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By Sally Taylor on December 11, 2009
In order to create space on the second and third floors of Woodward Library, we are moving a selection of low use monographs to Koerner Library, and serials with online equivalents to off site storage. Low use monographs are books that are at least 20 years old and have not circulated in the past 5 […]
By Katherine Miller on December 8, 2009
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 […]
By Sally Taylor on October 21, 2009
NRC-CISTI in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) has launched PubMed Central Canada, a free archive of life science journals. The launch of the search interface coincided with Open Access Week (October 19-23). This interface will allow users to browse, search and download articles […]
By Katherine Miller on October 9, 2009
As part of the Year of Science Zine-a-Thon contest, Woodward Library is holding a zine making workshop on Monday October 26 at 2 pm in the McKechnie room. Kelly McElroy, MLIS Candidate at SLAIS, GAA at Woodward Library and Zine writer will be leading a workshop on how to create a science zine. For more […]
By Katherine Miller on October 9, 2009
As part of the Year of Science Zine-a-Thon contest, Woodward Library is holding a zine making workshop on Monday October 26 at 2 pm in the McKechnie room. Kelly McElroy, MLIS Candidate at SLAIS, GAA at Woodward Library and Zine writer will be leading a workshop on how to create a science zine. For more […]
By Sally Taylor on September 11, 2009
Fine tune your research skills with the following workshops: September 15: PubMed: the Basics and Beyond September 16: Current Awareness Tools (email alerts & RSS feeds) September 17: RefWorks for the Sciences For details and registration, click on the complete list of workshops in the Life Sciences.
By Sally Taylor on July 22, 2009
In the latest UBC Library Friends newsletter, you can read about our colleague Dean Giustini, Librarian at the Biomedical Branch Library at VGH who was identifed as a 2009 Mover & Shaker by Library Journal. Dean is well known for his Search Principle blog and UBC Health Library wiki. Congratulations Dean!
By Woodward Library on July 22, 2009
On Monday, July 20, Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages launched nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians’ opinions on the issue of copyright. The current copyright legislation was enacted in 2001, and new legislation which will stand the test of time, and also reflect the current technological […]
By Woodward Library on July 22, 2009
On Monday, July 20, Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages launched nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians’ opinions on the issue of copyright. The current copyright legislation was enacted in 2001, and new legislation which will stand the test of time, and also reflect the current technological […]
By Sally Taylor on July 14, 2009
CAB Direct, a key database for agriculture, animal science, conservation, forestry, global health and nutrition has a snazzy new look. The new interface, which is available now and will replace the existing version on September 1, offers a more intuitive search experience. Features include: Simple and advanced search screens. Suggestions for spelling variations. The ability […]