Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!
Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.
Thursday, September 11th at 9:30am – 11:30am
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5207
Thursday, September 15th at 12:00pm – 2:00pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5174
Thursday, September 25th at 9:30am – 11:30am
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5208
Thursday, September 29th at 12:00pm – 2:00pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5209
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley
Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.
Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.
Citation Management Using Mendeley:
Thursday, September 11th at 1:30pm – 3:30pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5172
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday, September 18th at 1:30pm – 3:30pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5176
Citation Management Using Zotero:
Thursday, September 25th at 1:30pm – 3:30pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5178
Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session:http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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SPSS
Workshop 1- Basic SPSS
Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.
No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop:
Tuesday, September 9th at 12:30pm – 2:30pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5165
Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management
Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.
Tuesday, September 9th at 3:00PM – 5:00PM
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5193
Workshop 3 – Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS
Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!
Tuesday, September 16th at 12:30pm – 2:30pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5256
Workshop 4 – Regression Analysis
Regression analysis is a statistical process for estimating the relationships among variables. We can use regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another. Do you wonder how to do linear and logistic regression analysis with SPSS? Do you want to learn about simple and multivariate regression modeling? Register for the SPSS Regression workshop to get a sense of it all!
Tuesday, September 16th at 3:00pm – 5:00pm
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5168
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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Copyright Workshops and Events
Copyright for the Classroom
September 2, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY.
Have questions about screening films in class, distributing readings to your students, or using someone else’s images in your presentation slides or online course pages? What about your students’ use of copyrighted materials in their assignments and online postings? Come to this workshop to get answers to these questions and more!
Navigating Copyright in the Digital Environment
September 11, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: Neville Scarfe Building, room 308A
Curious about what you can post on a UBC departmental website, personal blog, shared wiki space, or social media platform? This workshop will cover what to keep in mind when using other people’s copyrighted work on publicly available websites.
Copyright for Authors & Creators
September 16, 2014
Tue, September 16, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY.
You’ve finally finished your research and now you’re looking to publish. Just what do you need to know about copyright to make sure your work has the protections you need? This workshop will cover what authors and creators need to know about copyright, giving you a solid knowledge base to build from.
Copyright and Ethics in Scholarly Publishing
September 18, 2014
Thu, September 18, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY.
Have questions about plagiarism and academic integrity? What about “self-plagiarism” and “gift authorship”? This workshop will cover what you need to know to get your work out there ethically while preserving your own rights to it.
Author Rights, Funding Mandates, and Open Access Publishing
September 23, 2014
Tue, September 23, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY.
Curious about managing copyright in academic publishing, locating funder open access policies, and the different options available for open access publishing? Come to this workshop to learn about these topics and more!
Copyright and Conference Presentations
September 30, 2014
Tue, September 30, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY.
Curious about using other people’s figures in your conference presentations? Wondering if presenting a paper at a conference counts as prior publication? Looking for an overview of copyright considerations for conference organizers? Come to this workshop to learn about these topics and more!
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Graduate Student Orientation to the Library
September 8th
Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM
Location: RM217 Koerner Building-Event Facilities & Labs
Description: Are you a graduate student and new to UBC? Would you like to know more about what the library has to offer? This basic workshop will provide you with an overview of some of the key services and resources available to you from the library.
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5099
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Literature Reviews – Great Research Starts Here
September 17th
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Location: Woodward Library Computer Lab – Room B25
Description: 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.
Facilitator(s): Sheryl Adam, Sally Taylor, Katherine Miller, Kevin Lindstrom, Susan Paterson, Brenda Peterson
http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/5118
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Cinema Salons
September 25th
Thursday September 25th @ 12noon in Koerner 216
Don’t miss our new monthly series of screenings from the UBC Library’s feature film collection in Koerner Library. On the last Thursday of every month, join lovers of cinema to view and discuss titles from the Videomatica Collection. The inaugural screening this term will be hosted by Stephen Heatley, Professor of Theatre, onThursday September 25th @ 12noon in Koerner 216 with a screening of Trevor Nunn’s film version of Twelfth Night (1996) with Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, and Ben Kingsley, to coincide with the opening of the Dept of Theatre and Film’s stage version later that day.
“…one of the most engaging romances ever written.” – New York Times
Mark Christensen
Student Coordinator
Koerner Library Research Commons
mark.christensen@ubc.ca
