By Kevin Ho on Aug 10, 2010
- 21,100+ titles in the above collection today represents the work of UBC graduate students from 1974-1987 and 1991-2006;
- End of March 2011, the remaining 10,000+ Retrospective Theses and Dissertation titles will be added to cIRcle; and,
- The final result? Complete coverage of UBC theses from 1919-2007.
- 2,900+ titles in the UBC ETDs collection to date – and growing steadily
Curious about the past, future and/or process of archiving UBC theses and dissertations? Be sure to check out these titles in cIRcle:
From Paper to Pixels: Rough Spots and Roadblocks on the Way to ETDs at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23316
From Paper to Pixels: Challenges and Solutions on the Way to ETDs at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27238
Thesis submission and archiving: the Dark Ages at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27238
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By Kevin Ho on Aug 05, 2010
Did you know? In the ranking of world digital repositories, UBC features at #43.
The “Ranking Web of World repositories” is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.
The Cybermetrics Lab, part of the CCHS – CSIC, is devoted to the quantitative analysis of the Internet and Web contents specially those related to the processes of generation and scholarly communication of scientific knowledge. The Cybermetrics Lab using quantitative methods has designed and applied indicators that allow us to measure the scientific activity on the Web.
Above Image Courtesy of: Ranking Web of World Repositories – Spanish Research Council
Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of Ranking Web of World Repositories website – Ranking Web of World Repositories: Top 800 Institutional Repositories
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By Kevin Ho on Jul 30, 2010
Teaching Skills for Community Based Preceptors is now available in cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository!
This is a short booklet developed by the physicians in the Office for Faculty Development. It was designed to help faculty to teach more effectively in the clinical setting.
The content reviews principles and practical tips for preparing to teach, teaching around patient cases, giving effective feedback and evaluating students. It reviews many practical teaching skills such as: orientation of the learner, task specific teaching, the one minute preceptor, the OPEN model for providing feedback. The booklet can be read in approximately 20 minutes or one can flip through the quick tips for a brief overview of the principles.
A sampling of the questions answered and topics discussed include the following:
What is an effective clinical teacher?
The Learning Cycle
Preparing to Teach
Teaching with Patients
Observations, feedback & assessment
A handy “Clinical Teaching Survival Guide” and a “Competency Teaching Checklist for Clinicians” are also included in this booklet.
To access, download, and/or create a permanent link to this booklet on your blog or website, visit cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26718. Note: It is approved for Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License (click to view license details).
For any additional information about this booklet and other similar teaching resources from the Faculty of Medicine, visit the Office for Faculty Development.
Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of Office for Faculty Development.
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By Kevin Ho on Jul 29, 2010
Mark your calendars!
– October 18-24, 2010 –
UBC is once again participating in the International Open Access Week event, where the research and academic community worldwide come together to share and learn about open access and other connected global open scholarship movements.
UBC’s own event – Open Access Week @ UBC – showcases a week of diverse events highlighting areas of open scholarship that UBC’s researchers, faculty, students and staff participate in. These events include discussion forums, lectures, seminars, workshops, and symposia on topical and timely issues from every discipline. We invite everyone to participate either by organizing events, highlighting events already coinciding with the Week, or attending the events to be scheduled.
All of these events are FREE and open to the public, students, faculty, staff and schools.
Missed last year’s Open Access Week event at UBC? Check out some of those presentations in cIRcle at: https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/2689.
Above excerpt in italics is courtesy of Open Access Week @ UBC webpage – http://oaweek.scholcomm.ubc.ca/open-access-week-2010/
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By Kevin Ho on Jun 02, 2010
The CLC Assistants can provide support to graduate students on formatting their thesis.
For more information about Final Dissertation & Thesis Submission, click here.
For more information about Electronic Thesis Submission, click here.
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