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Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing

This workshop is for first-year undergraduates who are new to the types of scholarly communication they are expected to engage with at a research institution like UBC. 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 is required.

Honouring Indigenous Writers on Wikipedia – Wikipedia as Public Scholarship

This moderated conversation will focus on Wikipedia as a form of public scholarship. Panelists will reflect on and consider a range of topics such as why use Wikipedia? Why contribute? This panel is co-hosted with the UBC Library as part of the March 2021 Honoring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Edit-a-thon happening at UBC. Registration is required.

Citing to Communicate: Who, What, When, Where, Why

All too often, scholarly citation is approached by undergraduates as a frustrating obstacle on the path to completing a writing assignment, rather than as an intellectual pursuit in its own right. This workshop aims to reframe that mindset by demystifying the who, what, when, where, and why of citational practices. Registration is required.

Staying Current with Local Government

What does civic engagement mean to you? There are many ways to become involved in politics at the local level, but it can be challenging to identify opportunities. This workshop examines civic engagement and gives a brief overview of municipal government in British Columbia. Learn how to navigate sources like city websites, budgetary documents, bylaws, and open data, as well as local news sources, focusing on the City of Vancouver. Registration is required.

Graduate Writing Retreat

Graduate students from across the disciplines are invited to participate in daylong, Zoom-based Retreats. The Retreats are an excellent opportunity to mitigate social isolation while also making progress towards the completion of your writing project in the virtual company of other graduate students. Registration is required

Copyright for Graduate Students

Are you in the midst of writing your thesis? Are there images or portions of published manuscripts you are planning to use in your thesis? Do you have concerns over how copyright laws could delay your thesis submission? In this session you will learn to examine your thesis for copyright compliance, identifying copyright material, using material from online resources, and about author rights. Registration is required.

Group Presentations Online

As students learning and connecting online, there is a lot to consider—especially when working with others. You will leave this workshop with knowledge on how to prepare and give effective group presentations online, from working with each other to engaging a class with technology. Registration is required

International Organizations: A Workshop for Researchers

In this workshop, you will learn how to use the information created and disseminated by international organizations to support your own learning and research. International organizations — Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and think tanks — often share reports and data related to specific policy areas of global or regional importance. Registration is required.

Literature Reviews: Writing

Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars. In the introduction to a research article or thesis chapter, for example, writers review relevant research in order to establish a research gap or articulate a problem or need that the current study addresses. But how do writers summarize the scholarly conversation already underway and, then, join that conversation? This workshop introduces researchers to the typical structure of the literature review in research article introductions and theses, while accounting for variation in communicative purposes, audiences, and disciplinary differences. Registration is required.

Honouring Indigenous Writers Book Club Discussion and Author Reading with Tenille K. Campbell and guests

Join UBC Library for a reading by book club author, Tenille Campbell, Dene/Métis author from English River First Nation in Northern Saskatchewan, followed by a conversation with special guests. This event is part of the Honouring Indigenous Writers on Wikipedia event, which seeks to improve the coverage of Indigenous writers on Wikipedia and to encourage diverse community editors to actively work to dissuade assumptions about Indigenous literature by raising their profile in this increasingly influential information source. Registration is required.