UBC is suspending classes on September 18th so that faculty, students and staff can participate in the National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada that begins in Vancouver that day and lasts until September 21. This is a significant event. UBC is participating in many ways. You can see a list of […]
Registration: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/series/85 Or under “Workshops & Events” on the UBC Library Website http://library.ubc.ca Unless otherwise noted all workshops take place in Woodward Library Computer Lab (Room B25) Introduction to Searching Pubmed Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 12:00PM – 1:00PM Pubmed is a free interface to Medline, which is the premier database for the health sciences. […]
The Library has a trial to the Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences, a collection of short (50-120 pages) electronic books (referred to as “lectures”) that synthesize a topic in the biomedical/life sciences. The lectures are published by Morgan & Claypool and are grouped in series, each having an editor prominent in the field. Sample […]
CTLT and UBC Library Connect, Course Reserves and Copyright Full Day Drop-In Support When: August 29, 2013 10-4pm Where: Irving K Barber Learning Centre – Seminar Room 2.22A Are you struggling with a particular feature(s) of Connect, want a quick recap or just need to discuss the structure of your course materials? Do you need […]
Courtesy of MAA: Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon finished drawing what some describe as “the world’s longest straight line.” Actually two straight lines, it forms parts of the boundaries between the U.S. states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. More information about: Mason-Dixon Line Image credits – http://www.flickr.com/photos/padraics_travels/