Library Research Commons
The UBC Library Research Commons is an interdisciplinary, research-driven learning environment for graduate students that provides research support services by graduate students, for graduate students. It offers workshops and one-to-one assistance with citation management tools; two data analysis tools, for both quantitative and qualitative data; digital scholarship, GIS, and data services. The space includes a Digital Scholarship Lab for research, experimentation, and collaboration as well as a welcoming space, including bookable rooms, for projects and presentations. It is located in the Walter C. Koerner Library on Levels 2, 4, and 5.
UBC Library provides a variety of workshops throughout the year. The workshops can be subject specific (e.g. searching health databases), general awareness (e.g. orientation to the library), or focused on building a scholarly profile (e.g. getting published, scholarly rights). For an updated list of events, please visit the Research Commons.
Events
| Title | Description | Date | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Zotero for Citation Management |
Mon, October 25, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
25 October 2021 - 4:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Open and Equitable Publishing: Get to Know ICER Press! |
Tue, October 26, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
26 October 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| Metadata basics: describing research data |
Tue, October 26, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
26 October 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Introduction to Markdown digital workflows |
Tue, October 26, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
26 October 2021 - 1:00pm | Research Skills |
| Open 101 Workshop |
Tue, October 26, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
26 October 2021 - 2:00pm | Teaching Development |
| OA Myth Busting Workshop |
Wed, October 27, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
27 October 2021 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Systematic and Scoping Review Workshop Series: Getting Started and Structured Searching ONLINE |
Wed, October 27, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
27 October 2021 - 1:00pm | Research Skills |
| UBCO OER Grant Project Showcase |
Thu, October 28, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
28 October 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Teaching Development |
| Introduction to Text Analysis with the Hathi Trust Research Center |
Fri, October 29, 2021 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 October 2021 - 9:30am | Research Skills |
| Creative Commons and Open Licensing in Practice |
Fri, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 October 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Using RefWorks for Citation Management |
Mon, November 1, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
1 November 2021 - 4:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Creating Digital Exhibits: A Survey of Tools |
Tue, November 2, 2021 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
2 November 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Publishing In the Open: A Discussion on Open Access in Canada |
Tue, November 2, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
2 November 2021 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Creative Commons and Copyleft Trolls |
Wed, November 3, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
3 November 2021 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| Open Scholarship in Practice - Faculty Lightning Talks |
Wed, November 3, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
3 November 2021 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| Systematic and Scoping Review Workshop Series: Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature ONLINE |
Wed, November 3, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
3 November 2021 - 1:00pm | Research Skills |
| Basics of Project Management for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences |
Wed, November 3, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
3 November 2021 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| An Introduction to OSF |
Wed, November 3, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
3 November 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Past, Present, and Future: A Conversation on Open Access with Leslie Chan |
Thu, November 4, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
4 November 2021 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Preparing and Preserving Your Research Outputs: Basics and Beyond |
Thu, November 4, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
4 November 2021 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
Pages
Services
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| One-to-One Assistance |
Consultations are available for Citation Management, NVivo, SPSS, R, Digital Scholarship, and GIS. Appointments are available in 30-minute or 1-hour increments. To request an appointment, please complete form. |
Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
Resources
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Thesis Formatting Guides |
Templates and How-to-Guides for Formatting your thesis in PC and MAC |
Academic Support and Success |
| Bookable Project Rooms: Koerner Library Research Commons |
The Research Commons’ in Koerner Library (1958 Main Mall) has several project rooms, bookable through the Library Room Booking System. Groups of two or more UBC graduate students, faculty, or librarians can book these Project Rooms (Rm 454, 456, 496, 499, 553, and 555) in Koerner Library for research-related work. Each Project Room includes whiteboards, touchscreen control an |
Academic Support and Success |
| Open Education Resources, Workshop Materials |
Check out this page for handouts and materials from sessions on citation management, Data Analysis and Management, Literature Reviews, NVivo, R, GitHub, GIS, Dissertation/Thesis Formatting, Copyright, and more. |
Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| Library Orientation for Graduate Students in 30 minutes_Links, Materials |
This library GitHub page , called "Graduate Student Orientation to the Library in 30 minutes" , includes information on library resources and services such as the reseach commons, guides and events as well as links to electronic resources such as databases and open access resources. |
Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |