By cIRcle staff on Apr 06, 2018
Are you a new UBC faculty member? Attend the next Faculty Town Hall with SSHRC
The Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, and SPARC office invite you to attend a Faculty Town Hall with SSHRC.
Hear about the latest information and resources available regarding the SSHRC funded programs as well as its future plans.
SPEAKER: Tim Wilson, Executive Director, SSHRC Research Grants and Partnerships
WHEN: 2pm-3:30pm on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
WHERE: Michael Smith Labs, room 102
Register here
Above text is courtesy of SPARC
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By cIRcle staff on Mar 19, 2018
It is a pleasure to release the cIRcle Annual Impact & Activity Report 2016-2017!
In 2016-2017, cIRcle (UBC’s Digital Repository) had over 56,000 items. In the past two years, cIRcle has archived more than 4,000 deposits per year — an average annual growth rate of 8%.
Other highlights included in the report:
- A breakdown of the increase in faculty content and a quick summary of the top content contributors
- Developed cIRcle guidelines and practices on improving metadata for greater access and discoverability via UBC Library’s Open Collections portal
- Featured Research Associate Emerita at the Royal British Columbia Museum and UBC alumna, Mary-Lou Florian
- Spotlight on a few key partnerships and collaborations such as the Vancouver Institute Lecture Series and more
A quick sampling of new additions to cIRcle included:
Enhancing the clinical reflective capacities of nursing students http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59683
Form follows parking : strategies for mitigating the impacts of excess parking supply http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57704
Embedding the Frames of Evidence-Based Practice : Intersections in Librarianship http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58260
Research Data Management (RDM) Needs of Science and Engineering Researchers : A View from Canada http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58265
Analyzing Fire Ignition Data in the Kamloops, Lillooet and Merritt fire zones : with implications toward the effects of fire suppression on the landscape http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59241
The landscape of rare cancer : a sea of opportunity http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59312
Interventions to Improve Patient Hand Hygiene : A Systematic Review http://hdl.handle.net/2429/60520
And, last but not least by any means, we were thrilled to add the first fourteen items from UBC President Santa Ono and we look forward to adding more this year!
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By cIRcle staff on Mar 07, 2018
On 9 March 2018, the 8th annual iSchool@UBC Research Day will be celebrating and showcasing its faculty and student research at UBC.
Each year, the iSchool hosts a Research Day, where students and faculty across all of the programs within the School showcase their research in the form of posters, talks and demonstrations. iSchool faculty are provincially, nationally and internationally recognized for their contributions and leadership in Library, Archival and Information Studies research.
By providing students with the opportunity to be directly involved in faculty research, the School seeks to enrich the overall quality of the educational experience. As well, students are encouraged to work independently on research projects that reflect their own interests and career goals. By expanding research opportunities and experiences for all students as they prepare them for their future roles as professional and academic leaders in the information professions. Research Day showcases the contributions of iSchool students and faculty working at the intersections of archival, information, library and children’s literature studies.
View the event schedule here
Download the event poster (PDF)
Browse some examples of iSchool@UBC research already in cIRcle:
Human-centered information organization in online bookstores
Open access journals support in Canada: pan-Canadian bilingual survey of university libraries & presses Spring 2010 : selected results
Taking Shape: Knowledge as Museum Display
“The Participedia Project: Using an Open Source Platform to Mobilize Knowledge about Democratic Innovations”
Trusting Digital Preservation Services: Motives and Means of the Public Sector
Click here to access/download more iSchool@UBC research and stay tuned for more items coming soon!
Above excerpt text and image is courtesy of iSchool@UBC
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By cIRcle staff on Feb 15, 2018
News Release from Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative:
“It is an exciting and historic time for innovation in Canada. The Digital Technology Supercluster is a generational opportunity – one that holds significant promise for companies in BC and across Canada,” says Bill Tam, Co-Chair of Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster consortium. “Now the important work begins. As a collective, we’ll apply data and use technology in new ways, such as mixed reality, which can digitally transform companies, solve industry problems and advance economic opportunities throughout BC, Canada and the world.”
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster Consortium is a cross-industry inititiave dedicated to ensuring BC and Canada are leaders in the digital economy. It is proudly based out of British Columbia, with partners from (and benefits that will be felt across) the nation. The consortium includes founding members AMPD, Augurex, Avcorp, Business Council of BC, BC Tech Association, Change Healthcare, D-Wave, Lifesciences BC, Microsoft, Providence Health Care (supported by St. Paul’s Foundation), Premiers’ Technology Council of BC, Research Universities’ Council members (UBC, SFU, UVic, UNBC with Emily Carr and BCIT), Teck, Telus, Terramera, Timberwest, Urthecast and Wavefront.
Read the full press release
Explore scholarly research in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository via the UBC Library Open Collections’ portal
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By cIRcle staff on Jan 30, 2018
Writing your thesis for UBC graduation? Prepping for UBC 3MT 2018?
Working on a slide presentation for a spring/summer conference or other event?
Interested in open access? Curious about scholarly publishing? Confused about copyright, author rights and more?
If you answered “yes” to any of the questions listed above, this free UBC graduate workshop is for you!
Showcasing your Graduate Research
in UBC’s Open Access Digital Repository:
Help with Copyright and More (Graduate Pathways to Success)
presented by the cIRcle Office and Scholarly Communications and Copyright Services
Date: Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Time: 12:30 to 14:00
Location: Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road
Participants will learn to:
- Describe and format their work for deposit in cIRcle, UBC’s open access digital repository
- See how to apply Creative Commons Licenses to their work
- Create presentations with good Copyright practices
- Consult one-on-one with a member of Copyright Services at UBC
Register here
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