Past Purrrrfect: Cats in the Collection

06 January 2020 - 29 February 2020

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Level 1
Categories: News

Visit feline and canine themed exhibits at multiple branches of the library throughout January and February.

Experiencing the Holocaust, Sharing Memories: The UBC Community Reading and Witnessing Auschwitz

17 January 2020 - 28 February 2020

Venue: Irving K, Barber Learning Centre Foyer
Categories: News

The UBC Library exhibition explores the stories of the men and women who collected, recorded and brought forth evidence of the atrocities of Auschwitz, giving testimony of the events that took place there. The exhibit runs until February 28 on Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

A Licas Critique to the Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm of the Bitcoin System by Shunya Noda

21 January 2020 12:00 pm

Venue: Stikine Room (Room 260), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Categories: News

The design of the difficulty adjustment algorithm (DAA) of the Bitcoin system is vulnerable as it dismisses miners’ response to the difficulty adjustment. Find out more about the economic model of the Proof-of-Work based blockchain system.

Drop-In Science Peer Academic Coaching

21 January 2020 12:00 pm

Venue: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Level 3
Categories: News

You can visit an SPAC Coach in our drop-in centre when classes are in session. SPAC coaches are happy to chat with you to create a study plan, discuss time management strategies, and more.

Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing Part 1

21 January 2020 12:00 pm

Venue: Dodson Room (302) Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Categories: News

Participants will be taught how to recognize and read different types of academic texts, and how to begin to produce their own versions of those texts for their classes. Registration required.

Writing With Integrity

21 January 2020 2:00 pm

Venue: Stikine Room (Room 260), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Categories: News

Communicating your research and ideas effectively and ethically requires being accurate, objective, honest, and clear. This means understanding the writing conventions of your academic discipline and being attuned to and adept at all practices that ensure those objectives are met. Registration required.