Archives for March 2020

New BCITSA Resources Available to Students

March 26, 2020 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

We hope you and your family are well during this stressful and uncertain time. The BCITSA and the Wellness department has been transitioning many of our services (including Career Services, Advocacy, Entrepreneurship and Mentor programs) to be delivered online and via telephone to continue to provide support to students.

New BCITSA Wellness Programs: See the attached e-newsletter with new online wellness programs and services for current students including; online emotional support groups, virtual nutrition coaching, mindfulness & resiliency online training, stress & anxiety management webinars and a MindBody wellness retreat. Please note the deadline to sign up for the MindBody Virtual Retreat is Monday March 30^th, so if possible, please share the newsletter attachment with students this week.

BCITSA Wellness Newsletter – April 2020 Edition compressed

BCITSA Careers Website: for information on online and telephonic career services for students and alumni: https://www.bcitsa.ca/careerservices/

NEW BCITSA Covid-19 Information Hub: For latest news on our services and for FAQ from students during the covid-19 pandemic, please visit our new website: https://www.bcitsa.ca/infohub/

BCIT Library Resources and Services during the Transition to Online Learning

March 18, 2020 by Sandra Matsuba Leave a Comment

As per President Kathy Kinloch update on space closures Tuesday (March 17^th, 2020), all BCIT libraries and the Eh-pod are closed until further notice. Most of the Library Faculty and Staff will be working from home to continue to provide the excellent services you are all accustomed to.

The Library has many online guides created by the Librarians to support the various programs on campus. The guides contain links to relevant resources (online articles, e-books, streaming video) accessible from off-campus:

listed here by course https://libguides.bcit.ca/?b=s
listed alphabetically https://libguides.bcit.ca/?b=g&d=a

We have also created a Guide to keep you updated on how the Library is intending to support you during this transition.

Learning Commons is working on trying to find an online platform so that tutoring can continue and our tutors can work from home too. Check for developments here: https://www.bcit.ca/learning-commons/

WriteAway continues to operate during the library closure https://www.writeaway.ca/

Contact us:

We have moved our in-person Reference Service to an online chat service for our Students, Faculty and Staff. BCIT Librarians will be answering questions from 9am-6pm Monday-Friday until May 15th: https://www.bcit.ca/library/library-contacts/ask-a-librarian/
Link to find the Librarian for your program: https://www.bcit.ca/library/contact/reference/
We will still monitor our email Address for Reference Questions: ebrarian@bcit.ca
The learningcommons@bcit.ca email account is being monitored.
Interlibrary Services requests can be directed to interlib@bcit.ca
For any questions about books or materials you have checked out, and reserves use one of these emails libcirc@bcit.ca or library@bcit.ca
MediaWorks staff are accessible by email

ALL BCIT Library Campuses and the EhPod closed. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

March 16, 2020 by Sandra Matsuba 5 Comments

Archives for March 2020

For COVID-19 Library Services updates visit: https://libguides.bcit.ca/Covid