Holiday Services
Our team wishes everyone a safe and healthy holiday! Please note the following upcoming changes to our services.
Research Services & Hours Available: email karleen.delaurier-lyle@ubc.ca
- December 24, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- From December 29 to 31, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Return to regular hours beginning January 4, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
See you next year everyone!
Managing Your End-of-Term Research and Projects
Finals are fast approaching, and while we have been studying and working remotely for a full year now, everyone is facing challenges and doing their best to support each other. Here at Xwi7xwa, we’ve gotten lots of questions throughout the term about accessing library resources from home, and research strategies to find Indigenous knowledge and perspectives.
We’ve collected a few resources from our website and beyond to help you navigate the end of the term with confidence.
Need research assistance?
Contact us directly at Xwi7xwa.library@ubc.ca to reach a reference librarian. We love hearing from you and learning with you.
For more general questions and citation help: AskAway Live Chat is available to all students!
Accessing Materials from Home
Check out our Distance Research Guide which our librarians put together when our branch first closed last year. Looking through, you’ll find tips on making sure you don’t encounter access issues as you are conducting research, prioritizing Indigenous authors and knowledge in your research, and more.
Download LeanLibrary for easy access to UBC resources.
Citation Help and Resources
Earlier this year, one of our incredible student librarians hosted a workshop for students, faculty, and staff on the how-to of decolonizing your citation practices. This knowledge can really enhance your research.
Decolonizing Citations Workshop – Recording
Within our First Nations and Indigenous Studies research guide, you will find a tab all about citing Elders and knowledge keepers, in a variety of formats and styles.
Writing & Tutoring
The UBC Chapman Learning Centre offers writing & tutoring support. Here you can find online advice and support, and you can find tutoring and tech support here.
Even if you are feeling overwhelmed, there are always resources from the library and beyond for you to access—we are here to support you!
Wishing all of you a Happy Holiday season!
Dear friends and colleagues,
2020 has been a year like no other. It has encouraged us all to reimagine how we work and get creative and collaborative. During this year we have seen the arrival of two new Indigenous librarians to the Xwi7xwa team. Kayla Lar-Son has joined us from Treaty 6 territory and Karleen Delaurier-Lyle’s position has been made ongoing. Onboarding and team building while working remotely from each other has encouraged us to use the creative side of our brain and to innovate how we do these things in a good way.
Xwi7xwa would like to wish each & every one of you a safe & happy Holiday season in Łingít, Inuktitut, Mi’kmaw, Michif, Cree, Siksiká, and hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, as well as English, from the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, Semiahmoo, Kwantlen, Katzie, and Mi’kmaq nations. Through this we recognize our identities as well as acknowledge our positionality as guests on these territories.
Wishing all our relations a safe & happy holiday season. We hope to see you back in the library in 2021.
Science Literacy Week Sept 21-27, 2020
Science Literacy Week Sept 21-27, 2020
Xwi7xwa Library is participating in this year’s Science Literacy Week 2020! Branches across UBC Library will be hosting online workshops, curating reading lists, and sharing fun films on this year’s topic: Biodiversity!
See the collective research guide here! And join the conversation
Join the conversation!
@ubclibrary #scilit20 #bc
Indigenous course content list for Summer 2020!
The list of courses with Indigenous content is now available!
According to the 2020 University of British Columbia Course Calendar and departmental course descriptions, there are 17 courses, from 7 different departments, that have a significant amount of Indigenous content being offered for the Summer 2020 session.
To download the course list click here.
Xwi7xwa does not endorse the courses listed. Courses are added based on descriptions only. Anyone wishing to provide feedback on course content should refer to these confidential resources:
- Ombuds Person for Students (if you’re not satisfied with the quality of instruction in a course, the Ombuds Office will help you contact the head of the department the course is offered in)
- Equity & Inclusion Offices’s Conflict Engagement
- Aboriginal Portal’s Student Life resource page