By Sally Taylor on November 29, 2013
Woodward Library has access to two collections of short electronic books (50-120 pages) from Morgan & Claypool Publishers. Our newest purchase is the Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences which covers topics such as biotechnology, cell biology, genomic and molecular medicine, integrated systems physiology and stem cell biology. In addition, we have continued access to […]
By Sally Taylor on October 2, 2013
Embarking on a Systematic, Synthesis, Scoping or Realist Review? Applying for a CIHR grant? Need to know what the search process for locating studies is about? The Systematic Review Search Methodology Workshop may be for you. This 90 minute session will provide an overview of the process for locating relevant studies and recording the methodology. […]
By Sally Taylor on August 29, 2013
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 […]
By Sally Taylor on August 20, 2013
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 […]
By Sally Taylor on February 29, 2012
Join the UBC GIS Users Group for three presentations about the use of GIS in health sciences research. Neighbourhood Environment in Waterloo Region: Patterns of Transportation and Health presented by Josh van Loon Spatial Epidemiology of Lung Cancer in Canada: Examining the Role of Air Pollution and Neighborhood Deprivation presented by Perry Hystad Three Projects […]
By Sally Taylor on January 31, 2012
Please join me for a live, online workshop on Wednesday, February 1st 9:30 – 10:30am. Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database that indexes over 10000 journals and offers powerful search options, including: refining results by subject, author, source, year or country tracking how often an article has been cited and the articles that have […]
By Sally Taylor on January 18, 2012
Thursday, January 17th 9:30 – 10:30am Please join me for a class about Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports! Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database that indexes over 10000 journals and offers powerful search options, including: refining results by subject, author, source, year or country tracking how often an article has been cited […]
By Sally Taylor on October 27, 2011
Catch the last day of events at Open Access week! Events are held in the Lillooet room in IKBLC. 9:00 – 9:55 AM – Copyright and the Classroom: Open Scholarship Solutions to Support Classroom Use of Material 10:00 – 10:20 AM – Investigations into Open Peer Review Models 10:30 – 11:25 AM – From Community […]
By Sally Taylor on October 25, 2011
Workshop on Current Awareness Tools Thursday October 27 12:00 – 1:30pm at Woodward Library, Teaching Lab Save valuable research time! Online research resources offer an array of tools to help you stay current in your field. In this workshop you’ll learn how to set up email alerts and RSS feeds to: be notified when new […]
By Sally Taylor on October 21, 2011
October’s GIS Users Group topic will be History Unmasked with GIS: Politics and agriculture in Victorian Britain presented by Stephen Peplow. Stephen is a PhD candidate in Land and Food Systems. His research includes a fascinating use of GIS and spatial analysis to study 19th century Britain. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25 […]