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Food for Fines 2018 runs from October 22 until November 5
Reduce your UBC Library fines by donating non-perishable food items until November 5th.
Meet Eleanore Wellwood, Cataloging and Acquisitions Assistant at UBC Library
Nearing retirement, Eleanore Wellwood is in an interesting position when it comes to reflecting on her time at UBC, especially since that time spans more than fifty years.
Level 4 and part of level 5 of Koerner Library closed for construction until early 2019
This renovation will result in an expanded Research Commons, providing technology rich, inviting spaces integrated with services from across the library and the campus conducive to graduate scholarship and advanced research.
Workshops & Events
Systematic Review Search Methods - 12:00pm
Need to know what the search process for systematic reviews is about? This session will cover: the stages of the systematic review process; framing your research question with tools like PICO; searching Medline and other databases, and the grey literature; and tips for using citation management software for systematic reviews.
Graduate Student Writing Community - 2:00pm
Participating in a writing community can help to keep you motivated whether you are working on your thesis, dissertation or another intensive graduate level writing project.
Join fellow graduate students to work on your writing goals, share best practices and get feedback on your writing (if you wish). Our Graduate Student Writing Communities are facilitated by graduate students from the Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication and the UBC Research Commons and are hosted weekly in Koerner Library. Each meeting will include discussion and focused writing time.
Note: Graduate Student Writing Communities are most beneficial if you commit to participating regularly and are able to attend the weekly meetings for the duration of the term.
SPSS Part 2: Data Management and Bivariate Analysis - 10:00am
Workshop Instructors:
Mohammad and Minjeong
Workshop Description:
SPSS is a user-friendly statistical analysis software that doesn't require you to write any code - SPSS does this for you with just a few clicks.
Effective data management is critical to data display and analysis. Once you are equipped with the skills to manipulate your data, you will be more confident with proceeding to analyze it.
Further to the analysis covered in SPSS (Part 1) - Basic SPSS, this workshop will focus on bivariate analysis.
Register today, and learn how to effectively manage and analyze your data hassle-free.
For more information, please contact research.commons@ubc.ca
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News & Highlights
Food for Fines 2018 runs from October 22 until November 5
Reduce your UBC Library fines by donating non-perishable food items until November 5th.
Meet Eleanore Wellwood, Cataloging and Acquisitions Assistant at UBC Library
Nearing retirement, Eleanore Wellwood is in an interesting position when it comes to reflecting on her time at UBC, especially since that time spans more than fifty years.
Level 4 and part of level 5 of Koerner Library closed for construction until early 2019
This renovation will result in an expanded Research Commons, providing technology rich, inviting spaces integrated with services from across the library and the campus conducive to graduate scholarship and advanced research.