September 5th, 2014 by Sheryl Adam | Comments Off on Literature Reviews – Great Research Starts Here
This session is appropriate for students conducting literature reviews in any discipline.
Topics include
… what is a literature review?
… finding the right databases
… search strategies for databases
… finding scholarly articles, theses and dissertations, books, and more
… resources to help you keep track of your research.
There will be plenty of hands-on time for searching, and assistance from the two presenting librarians.
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August 25th, 2014 by allancho | Comments Off on Mexico Fest 2014: Yucatán Exhibit – Popular Art
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Consulado General de México en Vancouver are pleased to bring to UBC campus this unique exhibition from Yucatán, México as part of the city’s celebration of Mexico Fest 2014. Located in Southeastern Mexico, on the north part of the Yucatán Peninsula, Yucatán is bordered by the states of Campeche to the southwest, Quintana Roo to the southeast and the Gulf of Mexico lies off its north coast.
In Yucatan there are more than 150,000 people who in one form or another make their living from Arts and Crafts mostly by participating in their production or comercialization. In a population of 1,900,000 inhabitants, we are looking at almost 8% of the population being dependant on Arts and Crafts. Aside from their economic contribution, this promotes and maintains local culture.
For the Department for Visual Arts of the Ministry for Culture and Yucatan Arts, this exhibition represents an opportunity to share and spread the important work of the Yucatan artisans. Arts and Crafts, embroidery, goldsmithing and wood carving are cultural expressions that significantly contribute to the cultural identity of the people of Yucatan. There is nothing more emblematic about this state than the “hipil” (dress), a “terno” (three piece suit) or woven hammock. The study of these objects helps us better understand the history of Yucatan, its natural resources and above all; the different habits and traditions that make up the everyday lives of these people.
For more information about this exhibition, please contact Allan Cho, Community Engagement Librarian at the UBC Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
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July 27th, 2012 by Sheryl Adam | Comments Off on London Calling: Part One
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, economics, Electronic Resources, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, Miscellaneous, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies | Comments Off on London Calling: Part One
July 20th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Koerner Library Research Commons opens with Thesis Formatting Assistance
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, data, economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, GIS, Government Publications, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, Maps and Atlases, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies, Workshops | Comments Off on Koerner Library Research Commons opens with Thesis Formatting Assistance
July 12th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Koerner Library Reference Desk Move
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, GIS, Government Publications, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, Miscellaneous, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies | Comments Off on Koerner Library Reference Desk Move
March 20th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Census GIS at next UBC GIS Users Group Meeting
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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March 15th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Cyberloafing, and when it’s especially hard to resist
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, Government Publications, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies | Comments Off on Cyberloafing, and when it’s especially hard to resist
March 14th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on JSTOR: Learn More
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.
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, economics, Electronic Resources, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, Government Publications, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Journals, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies, Workshops | Comments Off on JSTOR: Learn More
February 20th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Upcoming Workshop: Data Demystified
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, data, economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, GIS, Government Publications, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies | Comments Off on Upcoming Workshop: Data Demystified
February 14th, 2012 by Trish | Comments Off on Graduate Student Workshops in a Day: Wednesday, February 22
Posted in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Classics, Creative Writing, data, economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, Germanic Studies, GIS, Government Publications, History, Human Kinetics, Italian, Journalism, Journals, Koerner, Latin American Studies, Library, Archival, and Information Studies, Linguistics, Maps and Atlases, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Slavic, Central, and East European Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies, Workshops | Comments Off on Graduate Student Workshops in a Day: Wednesday, February 22
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