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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation to the Library for Graduate Students |
Tue, January 21, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
21 January 2020 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success |
| Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track |
Wed, January 22, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
22 January 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| R Study Group |
Wed, January 22, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
22 January 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool for Your Research (Beginner) |
Thu, January 23, 2020 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
23 January 2020 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| Thesis Formatting: Tips, tricks, and resources |
Thu, January 23, 2020 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
23 January 2020 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Using Government Publications as Primary Source for Researchers |
Mon, January 27, 2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
27 January 2020 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Qualitative Data Analysis Work Along |
Tue, January 28, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
28 January 2020 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Best Practices in Research Data Management |
Tue, January 28, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
28 January 2020 - 10:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Introduction to SPSS for statistical analysis |
Wed, January 29, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 January 2020 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| R Study Group |
Wed, January 29, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
29 January 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 5, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
5 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Citation Management using Zotero (Intermediate) |
Thu, February 6, 2020 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
6 February 2020 - 12:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| Thesis Formatting: Tips, tricks, and resources |
Thu, February 6, 2020 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
6 February 2020 - 2:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Writing and Communication |
| NVivo (Part 2) for PC - Classification and Datasets |
Tue, February 11, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
11 February 2020 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| Introduction to Python |
Wed, February 12, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
12 February 2020 - 10:00am | Research Skills |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 12, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
12 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 19, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
19 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Introduction to Git and GitHub |
Thu, February 20, 2020 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
20 February 2020 - 12:30pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
| Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track |
Wed, February 26, 2020 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
26 February 2020 - 11:00am | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills, Writing and Communication |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 26, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
26 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Academic Support and Success, Research Skills |
Pages
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 |
Resources
| Title | Description | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Thesis Formatting Guides |
Templates and How-to-Guides for Formatting your thesis in PC and MAC |
Academic Support and Success |