BC Nursing Leadership Institute: program evaluation report in cIRcle!

Background:

The first BC NLI pilot was conducted in March 2005 with 25 first-line nurse leaders. Successful evaluation outcomes resulted in 13 additional sessions between March 2006 and March 2010: three sessions annually with an average of 35-40 first-line nurse leaders in attendance.

Based upon the four major components of the BC NLI: a) a 4-day residential workshop, b) mentoring supports at practice sites, c) year-long leadership projects at practice sites, and d) an online knowledge network with a discussion forum, resources, and a facilitator or knowledge broker (KB).

What you’ll discover in this report:

• Executive Summary

• Key Outcomes

• Notable Findings and Implication

• Key Recommendations

To access and/or download this program evaluation report, click here or visit cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30743.

UBC Dentistry Research Day 2011 is on Tuesday, January 25th!

This day highlight[s] the research being done by several members of UBC’s ELDERS (Elders Link with Dental Education, Research and Service) Group, a multidisciplinary team which draws on expertise from many faculties.

The Faculty of Dentistry is honoured to include presentations on this pressing concern from a diverse and complementary group of full-time faculty, along with Dr. Lynn Beattie and Hamber Visiting Professor Dr. Asuman Kiyak. Beattie is professor emeritus, UBC Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, and Kiyak is professor and director of the Institute on Aging at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Click here for Event FAQs and Schedule of Events (PDF).  For more information, please contact Alison Kovacs at akovacs@interchange.ubc.ca or 604 827-5220.

Curious about Dentistry research in cIRcle? Check out these examples and more:

Effect of Biotene® Oralbalance moisturizing liquid and MouthKote® oral moisturizer spray on human enamel measured by quantitative light-induced fluorescence method http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29541

Human masseter motor unit behavior http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30673

Quality assurance and dental hygiene care in British Columbia http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18666

Above excerpt text and image is courtesy of UBC Dentistry – The Faculty of Dentistry at The University of British Columbia’s website.

Webcasts of UBC presentations are available in cIRcle:

1.      “The “Funding Agency Panel: Opening up Access” recorded webcast is available online at: http://142.150.98.64/OISE/20101018-120110-1/rnh.htm

2.       The “Developing the Cycling Route Planner” (http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30129) (an interactive trip bike route planner) by 2010 UBC Library Innovative Dissemination of Research Award recipient, Dr. Michael Brauer, was created because: 1) “the user community asked for this” and 2) “innovation is fun!”

3.       “Open Research Data” (http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30095)  was an engaging session presented by Heather Piwowar, DataONE postdoc with Dryad and NESCent, UBC and who is also known as @researchremix if you are following us/cIRcle on Twitter!

4.       Learning about the UBC Wiki (http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30094): it went live in 2009; has received over 2,018,521 page views; and it is labeled as “Gardening the Wiki” since it is a growing open access tool used for and by the UBC community to create, store, and share, for example, course related information and other UBC resources.

5.       David Eaves, an expert in public policy, open government and open source methodologies, presented a riveting presentation (http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30133) on the importance and rise of the open government in our digital age. He also touched on how universities’ faculty and students could benefit from open government data research and opportunities as they relate to the increasing open access movement.

6.       UBC’s John Willinsky and two other distinguished OA advocates shared a lively panel discussion about scholarly rights and responsibilities. Be sure to watch the recorded webcast in cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30132.

7.       Last, but not least by any means, the recorded Keynote event webcast, “The Case for Open Data and eScience” (http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30130) by G. Sayeed Choudhury, John Hopkins University.

Quick Open Access Week 2010  Facts:

@ Open Access Week (OAW) 2010 – marked the 4^th international OA event – held October 18-24, 2010

@ UBC Library invited its research and academic community to attend and/or participate

@ UBC & UBC Okanagan campuses hosted 23 OAW event sessions in October 2010

@ OA event sessions consisted of: discussion forums, lectures, seminars, workshops, and symposia

@ OA topics and timely issues presented and discussed from across different disciplines and from a

variety of perspectives (academic to governmental standpoints, etc.)

Global Open Access 2010 highlights:

1.       30 research institutions (such as Concordia University) adopted green OA mandates for faculty research articles in 2010

2.       77 schools considering or drafting OA policies per the SPARC Campus Open Access Policies (COAP) project

3.       5,936 peer-reviewed journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

4.       During an average week in 2010, 10 new OA repositories were launched and 115,000+ new items in the OA repositories global network.

5.       PubMed Central Canada was officially launched as a joint project of the National Research Council’s Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the US National Library of Medicine.

6.       Canada’s National Research Council announced the first steps toward a Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL) – joint project of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

7.        SFU has signed to COPE (Compact for Open Access Equity), partner to the larger Public Knowledge Project (OA journal and monograph hosting) in BC.

Above image is courtesy of the Open Access Week (openaccessweek.org) website.

Unless otherwise identified, most of the sources listed above are courtesy of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #153 by Peter Suber published online on January 2, 2011.

The 10th Canadian Summer School on Quantum Information on Quantum Algorithms, Computational Models, and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics was held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, July 17-30, 2010. (see http://qi10.ca)

Quantum Information Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field of information science and quantum mechanics. The field explores questions of fundamental importance to information science and quantum mechanics. The developments in this field have far reaching consequences for areas outside the field. This summer school, following the tradition of previous summer schools, aims to train young researchers in Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics, and provide them with an entry point into this exciting field.

This summer school emphasized quantum algorithms and models of quantum computation, with particular attention to mathematical methods. The topics covered are quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, adiabatic quantum computation, topological quantum computation, measurement based quantum computation, classical simulation of quantum systems. This summer school also featured advanced topics such as foundations of quantum mechanics and graph theory in quantum information.

To view these quantum information science items available in cIRcle, visit this new collection in cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/29055.

For more information about this exciting field in the world of science, please visit http://qi10.ca/summerschool/index.html.

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The Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWGS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) offer a lecture series on Wednesday afternoons for the fall and winter semesters. This series brings together scholars that focus on issues related to women and the study of gender/sexuality. The series includes post doctoral and visiting scholars, faculty both from CWGS and additional departments who are engaging in research that is relevant to the mission of the centre. In collaboration with CWGS and the Women’s and Gender Studies Librarian, the lecture series is being recorded and offered to the public as podcasts. For more information about the lecture series, go to the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies.

Some cIRcle statistical information highlights:

CWGS Lecture Series: Podcasts and Notes

– 173 total views since July 2010 to date

The Legacy of the Maoist Gender Project in Contemporary China: A Feminist Research on Women’s Oral Life Narratives

— 115 views since September 2010 to date

— Top country views include Korea, Australia, Russian Federation, Burkina Faso, Germany, United Kingdom, Israel and more

More CWGS lecture podcasts and video recordings are coming soon. Stay tuned via cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/26856.

Above excerpt in italics and image is courtesy of: Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies website.

IGH Resources is now available in cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository!

What is IGH?

• Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)

• Supports research that addresses how sex and gender influence health

• One of the thirteen virtual institutes that make up the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

• Comprised of researchers, scientists, community groups, and individuals from around the world who share an interest in Gender and Health issues

Every health interaction and behaviour is influenced by gender, and we need to understand the unique healthcare needs of men and women, girls and boys. The gender gap is an important research issue. Men continue to die at a younger age, compared with women, while women experience a heavier burden of chronic illness. Why this occurs is not fully understood. There is emerging evidence that there may be many important ways in which sex and gender influence health that, if better understood, could inform interventions and programs designed to improve the health and well being of all people.

With more IGH resources coming soon, view a sample of recent IGH resources now available in cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/27008.

For more information about IGH, visit the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and IGH website at: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/8677.html.

Above excerpt is courtesy of the CIHR-IGH website and above image is courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.

Celebrate Learning is a week-long initiative held each autumn. The event seeks to honour and celebrate teaching and learning across UBC Vancouver, and to highlight and promote student learning and development opportunities.

Some Celebrate Learning Week trivia… Did you know?

• In 2008, UBC community organized more than 60 events from a concert series by the School of Music to a symposium on UBC’s participation during the Beijing Summer Olympics.
• In 2009, there were almost 70 events submitted for Celebrate Learning. There were panel discussions on e-portfolios, a student-led workshops on resume building, a special lecture by an award winning documentary filmmaker just to name a few.
• In 2010, a student workshop called, “cIRcle and the Student Experience: How Students can use UBC’s Information Repository to advance their Academic Careers” will be presented on Friday, October 29th, 1:30PM – 2:30PM, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (3rd Floor). See below cIRcle student workshop description:

“Curious about how to get started with cIRcle? Meghan Radomske, Master of Library and Information Studies Candidate and cIRcle Student Librarian, will discuss UBC’s digital repository, cIRcle, and the benefits it offers students in particular. cIRcle welcomes high quality scholarly contributions from both graduate and undergraduate students—enabling them to showcase their work and establish their academic online identities. If you are a student interested in submitting non-thesis work to cIRcle, join us on Friday, October 29th to discuss the opportunities cIRcle provides you!”

For more information about these and other Celebrate Learning Week 2010 events, check out the complete 2010 Celebrate Learning Schedule. Don’t miss out on learning something new and exciting during this special week — no doubt you’ll be glad you did!

Top image is courtesy of Flickr: UBC Library Graphics Photostream.  Bottom image and some of the above excerpt text is courtesy of Celebrate Learning Week 2010 website – http://celebratelearning.ubc.ca/.

OA Sessions* for Today – Friday, October 22nd:

KEYNOTE EVENT:

The Case for Open Data and eScience – Establishing a University Data Management Program at Johns Hopkins (A Joint Open Access Week/BC Research Libraries Group Lecture Series Event) @ 9:30-11:00am (Location: Dodson Room, IKBLC)

Student Advocacy for Open Access at UBC and Beyond @ 1:00-2:00pm

Closing Reception & Remarks by David Farrar, Provost and Vice President Academic, UBC @ 2:00-3:30pm

Click here to see OA Week schedule at UBC Vancouver & UBC Okanagan.

Enjoyed the OA sessions at UBC? We’d like to hear from you at ubc-oaweek@interchange.ubc.ca.

* Unless otherwise noted, all OA sessions held at UBC Vancouver are located in the Lillooet Room – 3rd floor – Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

OA Sessions* for Today – Thursday, October 21st:

What Bill C-32 Means to Educators: What Can We Do? @ 10:30am-12:00pm

Digital Tattoo Student Workshop: Managing Your Rights as an Information Creator and Consumer @ 1:30-3:00pm

Coming out of your silo: Leveraging cIRcle to increase your academic impact @ 3:00-4:30pm

Click here to see OA Week schedule at UBC Vancouver & UBC Okanagan.

Enjoying the OA sessions at UBC so far?  If so, email us at ubc-oaweek@interchange.ubc.ca.

* Unless otherwise noted, all OA sessions held at UBC Vancouver are located in the Lillooet Room – 3rd floor – Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.