sheryl Adam on March 14, 2012

JSTOR, a key resource in humanities and social sciences, offers short training videos on a number of topics, including advanced search techniques and how to set up alerts for new articles in your area(s) of interest. Most videos are fewer than 5 minutes long. Frequent JSTOR users should definitely have a look.

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Upcoming Workshop: Overview of UBC LIbrary Statistical Databases

By Sheryl Adam on February 7, 2012

The first part of the workshop will consist of an overview of key Canadian, US and international statistical databases available through the UBC Library. You will have the opportunity to work on sample questions and/or your own research questions using the new tools. Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at 10:00AM – 11:30AM Koerner Library Room 217 [...]

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Online Research Collections Feature

Online Research Collections Feature

By Sheryl Adam on February 1, 2012

To mark Black History Month, we feature an extraordinary online collection from Alexander Street Press:   “Black Thought and Culture is a landmark electronic collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major black leaders in North America . . . including  Frederick Douglass and including those of W.E.B. Du Bois, Carter G. Woodson, [...]

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Upcoming Workshop: Current Awareness Tools

By Sheryl Adam on January 15, 2012

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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Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising

By Sheryl Adam on January 11, 2012

In early December, the OECD released a 400 page report, Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising. “In the three decades prior to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic [...]

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Living Books About Life: LiviBL

By Sheryl Adam on November 29, 2011

If you’ve ever wondered about the future of the book, have a look at these: “Living Books About Life is a series of curated, open access books about life — with life understood both philosophically and biologically — which provide a bridge between the humanities and the sciences. Produced by a globally-distributed network of writers [...]

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Database Trial: PsycTHERAPY

Database Trial: PsycTHERAPY

By Sheryl Adam 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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Royal Society Journal Archive now Freely Accessible

By Sheryl Adam 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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Library Workshops for Undergraduates @ Koerner

By Sheryl Adam 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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