UBC Library teaches over 1,400 classes and workshops to over 30,000 students and faculty each year as part of its instructional program. In addition to our extensive in-class and computer lab classes, we will be offering on online workshop series in mid-September to get you ready for research.

Upcoming online workshops include:

• Introduction to the Web of Science (Mon Sep 13 4:30-5:30 PM)
• Introduction to Health Sciences databases on EbscoHost: CINAHL and PsycINFO (Tue Sep 14 4:30-5:30 PM)
• Introduction to PubMed (Wed Sep 15 4:30-5:30 PM)
• Getting Started at UBC Library (Thu Sep 16 4:30-5:30 PM)
• Google & Google Scholar (Fri Sep 17 4:30-5:30 PM)

To register for any or all of these workshops go to:  http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/38

For more information on how to prepare for an online class, see: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id=810

Check out the Library’s full workshop calendar at: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/calendar/

UBC Library is beginning the transition to EZproxy as the primary method for authentication to library resources from off campus. Our electronic resource knowledge base is now accessible remotely via a single simple authentication step; there is no need to install software or configure your browser.  Because users connecting from health authorities often experience  significant challenges in authenticating owing to network/workstation security settings, EZproxy access to health sciences resources is available in advance of the full EZproxy implementation, which is expected to take place later this spring. 

We have created a temporary access page, which we hope includes EZproxy links to most of the resources of particular interest to hospital-based users. From this page, click the EZproxy link beside the resource of your choice, and use either your Campus-Wide Login (CWL) or UBC library card barcode/PIN to authenticate. You should need to enter your credentials only once. Instructions for reporting problems are at the right of the web page. If you have questions about this service, or if you would like another resource added to this list, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We expect the EZproxy service to be available to all UBC Library users by May 31, 2010. At that time EZproxy will be fully integrated with all library systems and this temporary access page and list will no longer be necessary. Our old library proxy service will also be decommissioned at this time, so we do recommend hospital-based researchers make the transition to EZproxy soon.

There are several sources of streaming videos on health-related topics available to you.  Two of these resources available through the UBC Library are the :

Concept Media Streaming Video Collection

http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1565

and

Bates: A Visual Guide to Physical Examination, 4th Edition

http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1282

On Saturday, March 27 at 8:30pm (local time), people all over the world will show their support for the planet by turning off their lights for one hour.

You can participate by simply switching off the light, adding your name to the Supporters’ Map or creating a Virtual Lantern or Light Switch! To learn more, visit the Earth Hour web site at http://www.earthhour.org

If that sounds challenging, take a look at the plans for the islands of Tuvalu and the Galapagos and Victoria Falls.

If you’re interested in reading materials, check out the new books at UBC Library on climate change and global warming.

There’s an elephant in the library. This slogan refers to HathiTrust, a shared repository of digitized books. Over 5 million books are in the repository and it is growing everyday.  The books are both scanned and machine transcribed (optical character recognition) so it is possible to search every word in every book – all in one search.  That’s a lot of words.   Say 200 billion.

Sometimes I find it more useful to search a limited collection of books. This week I created a collection called Trees of Hawaii. First I created a guest account at the University of Michigan. Very easy. Then I started searching the HathiTrust catalog for books of possible interest. As I found them, I put them into my collection. A collection can be either private or public. Finally I searched my collection for the word Reynoldsia. Now I know which of the books in my collection mention Reynoldsia and on which pages. Sometimes the full text of the book is available and I can read all about it online. Sometimes not. But I certainly know which books to pursue. Thanks Elephant!

This book is at http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015048991361
If you would like help creating an account, please contact Lee Ann at 822-3609.

Three grey lit ‘how to search’ documents

Grey literature – UBC Health Library Wiki

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Finding the Hard to Finds: Searching for Grey (Gray) Literature 2010

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UBC Library: Subject Page – Searching for Grey Literature

What format is most useful? Dean

Learn how to find theses and dissertations written by students at universities around the world. Online class on Friday February 26th at 11:00-11:45 AM.

This session is offered online. Please see: How to Prepare for an Online Class

1) Please register here:  http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/934

2) Click on the following link to join the class:  http://67.202.226.156/launcher.cgi?room=theses

If you need help once the class has started, please phone 604.822.4440

Help us plan your space – Tell us what is important to you!

Click here to access  the short survey.

Not coming out to Point Grey Campus during the Mid-term Break?  Consider attending online library workshops put on by the Life Sciences Librarians between Feb 16-26.

CINAHL, the new Pubmed, Web of Science, Current Awareness tools, Finding Theses, Refworks and more are being offered.

For more details and to register go to:  http://tinyurl.com/libraryworkshops.

Are you curious about PubMed but never had a chance to try it out?  Or are you an avid user but haven’t found the time to explore the redesigned search interface?

Come to the online library workshop for some tips on using PubMed’s most popular features to retrieve the best search results!  The workshop will be held Monday, December 14^th from 12:00-1:00pm. 

Click here to register.

This workshop will be held ONLINE using Wimba Classroom. To participate, you will need speakers or a headset. A microphone is optional.  After registering, we’ll contact you with additional information for joining the session. More information about online classes.