Statista trial

UBC Library has acquired access to Statista database for a month starting from February 14, 2019. Statista is a simple to use statistics portal that integrates statistics from thousands of sources, on topics related to business, media, public policy, health and others. Statistics can be exported in PPT, XLS, PDF, and PNG formats. Access includes: -Digital […]

Living wage in Canada

In a TED talk, Rutger Bregman mentioned a study conducted by researchers at Harvard, who found that financial stress affects people’s cognitive ability. The study found that people under financial stress performed about 14 IQ points lower than when under less stress. They committed more mistakes and presented slower responses. The effect on cognitive ability can be […]

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“Thank you so much! This is very helpful!!” -Sauder staff, January 18, 2019

Holiday Library Closure

David Lam Library and the Canaccord Learning Commons will be closed for the holidays from Saturday, December 22, 2018 to Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The space will reopen at 8:30 am on Wednesday, January 2. In the meantime, please visit library.ubc.ca to make alternative plans. Librarians including Irena and Kimberly will be available for online research […]

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“Wow! This GIE guide is incredible. A lot of material. That’s what I call “sevice +”. Thank you!!” -FT MBA student, December 20, 2018

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“This is great news! Thank you so much for looking into this – you’re a lifesaver!” -PhD student in pol. sci., October 29, 2018