By cIRcle staff on Oct 19, 2015
Congratulations to the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award winners for October 2015!
The first Award winner is Paul Liu. A MSc graduate student from the UBC Department of Computer Science, Liu won the Award for his entry, “An exploration of matrix equilibration”. It is openly accessible at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54900. Liu (pictured above) was presented with his Award by Enav Zusman, GSS VP University and Academic Affairs at UBC.
The second Award winner (not pictured) is Monica L. P. Lytwyn. She completed her MEd in Early Childhood Education at UBC earlier this year in April 2015. Her Award entry, “Co-creating a pedagogical support document to support meaningful curriculum and enhanced quality” is also openly accessible at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53894.
Next Award submission deadline is March 26, 2016.
Explore this Award, eligibility, timing and more including past Award winners at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/
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By cIRcle staff on Oct 09, 2015
It’s that exciting time of year again! As a faculty member, a visiting scholar, a graduate and/or postdoctoral student or an undergraduate student, you will not want to miss the following free and open to the public event in celebration of International Open Access Week.
This year hallmarks the first Open Access Week event hosted in partnership between UBC Library, the Public Knowledge (PKP), BCcampus, the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Library and the BC Research Libraries Group (BCRLG).
The panel discussion is entitled, Open for Collaboration: Is it time for Canada to implement a unified open strategy for higher education?. It will delve into how BC universities and colleges can further accelerate research dissemination more openly and what role the government and higher education play in the open access movement.
When? Thursday, October 22, 2015
Where? SFU Harbour Centre. Reception will be in the Teck Gallery. The main event will be in room 1430.
How much? Free but registration is required.
Can’t attend in-person? Watch the live webcast. (Note: Link will not be live until Oct. 22).
Event schedule
5:30 – 6:30 Registration and reception
6:30 – 7:15 Welcome and keynote
7:15 – 7:30 Break
7:30 – 8:30 Panel discussion
Panel Speakers
Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin, Professor in Publishing Studies at SFU and a collaborator on the Public Knowledge Project at Simon Fraser University
David Ascher, VP of Product for the Mozilla Foundation
Inba Kehoe, Copyright Officer and Scholarly Communication Librarian at University of Victoria Libraries
Clint Lalonde, Senior Manager, Open Education at BCcampus
Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) J. Redfield, Professor in the Department of Zoology at UBC
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By cIRcle staff on Sep 23, 2015
With many reasons as to why you should submit exemplary non-thesis, graduate course work to cIRcle, UBC`s Digital Repository, here is just a quick Top Ten list of them:
#10 – Add your name to the list of past Award winners’ inspiring quotes, quips or stories
#9 – Take advantage of uploading your work to cIRcle anytime throughout the year
#8 – Be a part of the number 1 digital repository in Canada
#7 – Expand your academic research and professional profile
#6 – Learn more about scholarly publishing and copyright at UBC
#5 – Get recognized for your exemplary essay/paper, podcast, webcast, graduating project or paper, conference poster, slide presentation, supplementary research data, etc.
#4 – Track the statistical number of your cIRcle item’s page views and downloads
#3 – Know and manage your Author Rights
#2 – Contribute to and support the success of Open Access researchers and users around the world
#1 – Receive a persistent link to your cIRcle item (add it to your CV, e-portfolio, publications, websites, etc.)
Bonus: What’s not to like about winning $500 for stellar work?
Next Award submission deadline is September 25, 2015 by 5PM
See all Award details at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/
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By cIRcle staff on Sep 14, 2015
It’s that time of year again… a chance for you to win the GSS Award (two awards valued at $500 each)!
That exemplary non-thesis graduate project or manuscript you just finished could help you win this lottery-style Award. All current UBC Vancouver grad students are welcome to submit their non-thesis work to cIRcle anytime throughout the year.
Next Award submission deadline is September 25, 2015.
For more details, visit the Award site at: https://circle.sites.olt.ubc.ca/gss-graduate-student-society-open-scholar-award/
Past Award winners:
April 2015
Andrew Plowright – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52384
Wei-Chung Chen – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52310
October 2014
Catherine Haney – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46680
Saule Chikeyeva – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50452
May 2014
Helen Halbert – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45340
Polly Ng – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45720
October 2013
Sam Bailey; Shona Robinson – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45069
Christian Brady – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45089
April 2013
Robert J. DeAbreu – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44003
Donnard MacKenzie – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44090
October 2012
(Group) Lisa Cornish; Victoria (Tori) Feige; Adriana Guenter; Christina Kliewer; Emily Mellis – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43229
(Group) Jennifer Gonsalves; Evin Kuyer; Tamara McKay; Amy Moffat; Stephanie Palmer – http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42941
Above image is courtesy of Pixabay
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By cIRcle staff on Sep 09, 2015
We are happy to announce the soft launch of cIRcle’s DSpace digital repository software upgrade from version 3.1 to 5.1!
Details about cIRcle’s DSpace 5.1 upgrade outlining some new features and its integration with the UBC Library’s new search portal, Open Collections, will be coming soon. With UBC Library`s 100th anniversary this fall, researchers either local or abroad will be set to experience better discovery and access to UBC`s unique institutional research.
In the meantime, you can resume browsing 50,000+ cIRcle items at circle.ubc.ca or login into your account to update your profile, submit an item, etc.
Marking its centennial anniversary in 2015, don’t miss out on exploring UBC Library’s history at: http://news.ubc.ca/2015/09/01/libraries-evolve-to-keep-pace-in-rapidly-changing-world-of-technology/
Above image is courtesy of Pixabay
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