By Kevin Ho on Jan 31, 2013
Did you hear the buzz about the University of British Columbia’s 3MT™ (Three Minute Thesis) competition* last year? Well, good news. It’s back for 2013!
Here’s what one of last year’s finalists had to say about his 3MT experience:
“I am a big believer in, and supporter of the 3MT program. It was a great experience for me, and I think it’s a great addition to academic life at UBC. The competition provided several benefits: 1) the opportunity to meet grad students from other disciplines and to learn about their fascinating research; 2) the challenge of boiling down my own research project into 3 minutes, which helped clarify my own thinking; and 3) the chance to get great presentation feedback and learn some tips from other presenters. I would do 3MT again in a heartbeat!”
Andrew Pilliar, Law
3MT 2012 Finalist
Read Andrew Pilliar’s full thesis on “Exploring a law firm business model to improve access to justice and decrease lawyer dissatisfaction” in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43478.
Want to get involved in 3MT 2013 @UBC? Visit http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/ for details.
Did you know?
You can find recent UBC theses and dissertations in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository. Explore the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) 2008+ collection at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/24. And follow cIRcle on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/cIRcle_ubc or @cIRcle_UBC for news, events, and more.
Above image and partial text in italics is courtesy of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) website
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 24, 2013
On 14 December 2012, the annual BCLA ALPS December meeting was held at the Langara College campus. The panel speakers represented their academic institutions – Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia, Vancouver (both located in the Greater Vancouver area) and the University of British Columbia, Okanagan (situated in the Kelowna southern interior area) in British Columbia.
One theme focused on two main areas academic libraries are currently facing – library service reviews and assessment. The library service reviews’ discussion drew attention to the trends, challenges, opportunities and implementation solutions that are changing the academic library landscape. The other theme highlighted was UBC Library’s Strategic Plan 2010-2012 and how one of its core goals is to enhance student learning by “deliver(ing) a responsive, integrated program of services and create(ing) exceptional learning and research environments” as it relates to assessment practice and implementation in academic libraries.
Without further ado, we are pleased to announce that the videorecording and slide presentations are now available in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository!
Title: Academic Librarians in Public Service (ALPS) December Meeting 2012 [videorecording]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43866 – Click on “View/Open” to view and/or download the videorecording and accompanying slide presentations.
Did You Know?
UBC Library subject and reference liaison librarians received two distinguished BCLA ALPS awards – one in 2009 and the other in 2010. Read more about these accolades seen at: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/12/09/ubc-this-week-50/ and also at: http://about.library.ubc.ca/2010/12/07/ubc-library-excels-at-alps-link-awards/. For other UBC Library events and presentations, be sure to visit cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/81 or the cIRcle homepage at: https://circle.ubc.ca and click on ‘Library’ under “Who’s contributing to cIRcle?”
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 23, 2013
Do you need an orientation or refresher session on managing your citations or tips for your literature reviews? Do you need some assistance with formatting your thesis? Or do you want to learn more about the Library’s current and historical newspaper collections from BC, Canada, US and beyond?
See the latest Library workshops being offered through the Koerner Library Research Commons Series, Undergraduate Student Workshop Series and Graduate Student Workshop Series listed below:
All the news that’s fit to print – http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3766
Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean a Lot! – http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3733
Citation Management Using Mendeley – http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3869
Citation Management Using Zotero – http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/3700
Did You Know?
You can cite an unpublished work, such as a thesis or dissertation in cIRcle by using the format provided in this example below:
Blackman, M. J. (2008). Achieving economic and social sustainability in the inner city: The role of business improvements districts. cIRcle: UBC’s Digital Repository: Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) 2008+. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2445.
Above photo: Walter C. Koerner Library
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 21, 2013
The first four of several UBC Japanese Canadian student oral history interviews produced by the Library are now available in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository! These four individual oral history interviews feature Frederick Yoshihide Sasaki, Mits Sumiya, Kiyoshi Shimizu and Jack Kobayashi. Visit the UBC Japanese Canadian Students of 1942 collection in cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/43377. Then, click on the “View/Open” hyperlink provided on the individual item pages to watch the interviews in cIRcle.
Did You Know?
Forestry is the science, art and practice of understanding, managing and using wisely the natural resources associated with, and derived from forest lands. Latest issues of UBC Forestry’s Branchlines and Annual Report publications will be added to cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository in January/February 2013. Visit these and other growing Forestry collections in cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/592.
Above photo is courtesy of UBC Public Affairs
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 11, 2013
It is a pleasure to announce that the WCILCOS conference papers and handbook are all available in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository! Explore this collection and find papers, webcasts, etc. on topics about Chinese pioneers, family policy, national identity as well as these community areas: the Moy Kwok Village, the Sa Duoy Village and New Westminster in British Columbia, Canada.
Discover and learn more about the WCILCOS collection in cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/43391.
Did You Know?
Coming soon – Recent issues of UBC Forestry’s Branchlines and Annual Report publications will be added to cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository. Stay tuned for more details on our cIRcle blog and if you haven’t already, follow us on Twitter: @cIRcle_UBC (https://twitter.com/cIRcle_UBC).
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