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Graduate Booster III:

Posted on Monday, November 18th, 2024 at 1:49pm by Jonny Wood
Graduate Booster 3 - Recording available
UNB LIBRARIES PRESENTS

Fall 2024 Graduate Booster III: Publishing Trends and Disseminating Your Research

Step up your research. Introductory research sessions featuring UNB professors, librarians, & library professionals.

Join Dr. Barry Blight, Faculty of Chemistry and Mike Nason, Open Scholarship & Publishing Librarian for a structured chat about Dr. Blight's outlook on managing a lab, publishing research, sharing potentially proprietary research data, open access, and other topics related to sharing research. Topics will include:

  • from grant to publication, considerations on the lifecycle of scholarly work;
  • putting your best foot forward with modern publishing trends and requirements;
  • practical sharing of research data in publishing;
  • and possibly any number of irreverent, potentially-professional observations 
Speakers
Useful links:
The Blight Chemistry Research Group
Open Scholarship and Publishing Support
Research Data Management @ UNB Libraries
This event took place November 21st at the Harriet Irving Library Research Commons.

Graduate Booster II: Artificial Intelligence in Research

Posted on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at 11:44am by Jonny Wood
Graduate Booster II: Artificial Intelligence in Research
UNB LIBRARIES PRESENTS

Fall 2024 Graduate Booster II: Artificial Intelligence in Research

Step up your research. Introductory research sessions featuring UNB professors, librarians, & library professionals.

Recording now available below

From building a Fichero to makeshift AI tools for a writer, with Dr. Daniel Tubb, Dept of Anthropology (Faculty of Arts).

Copyright and Ethical AI for Graduate Research, with Josh Dickison, UNB Libraries.

In this Talk, Dr. Tubb describes a project to build new tools for old documents using machine learning workflows with an endangered Afro-Colombian archive, as a starting point to make makeshift tools for a writer.

Fall 2024 Graduate Booster 1: The 10 things every graduate student needs to know

Posted on Friday, October 04th, 2024 at 12:31pm by Jonny Wood
Recording now available
UNB LIBRARIES PRESENTS

Fall 2024 Graduate Booster 1: The 10 things every graduate student needs to know

Put your research on proper footing with these helpful introductory research sessions featuring UNB professors, librarians, and library professionals.

Recording now available below

Featuring Dr. Matt McGuire, Faculty of Education: The Ten things every graduate student needs to know.

And Marc Bragdon, Head of the Research Commons, discussing knowledge mobilization opportunities.

Dr. Matt McGuire is a recent PhD graduate who is now the McKenna Fellow in Digital Education and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education. He will present a captivating Top 10 list of valuable lessons learned during his time as a doctoral student at UNB. Drawing from his own personal experiences and reflective insights, McGuire offers practical tips, tools, and strategies to help prospective and current graduate students navigate their own academic paths. He shares some of the peaks and valleys of his own journey from teacher practitioner to intellectual researcher, reflecting on the paradoxical duelling duet of dichotomy and marriage that defines the graduate student experience.

Marc Bragdon is Head of the Harriet Irving Library Research Commons with responsibilities for supporting digital and maker pedagogies.  His research interests include the intersection of intercultural communication theory and online learning support, maker pedagogies in undergraduate instruction, and the knowledge mobilization of graduate and faculty research.  

Can I get an
APC Discount?

Posted on Wednesday, October 02nd, 2024 at 3:10pm by Jonny Wood
APC discount look-up tool now available at UNB Libraries

APC discount look-up tool now available at UNB Libraries.

UNB Libraries have partnered with CRKN and SciFree to provide UNB authors with a one-stop directory listing all publications that are eligible for a discounted article processing charge (APC). Simply enter the journal title under "Can I get an APC Discount?" on this page to see if UNB Libraries is participating in a license that covers APCs with that journal, and to what amount.

APC discount look-up tool

You can also learn what licensing options are available to you as an author.

For more information, please contact Joanne Smyth jsmyth@unb.ca

New e-resource: Ei Compendex now available via the Library website

Posted on Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at 3:07pm by Jonny Wood
Your engineering research begins here

Ei Compendex is the broadest and most complete engineering literature database available in the world. It provides a truly holistic and global view of peer reviewed and indexed publications with over 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines.

With Engineering programs expanding on both campuses and UNB researchers collaborating globally, this resource is a timely addition to UNB Libraries.

Access the database here

Compendex is Elsevier’s flagship engineering-focused database that provides comprehensive and trustworthy content to improve research outcomes and maximize the impact of your engineering research.

View factsheet (external link)

Who is Compendex for?

The interdisciplinary scholarly and technical literature in Compendex is vast and global in scope, featuring everything from the latest cutting-edge findings to historical research and innovations. This makes it an invaluable source of information for a variety of engineering projects.

What does Compendex cover?

Comprising journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, standards, books, and recently preprints, Compendex content is sourced from thousands of publishers from around the world, including major engineering societies such as IEEE, ASME, SAE and ACM.

Compendex draws on…

  • 190 engineering disciplines

  • 89 countries

  • 2,650 publishers

  • 12 standard development organizations

To feature, actively covering…

  • 4,000+ scholarly journals

  • 200+ trade magazines

  • 10.3M+ papers from 150,000+ conference proceedings

  • 300,000+ dissertations

  • 39,000+ books, 290,000+ book chapters, 159 book series

  • 220,000+ standards records

  • 1.2M+ preprint records (all open access)

(Source: Elsevier Engineering Village)

NB Black History Society Time Walk Exhibit

Posted on Monday, September 09th, 2024 at 9:07am by Jonny Wood
NB Black History Sociey Time Walk Exhibit

History comes to life as the New Brunswick Black History Society unveils its Time-Walk Exhibit on the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton campus. Previously showcased in Saint John, this extensive interactive exhibit is now available throughout September at the Harriet Irving Library, Fredericton.

NB Black History Sociey Time Walk Exhibit
NB Black History Sociey Time Walk Exhibit

 

The exhibit is designed as an interactive time-walk experience with a series of upright banners and a computer touchscreen, allowing visitors to step back in time and gain a deeper understanding of hundreds of years of Black history in the province. 

Key Highlights of the Time-Walk Exhibit:

  • Pioneering figures: The exhibit delves into the lives and legacies of trailblazing Black New Brunswickers who have left their mark in various fields, including education, civil rights, the arts and sports.
     
  • Interactive display: The Time-Walk Exhibit incorporates an interactive touchscreen display with audiovisual presentations and multimedia. Visitors can engage with historical documents, photographs and immersive experiences that bring the past to life.
     
  • Education and awareness: The exhibit serves as an educational tool, offering valuable insights into the challenges faced and triumphs achieved by Black communities in New Brunswick over the years. It also emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion in contemporary society.
     
  • Community involvement: The NBBHS worked closely with the community to gather stories, artifacts and personal accounts that enriched the exhibit's content. This collaborative effort makes the exhibit a true reflection of New Brunswick's diverse cultural heritage.
     
  • Recognition of contributions: The Interactive Time-Walk Exhibit honours the numerous individuals who have significantly contributed to New Brunswick's cultural, social and economic development.

Available until September 29th 2024

Lobby, Harriet Irving Library 

The New Brunswick Black History Society

The New Brunswick Black History Society (NBBHS) was founded in June of 2010. According to their website, their mission is “dedicated to the research, analysis, documentation, and preservation of New Brunswick’s Black History.” Their objectives are as follows:

  • To gather information concerning New Brunswick’s Black residents, past & present.
  • To promote awareness of New Brunswick’s Black history.
  • To encourage the Black community and the general public to work together.
  • To work towards increasing the presence of Black History in New Brunswick’s educational system

To learn more about the NBBHS, visit their website here.