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Vancouver board of education may cut up to 40 jobs

Vancouver Sun blog – BC Education Report
Tracy Sherlock
October 9, 2013

The Vancouver School Board is meeting tonight to hear input on a plan that could see as many as 40 jobs lost to pay for the CUPE wage increase.

Senior management at the board of education prepared a savings plan to pay for the support staff collective agreement increase of 3.5 per cent that will not be paid for by the Ministry of Education.

Vancouver schools will need to save $2.43 million this year and $4.25 million for the 2014-15 school year, the plan says.

To view the rest of the blog posting, click here.

Poetry Please! Presentation and poetry workshop

poetry-emailPoetryPlease! 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.

Note: these are member-only events. Don’t miss out. Please make sure your membership is up-to-date.

Library Workshops in October for Graduate Students

laptopTips 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, October 3rd, 5-7pm:  http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4451

Wednesday October 9th, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4463

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.

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/.

Citation Management Using RefWorks:

Wednesday, October 23rd, 3-5pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4292

Citation Management Using Mendeley:

Wednesday October 2nd, 2-4pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4339

Tuesday, October 15th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4291

Citation Management Using Zotero:

Thursday, October 17th, 1-3pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4459

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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.
 
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.
 

Friday, October 18th, 3-430pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4309

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!
 

Monday, October 28th, 12:30 – 2:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4313

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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FIREtalk: Indigenizing the Academy

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission events in Vancouver support reconciliation between Aboriginal people and wider Canadian society. To continue the conversation, Xwi7xwa Library and the Research Commons at Koerner Library invite you to participate in a FIREtalk at the First Nations House of Learning Hall on Oct 23, 4-6 pm.

How can the academy engage Aboriginal and Indigenous knowledge? What are some ways researchers at UBC – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – are using Indigenous methodologies and incorporating Indigenous knowledge?  What challenges arise and how can we address them?  

Be part of the discussion: submit your proposals for a 5-minute presentation by the 7th of October, 2013. Find more information at: http://bit.ly/FTpresent

Interested but don’t want to present? Attend as an audience member and join the discussion after the presentations! To attend without presenting, register at: http://bit.ly/23OctFt

FIREtalks: An interdisciplinary forum for graduate students, by graduate students. Find out more at: http://bit.ly/firetalk

For information about all of our workshops and events, please visit our website here.

The Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable presents Julie Flett, Julie Morstad & Richard Van Camp in Conversation October 19th, 2013

flettmorstad_webJoin us on Saturday October 19, 2013 for a morning of words and imagesentertainment and delight as three rising stars in Canadian children’s publishing talk about their craft.

University Golf Club
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Includes breakfast | Book sales by Kidsbooks | Art sales

Early bird rates end September 30, 2013.

Click here for more information and to register.

www.vclr.ca

Reminder: ‘Orientation to Connect’ TODAY!

This is a reminder for those who are interested in participating in the “Orientation to Connect” training session. This is the last one offered by ETS in September. It is scheduled for EDCP members, but everyone is welcome. 
 
Time: September 25th, 10:00-11:30am
Location: Scarfe, room 1008