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China Stock Market and Accounting Research Database

Posted on Nov 04, 2011 by janwallace
The David Lam Management Research Library and the UBC Okanagan Library have jointly purchased access to a series of corporate and accounting data for publicly listed companies in China. The China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database provides data on the China stock markets and the financial statements of China’s listed companies. Newly added data […]


RefWorks for Business Researchers Workshop

Posted on Nov 02, 2011 by lindsayu
The David Lam Library is offering a RefWorks for Business Researchers workshop on Wednesday November 9th from 9.00-10.30am in the Canaccord Learning Commons. The workshop is open to graduate students at faculty at the Sauder School of Business. RefWorks is a web based citation management tool, available to all UBC students, faculty and staff through […]


Sage Research Methods Online – Trial Access

Posted on Oct 04, 2011 by lindsayu
UBC Library is running a trial on SAGE Research Methods Online until November 3rd. “SAGE Research Methods Online is a web-based research methods tool created to support researchers and students as they explore relevant content across the social and behavioral sciences, covering quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.  SRMO links over 100,000 pages of SAGE’s renowned book, […]


Weekly video launched – This Week at Sauder

Posted on Oct 03, 2011 by janwallace
The Canaccord Learning Commons is producing a weekly video series, titled “This Week at Sauder.” The series is produced by and for Sauder students, and describes upcoming events and activities such as clubs, speakers, yoga sessions and career nights.


Riding with Madonna – Legendary policewoman to discuss negotiation and decision-making on the street

Posted on Sep 20, 2011 by janwallace
Legendary policewoman, crisis negotiator and inspirational speaker Linda Stewart shares her remarkable stories from the streets of Vancouver on Wednesday, September 28 at 5:30 pm. Linda, former police constable who is now an instructor at the Justice Institute of British Columbia, is well-known within the police community for her compassionate and caring approach to young […]


Copyright session scheduled for Sauder School

Posted on Sep 15, 2011 by janwallace
David Lam Library is hosting an information session on copyright guidelines for Sauder faculty, instructors, researchers and staff on Tuesday, September 27th from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Canaccord and Peter M. Brown Amphitheatre (DL 125). Joy Kirchner, UBC Library’s Scholarly Communications Coordinator, is the guest speaker and has presented several workshops on […]


What Students Don’t Know

Posted on Aug 26, 2011 by janwallace
A new study at Illinois Academic Libraries studied college students’ reasons for not approaching academic librarians for help in finding information. According to the study authors, students’ research habits are worse than librarians have realized. Problems include over-reliance on Google, misunderstanding of search logic, and preference for simple databases over scholarly ones. Whose fault is […]


Library Support of the Jump Start Program

Posted on Aug 25, 2011 by csylka
UBC Jump Start is an intensive two-week program which provides new international students with academic preparation for university life. Jump Start orientations are done in cohort groups for Arts, Applied Science, Business and Science and include one-hour library workshops taught by liaison librarians in those areas. David Lam Librarians taught three of the thirteen library […]


UBC Library’s Copyright Information Sessions for Faculty

Posted on Aug 18, 2011 by csylka
UBC Library is offering information sessions on copyright guidelines for UBC faculty, instructors and researchers.  The aim of these sessions is to provide participants with: an overview of copyright and fair dealing provisions an understanding of use permissions for copyrighted materials and licensed material for classroom, research and instructional use an understanding of author’s scholarly […]


The new “Search Collections” portal

Posted on Aug 16, 2011 by csylka
UBC Library is streamlining its website, introducing more user-friendly tools and design features. On Monday, August 15th,  the library launched its new Search Collections portal, available via the navigational bar at the top of every library page. This portal enables users to perform a basic search of the library catalogue, online and print journals, indexes […]