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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerful searching with Regular Expressions |
Tue, August 3, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
3 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Research Skills |
| Geocoding & Web Mapping with Python |
Thu, August 5, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
5 August 2021 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Using RefWorks for Citation Management |
Thu, August 5, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
5 August 2021 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Understanding Spatial Data: Map Projections |
Fri, August 6, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
6 August 2021 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Build and customize a website with Jekyll |
Fri, August 6, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
6 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Community and Network Building |
| Visualizing Data in ArcGIS Online |
Mon, August 9, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
9 August 2021 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Introduction to Web Scraping with Python |
Mon, August 9, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
9 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| GIS Data Normalization and Classification |
Tue, August 10, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
10 August 2021 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Using Mendeley for Citation Management |
Thu, August 12, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
12 August 2021 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Finding, Using, and Creating Open Educational Resources |
Thu, August 12, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
12 August 2021 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Teaching Development, Writing and Communication |
| Introduction to ArcGIS Pro |
Mon, August 16, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
16 August 2021 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Geospatial Analysis & Visualization with Python |
Tue, August 17, 2021 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
17 August 2021 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Research Data Management |
Tue, August 17, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
17 August 2021 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Using Zotero for Citation Management |
Thu, August 19, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
19 August 2021 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Statistical analysis with R |
Thu, August 19, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
19 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Research Skills |
| Creating XML files from Newspapers in Oxygen |
Thu, August 19, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
19 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Research Skills |
| Setting Up a Development Environment |
Mon, August 23, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
23 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Research Skills |
| Advanced Unix Shell usage |
Tue, August 24, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
24 August 2021 - 2:00pm | Research Skills |
| Creating and Managing Your Academic Profile - Profile Tools |
Thu, September 30, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
30 September 2021 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Career Exploration, Community and Network Building |
| 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 |
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 |
*Due to COVID-19, UBC Library branches across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses remain closed until further notice.* |
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 |