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; and thesis formatting to help students meet UBC’s thesis formatting requirements. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Research Data Management |
Mon, September 28, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
28 September 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Building a website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll |
Mon, September 28, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
28 September 2020 - 1:00pm | Research Skills |
| Library Orientation for Graduate Students |
Mon, September 28, 2020 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
28 September 2020 - 6:00pm | Academic Support and Success |
| First Steps in Data Management Planning |
Tue, September 29, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 September 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Open Pedagogy with Omeka: Creating Digital Exhibits |
Tue, September 29, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 September 2020 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Teaching Development |
| Introduction to the DMP Assistant |
Wed, September 30, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
30 September 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Systematic & Scoping Review Workshop Series: Getting Started and Structured Searching ONLINE |
Wed, September 30, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
30 September 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Re-Introduction to the Data Life Cycle |
Thu, October 1, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
1 October 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool for Your Research |
Thu, October 1, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
1 October 2020 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success |
| RDM Fall Series 2020 Office Hours |
Fri, October 2, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
2 October 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Orientation to the Library for Graduate Students |
Fri, October 2, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
2 October 2020 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success |
| Introduction to Open Science Framework |
Mon, October 5, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
5 October 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Introduction to Docker |
Mon, October 5, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
5 October 2020 - 1:00pm | Research Skills |
| NVivo part 2: classification and datasets |
Mon, October 5, 2020 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
5 October 2020 - 4:00pm | Research Skills |
| Introduction to Data Repositories |
Tue, October 6, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
6 October 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Citation Management for Researchers Using Multilingual Materials |
Tue, October 6, 2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
6 October 2020 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Dataverse as an Institutional Repository |
Wed, October 7, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
7 October 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Systematic & Scoping Review Workshop Series: Translating Database Searches and Finding Grey Literature ONLINE |
Wed, October 7, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
7 October 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Data Discovery and Deposit using FRDR, Geodisy and Globus |
Thu, October 8, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
8 October 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Editing Audio with Audacity |
Thu, October 8, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
8 October 2020 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
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Services
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| One-to-One Assistance |
Consultations are available for Thesis Formatting, Citation Management, NVivo, SPSS, R, 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 |
| Drop-in Advising: Research Ethics |
Get expert answers to your questions about your research ethics application or research ethics in general. Book an online consult with staff from the Office of Research Ethics (BREB) by emailing: Wendy Bond, Research Ethics Coordinator – Compliance & Outreach Office of Research Ethics | VP Research & Innovation |
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 |