Social media posts about the UBC Library Research Commons will now appear on the main UBC Library channels. Follow the UBC Library Research Commons at:
Newsletters | Research Commons (ubc.ca)

Upcoming highlights

Confirm rules around copyright

Unsure if your thesis complies with copyright rules? Need clarity on laws around the works you are citing? Join expert Copyright Librarian Stephanie Savage for answers to these questions.

 Copyright for graduate students

Monday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Digital Humanities scholars, learn about Compute Canada

Discover what Compute Canada has to improve your research in the Digital Humanities.

 Intro to Compute Canada for Humanities and Social Sciences researchers

Wednesday, July 21 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Increase your core skills in Digital Scholarship

Learn Unix and Docker this month.

Introduction to the Unix Shell

Monday, July 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Introduction to Docker

Wednesday, July 28 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Learn how easy it is to track your citations

From easily citing articles you find online to automatically citing in Word, let us show you how.

Using Zotero for citation management

Thursday, July 15 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Choose the right citation management tool for your research

Thursday, July 29 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Learn why NVivo is a cornerstone in research

Part 1 and 2 both coming up!

 NVivo part 2: classification and datasets

Thursday, July 15 from 12 to 2 p.m. or Wednesday, July 28 from 4 to 6 p.m.

 NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo

Monday, July 26 from 4 to 6 p.m.             

Learn the secrets of good systematic and scoping reviews

Check out this series of workshops led by Librarian experts.

 Getting started and structured searching

Wednesday, July 14 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.

Translating database searches and finding grey literature

Wednesday, July 21 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.

Tools, screening criteria, and appraisal

Wednesday, July 28 from 1 to 2:45 p.m.

Data mean nothing, until understood by others

Learn how to visualize your data, so others will more easily understand your research.

Basics of data visualization

Friday, July 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

 Visualization with R

Friday, July 30 from 12 to 2 p.m.

Literature reviews, but better

Why struggle on your own with your Literature Reviews when this hour spent with Librarian experts can turn things around.

Literature reviews for Engineering, Forestry, Health Science, Land & Food Systems, and Science

Wednesday, July 21 from 10 to 11 a.m.

View the full calendar

Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.

View calendar

Special topics in Digital Scholarship

Introduction to blockchain research skills

Monday, July 26 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)

▸ Upcoming writing workshops for graduate students

Book a one-on-one consultation

For subjects such as:

▸ NVivo, R

▸ GitHub, Docker, Unix

▸ GIS, APIs, OSF

▸ Citation management

…+ lots more

 

Workshop materials

Self-directed learning resources for:

▸ Core skills – such as APIs and GitHub

▸ Data analysis and management

▸ Geographic information systems (GIS)

▸ Thesis formatting

…just to name a few