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Koerner Library Research Commons Workshops November 2013
Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!
Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.
Thursday November 7th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4465
Wednesday November 13th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4466
Tuesday November 19th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4348
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/
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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley
Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.
Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday November 21st, 2:00-4:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/43002
Citation Management Using Mendeley:
Thursday November 14th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4342
Citation Management Using Zotero:
Tuesday, November 12th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4299
Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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SPSS
Workshop 1- Basic SPSS
Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.
No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.
Wednesday, November 6th, 4:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4306
Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management
Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.
Monday, November 18th, 9am-10:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4310
Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS
Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!
Wednesday, October 27th, 1:30-2:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4314
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
Poetry Please! Presentation and Poetry Workshop
The Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable invites you to a lively and informative morning presentation and workshop with acclaimed BC poets Tiffany Stone and Robert Heidbreder on the myriad ways to engage with children through poetry.
In addition, several CWILL BC writers will entertain you with short talks about their recent works—this is a great way to learn about new books for your classroom or library.
Expect to learn a lot, laugh a lot, and enjoy the company of other educators and lovers of books!
PoetryPlease! Tiffany Stone and Robert Heidbreder, two well-known BC children’s poets whose published works include Rainbow Shoes (Kirkus starred review), Floyd the Flamingo and His Flock of Friends, Black and Bittern Was Night (Publishers Weekly starred review) and Crocodiles Play, will take you on a poetic ride. You will listen to poetry, act it out, read it, write your own poems and discover some criteria for choosing and writing poetry with your class.
We will also have a repeat of last year’s extra fun activity—Speed Dating for Lovers . . . of books.
Friday November 22, 2013 at the University Golf Club 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Includes a continental breakfast. Co-sponsored by CWILL.
Early Bird Rates until October 31 Members $40 Non-Members $55 Students $20
To register online or by mail visit our website www.vclr.ca.
UBC colloquium on Atlantic Canadian children’s literature November 20
No registration necessary. Refreshments provided.
Wednesday, November 20, 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm
“Connecting Authors and Readers: Researching and Documenting Atlantic Canadian Books for Youth”
Vivian Howard, Associate Dean Academic and Associate Professor, School of Information Management, Dalhousie University
Location: Dodson Room, Level 3, Chapman Learning Commons, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC
Abstract of the Talk: In their recent history of Canadian children’s illustrated books, Gail Edwards and Judith Saltman observe that “the children’s literature of a nation is a microcosm of that country’s literary and sociocultural values, beliefs, themes, and images, including those of geography, history, and identity.” This lecture will explore the importance of regional Atlantic Canadian children`s literature and the development of Sea Stacks (http://www.seastacks.ca), an authoritative web-based resource featuring information on and about Atlantic Canadian books, authors and illustrators for children and youth. Sea Stacks includes comprehensive annotated bibliographies of primary texts, author and illustrator profiles, videotaped interviews, analysis, and criticism.
This presentation will demonstrate the use of Sea Stacks for research and will conclude with a discussion of the relevance of Ian McKay’s provocative 1994 text The Quest for the Folk: Antimodernism and Cultural Selection in Twentieth-Century Nova Scotia to an analysis of contemporary Nova Scotian picture books.
Biography of the Speaker: Vivian Howard is associate professor in the School of Information Management and Associate Dean Academic of the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University. Her research interests include barriers and motivators for pleasure reading, particularly for young readers; social reading initiatives; and Atlantic Canadian literature for children and teens. She is the editor of the YA Hotline newsletter and is the principal investigator of a research team developing the Sea Stacks website.
Photo credit: www.seastacks.ca
Student Success in First-Year University Physics and Mathematics Courses: Does the high-school attended make a difference?
From our friends in UBC dept of math:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 35 (17):2905-2927; 10.1080/09500693.2012.667168 NOV 1 2013
Science & Engineering Librarian, Eugene Barsky commented, “This paper considers school factors that contribute to a successful transition from high school to first-year university Physics courses at the University of British Columbia by employing a two-level hierarchical model. It is assumed that there is a relationship between student performance and the high school they graduated from. It is shown that school location and type affect student performance: students from public schools in the Metro Vancouver area perform better in first year compared to students from independent schools and schools in distant communities. The study also considers rankings of schools based on student performance in first-year university Physics and Calculus courses. These university-based rankings differ significantly (essentially in reverse order) from the well-known Fraser Institute rankings based on measures internal to high schools.”
Vancouver school board tries to streamline kindergarten registration
Starting Friday, parents should register their child at their local school, even if they intend to attend a choice program like French Immersion or Montessori at another school.
Once registration is completed at the local school, in January, parents will receive an email link to an online registration process for those alternate programs. Parents will sign in and may register their child for up to three choices, which they will rank in preference. The registration period for both in-person and online choices ends Jan. 31.
Read more of the Vancouver Sun article here: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Vancouver+school+board+tries+streamline+kindergarten/9113332/story.html
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