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GIS Day and GeoAwareness Week 2020
Celebrate GIS Day (Nov 18) and GeoAwareness Week (Nov 15-21) with UBC Library and SFU Library through virtual workshops that highlight the importance of geographic and spatial literacy and education.
Open Scholarship in Practice 2020
Join this week of webinars and workshops exploring the practice of open scholarship, and hear from UBC colleagues who are incorporating “openness” in innovative ways to enhance teaching, research, and public impact.
Prof-in-Commons Virtual Coffee Chat
Join us on October 21 for another coffee chat with Dr. Robyn Pitman about connecting with your professors.
Research Data Management Fall Series
In this new workshop series, explore practical skills to help you meet Tri-Council Agency requirements, organize your lab, and maintain control of your data.
Science Literacy Week 2020
Science Literacy Week (September 21-27, 2020) showcases the many ways people of all ages can explore and enjoy the diversity of Canadian science, led by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Digital Toolkit Workshop Series
Connect with the digital humanities community at #UBC and learn how to use tools like Omeka, Github and Scalar in this new workshop series, starting Sep. 8.
GIScience Workshop Series
GIScience is a new UBC Library Research Commons workshop series (July 30 to August 14) for graduate students who want to develop their digital scholarship skills.
Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog
Visit the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Wednesday, January 8th to meet John Fluevog.
Join the Asian Library for a Japanese Paper Conservation Workshop
Attend an all-day workshop with renowned conservator Mr. Kazunori Oryū on December 10.