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Change to service offerings – Thesis Formatting
As of June 30, 2021, UBC Library will no longer offer Thesis Formatting workshops or support. Students are encouraged to explore the many online resources that provide guidance on Thesis Formatting. For templates and FAQs, please visit the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/dissertation-thesis-preparation/style-guides-computer-tools.
Last call for Thesis Formatting workshops and consultations
Join us for the last Thesis Formatting consultations and workshops offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. Even if you are not finishing for a while, now is the time to meet with one of our experts.
Dissertations and theses formatting: strategies for successful submission
Thursday, June 17
12 to 1:30 p.m.
Book a Thesis Formatting consult
This is your chance to bring your own thesis to a one-on-one consult and get tips from experts.
Note: Last Thesis Formatting consults offered on Thursday, June 29, 2021.
News
At its simplest, dryad2dataverse, developed by Paul Lesack (Data/GIS Analyst, UBC Library Research Commons), is a standalone program that automatically harmonizes research data from Dryad into Dataverse. What does this mean for you as a researcher?
Answer: Much of UBC’s research holdings are now available in one place: Scholars Portal Dataverse.
Read the full story
Online resource feature
Celebrate Student Research: Games in Asia
Image credit: Bianca Chu’s thesis journey sugoroku
As part of Celebrate Learning Week and explorASIAN festival, Celebrate Student Research: Games in Asia was successfully held on May 18, 2021. Now you can view the research that was showcased online!
View research showcase
Upcoming workshops
NVivo and CAQDAS support
Catch UBC Library Research Common’s NVivo expert, Amir Michalovich, as guest host on a Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) podcast. Also join him for an NVivo workshop this month.
???? Qualitative Conversations | Episode 26: CAQDAS – Listen on demand
NVivo part 1
Monday, June 21 – 4 to 6 p.m.
NVivo part 2
Monday, June 28 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Learn about Git and GitHub + building websites
Join our Digital Scholarship experts this month to get a handle on Git and GitHub, including how to make websites with GitHub Pages.
Building a website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll
Monday, June 21
1 to 2:30 p.m.
Introduction to Git and GitHub
Monday, June 28
1 to 2:30 p.m.
View the full calendar
Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.
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Open scholarship
Open pedagogies and assignments: using UBC blogs and the UBC wiki to enhance student learning
Wednesday, June 23
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Citation management
Choose the right citation management tool for your research
Thursday, June 24
12 to 1:30 p.m.
Literature reviews
Literature reviews for engineering, forestry, health science, land & food systems, and science
Thursday, June 17
1 to 2 p.m.
Literature reviews for humanities, social sciences, education, and art
Friday, June 25
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Data visualization
Intro to visualization using Tableau
Wednesday, June 30
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)
▸ Upcoming writing workshops for graduate students
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