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    • Statista trial

    Posted on Feb 19, 2019 by irena trebic
    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

    Posted on Feb 01, 2019 by irena trebic
    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 […]

    Bloomberg Training Sessions with a Bloomberg Expert on February 12

    Posted on Jan 17, 2019 by irena trebic
    We invite you to come out to Bloomberg Training sessions the week before reading week. There will be two training sessions by a Bloomberg expert on February 12. The details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Location: Leith Wheeler Investment Research Lab (CLC 222) 1:00pm – 1:50pm (PMF students) 2:30pm – 3:20pm (Sauder […]

    Holiday Library Closure

    Posted on Dec 21, 2018 by irena trebic
    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 […]

    Winter Celebration Event Friday November 30th

    Posted on Nov 28, 2018 by irena trebic
    We invite you to come out to David Lam Library and the CLC’s Winter Celebration Event this Friday, November 30th from 1pm-3pm. Join us for an afternoon of wonder with singing, hot apple cider and maple cookies. You will also have a chance to take pictures with the great Santa himself! We will also be making personalized cards and […]

    Thrive at UBC

    Posted on Oct 31, 2018 by irena trebic
    Thrive UBC is a weeklong series of events focused on helping everyone at UBC explore their path to mental health. This year’s Thrive Week is happening October 29 to November 2. Visit Thrive UBC to learn more about how you can attend a Thrive event, as well as other resources available to you. We also […]

    Open Access Week

    Posted on Oct 22, 2018 by irena trebic
    Open Access Week at UBC is happening October 22-28, 2018. Open Access is a movement encouraging the removal of barriers to scholarly research so that scholarly work is accessible to people everywhere. Access is available to everyone: students, policy makers, health care workers, professionals, educators, scholars in the developing world, and the public. RSVP for […]

    CLC Coach-in event

    Posted on Oct 15, 2018 by irena trebic
    Event Details Title: CLC Coach-In Date: Tuesday, Oct. 16 Time: 11am-2pm Location: Bruce R. Birmingham Undergraduate Centre As the weather cools down, the academic pressure heats up! Join us at our first ever Coach-in to access all of the CLC’s academic, communications, and professional programming in one convenient location! The CLC Coach-in brings academic support […]

    2018 Small Business Week

    Posted on Oct 02, 2018 by irena trebic
    2018 Small Business Week About 98% of all businesses in British Columbia are small businesses. They are responsible for having employed over 1 million people in the province in 2016. Their impact on the economy are great and October is the month to celebrate them! Here at UBC, we’re celebrating the 2018 Small Business Week, […]

    Science Literacy Week 2018

    Posted on Sep 07, 2018 by irena trebic
    Science Literacy Week  is an annual celebration of Canadian science, where libraries, universities, museums and other institutions hold events to show the diversity of amazing research happening across the country. This year, the event will take place September 17-23. We invite you to check out UBC Library’s Science Expo on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from […]