Drop-In with the Centre for Scholarly Communication
Stop by and connect with our expert team from Research Computing, Research Services, and the UBC Okanagan Library. The CSC seeks to bridge the gap and support your scholarly communication and digital or data-intensive research needs.
Research Data Consultants Drop In
Need support analyzing your research data? Have questions about cleaning, modelling or visualizing your data?
Weekly Drop-ins with the Centre for Scholarly Communication
Starting October 20 from 1-2 PM in LIB 111, you can stop by LIB 111 every Thursday throughout the term to learn more about the ways the CSC can help researchers maximize their effectiveness.
Research Data Management Strategy – Feedback Request
Have your say on the UBC’s new draft Research Data Management Strategy.
Data Futures
Faculty, staff, and student partners from UBC Okanagan Library and UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) were awarded a Data Champion grant from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada for their project, Data Futures.
Looking for a Good Repository – DRYAD Might Be Right for You
UBC researchers now have access to another respected data repository. In addition to UBC’s Dataverse and the Canadian Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR), and thanks to institutional funding to cover the deposit fees, DRYAD is now a no-fee option for researchers seeking to deposit data either in conjunction with an article publication or at the end of the research project.
Scopus Now Available at UBC Library
Scopus is an abstract and citation database that includes substantial information about authors institutional affiliations, funding scores, and metrics data on articles and journals.
Research Data Management (RDM) Strategy Town Hall
Forming an effective strategy requires input from the research community to understand where we are now and future priorities. A virtual town hall is being hosted on October 19th at 2 pm.
Update: Statistics Canada Data at UBC Okanagan
The Statistics Canada Research Data Centre at UBCO is now open! A timely opportunity for a brief review on accessing Statistics Canada data.
Digital Research Infrastructure Needs Assessment
UBC Library and Advanced Research Computing have teamed up to find out what is and what is not working for researchers when it comes to Digital Research Infrastructure, whether this be about data management planning, data storage, high performance computing, or data privacy and security.