Newsletters | Research Commons (ubc.ca)<\/a><\/p>\nChange to service offerings – Thesis Formatting
\nAs 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.
\nLast call for Thesis Formatting workshops and consultations
\nJoin 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.<\/p>\n
Dissertations and theses formatting: strategies for successful submission
\nThursday, June 17
\n12 to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Book a Thesis Formatting consult
\nThis is your chance to bring your own thesis to a one-on-one consult and get tips from experts.<\/p>\n
Note: Last Thesis Formatting consults offered on Thursday, June 29, 2021.<\/p>\n
News<\/p>\n
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?
\nAnswer: Much of UBC\u2019s research holdings are now available in one place: Scholars Portal Dataverse.
\nRead the full story<\/p>\n
Online resource feature
\nCelebrate Student Research: Games in Asia<\/p>\n
Image credit: Bianca Chu’s thesis journey sugoroku
\nAs 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!
\nView research showcase<\/p>\n
Upcoming workshops<\/p>\n
NVivo and CAQDAS support
\nCatch 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.<\/p>\n
???? Qualitative Conversations | Episode 26: CAQDAS – Listen on demand<\/p>\n
NVivo part 1
\nMonday, June 21 – 4 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
NVivo part 2
\nMonday, June 28 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n
Learn about Git and GitHub + building websites
\nJoin our Digital Scholarship experts this month to get a handle on Git and GitHub, including how to make websites with GitHub Pages.<\/p>\n
Building a website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll
\nMonday, June 21
\n1 to 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Introduction to Git and GitHub
\nMonday, June 28
\n1 to 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
View the full calendar<\/p>\n
Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.
\nView calendar<\/p>\n
Open scholarship<\/p>\n
Open pedagogies and assignments: using UBC blogs and the UBC wiki to enhance student learning
\nWednesday, June 23
\n11 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n
Citation management<\/p>\n
Choose the right citation management tool for your research
\nThursday, June 24
\n12 to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Literature reviews<\/p>\n
Literature reviews for engineering, forestry, health science, land & food systems, and science
\nThursday, June 17
\n1 to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Literature reviews for humanities, social sciences, education, and art
\nFriday, June 25
\n10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n
Data visualization<\/p>\n
Intro to visualization using Tableau
\nWednesday, June 30
\n10 to 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)<\/p>\n
\u25b8 Upcoming writing workshops for graduate students<\/p>\n