NEW: NURS 344 Synthesis Projects for 2013/14
From many literature reviews to inquiry-based meetings on real-life, quality improvement healthcare issues discussed with UBC faculty advisors and clinical practice leaders, the UBC Nursing 344 Synthesis Projects for 2013/14 are now permanently accessible in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository. For NURS 344, several teams of BSN students undertook a self-directed study in 2013/14. These UBC […]
UBC Open Access Position Statement
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is among a growing number of research and academic institutions with OA policies that ‘encourage or mandate access to research outputs’. Having OA policies and mandates assists UBC scholars and researchers to ‘negotiate their rights, and to make their work openly available’. Other universities adopting OA mandates include: Concordia […]
NEW: Rheumatology Newsletters’ collection
Nestled within the UBC Faculty of Medicine, the BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) Division of Rheumatology “provides diagnosis and treatment with a comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary team for children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases”. It also provides “a province-wide resource for patients, families and physicians”. With outreach pediatric services offered via traveling clinics throughout BC, […]
NEW: Screens in Vancouver: Cinemagoing and the City in 1914
What’s in a number? Let’s start with this one: 430-2011-006. This number corresponds to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded project (Council Grant number 430-2011-006) conducted by a number of undergraduates, graduates and postdoctoral researchers in libraries and archives alike. While their mission was to “advance [their] knowledge of the character of […]
In the Spotlight: MURC & Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Celebrate innovative undergraduate research at UBC It is touted as the biggest undergraduate research conference in British Columbia. The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) 2014 is happening this Saturday (March 22, 2014). This annual event highlights current UBC undergraduate researchers and their work while ‘keynote speakers share their exceptional and exciting research experiences’. Back in […]