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Feeling sleepy? Take a recharging nap in one of the library’s two sleeping pods! Bookable online, these pods not only allow you to get some private and quiet shut eye, but also allow you to rest peacefully without having to worry about your things.
Click Here to reserve your time slot – remember to check the date!
Name: Rebecca Gibson
Program: Nuclear Medicine Technology
What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
I used peer tutoring services for academic and emotional support as a first year student and found it super useful and wanted to give the same support to others as best I can. It’s also a good way to keep foundational info fresh in my mind.
How has working as a tutor helped you?
Keeps first year info fresh in my mind/memory. Teaches me new learning and study strategies which I can share with others and use in my own learning. Improves my communication skills and keeps me social. :o)
If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
There are so many resources available for students at BCIT – use them as much as you can. Eg. Counseling – FREE!, student advocates, peer tutoring, and your own classmates. Reaching out will make your own path to success easier. :o)
What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
Working full time as a nuclear med and MRI technologist.
If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Sleep in, then go out for brunch with friends. Spend the afternoon outdoors. Eg. go for a hike, bike around the seawall, go kayaking. Finish the day with board games and relaxing at home.
Book club is meeting again on November 1st, at 12:30 at the black couches on the main floor of the Burnaby Campus Library. Drop by and talk about any book you’ve read or are interested in. It really couldn’t be easier! Last month, these are the titles we talked about:
Have you had a chance to look up your postal code in the PRIZM5 Postal Code Lookup? This resource is a fun way to get a sense of the varying demographics across Canada, and to see where you fit in! All you have to do is plug in your own postal code.
You can read more about your category in the PRIZM5 Handbook. This resource is also particularly useful for business and marketing students. You can find PRIZM5 through BCIT Library’s Market Research guide.
Name: Steven Su
Program: Architectural and Building Technology
What attracted you to becoming a Peer Tutor?
Good review for course material and it is fun to help others.
How has working as a tutor helped you?
Review of past subjects and improve my interpersonal skills.
If you could give one piece of advice to a BCIT student what would it be?
Keep up and don’t party too hard.
What would your dream job be when you leave BCIT?
Be a Developer.
If you had a free day, how would you spend it?
Relaxing or strolling through the Downtown streets.
cIRcuit is BCIT’s open access, research repository. We have over 700 student articles, capstone projects, theses, photographs, faculty citations, and other BCIT research output available for anyone to read. No login is necessary.
Some of the most exciting works are the BCIT Theses, which are the result of our Master’s Degrees programs. We have collected 22 BCIT Master’s Theses in cIRcuit.
Take a look: http://circuit.bcit.ca/repository/
Master of Science in Ecological Restoration a joint program between British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Simon Fraser University (SFU). June 2017 saw 18 students graduate from the first cohort from Canada’s first master’s program specializing in Ecological Restoration.
Master of Applied Science in Building Engineering/Building Science Program was launched in 2011. The program offers two Master’s degrees: A Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) in Building Science degree; and a Master of Applied Science (M. A.Sc.) in Building Engineering/Building Science.
How to add to BCIT’s research repository, cIRcuit https://circuit.bcit.ca/repository/help
Why Open Access?
What Is Open Access? Open Access is a growing international movement that uses the Internet to throw open the locked doors that once hid knowledge. Encouraging the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, the Open Access movement is gaining ever more momentum around the world as research funders and policy makers put their weight behind it.
Celebrate Open Access Week October 22- 28, 2018 http://www.openaccessweek.org/
International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research.
On Wednesday, October 24th, 2018, the BCIT Main Campus Library will be hosting Open Access Week Wednesday.
Licensing & Copyright
Open Access does not mean you lose your rights as an author.
In cIRcuit, you retain copyright, but you give us the rights to ‘publish your work online’.
Most Open Access repositories use a Creative Commons License when publishing online, it’s a simple format to explain how your work can be used.
Creative Common Licenses Types:
Attribution (by)
All CC licenses require that others who use your work in any way must give you credit the way you request, but not in a way that suggests you endorse them or their use. If they want to use your work without giving you credit or for endorsement purposes, they must get your permission first.
ShareAlike (sa)
You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and modify your work, as long as they distribute any modified work on the same terms. If they want to distribute modified works under other terms, they must get your permission first.
NonCommercial (nc)
You let others copy, distribute, display, perform, and (unless you have chosen NoDerivatives) modify and use your work for any purpose other than commercially unless they get your permission first.
NoDerivatives (nd)
You let others copy, distribute, display and perform only original copies of your work. If they want to modify your work, they must get your permission first.
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/
Canadian Copyright Law
‘Generally, an original work is automatically protected by copyright the moment you create it.
By registering your copyright, you receive a certificate issued by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office that can be used in court as evidence that you own it.
Your copyright exists in Canada during your lifetime and for 50 years following your death. After that, the work is in the public domain, and anyone can use it.
This is true for most works, but there are exceptions.’
What Is Copyright? Intellectual Property Office. (2018, October 18). Retrieved from http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr03719.html?Open&wt_src=cipo-cpyrght-main
Did you know that the BCIT Library lends much more than just books? If your phone is dead and you have to make a call or your computer has stopped working just when your assignment is due, we have the solution—borrow a mobile device at the Service Desk!
Visit the service desk today and get access to mobile devices like chargers, laptops, iPads, and even smartphones. You can find out more about the BCIT Library’s borrowing services for mobile here: https://libguides.bcit.ca/technology
BCIT is a WriteAway member and students are encouraged to use to this free service. WriteAway is an online writing support program similar to what we offer in the Writing Centre (SE14-207). Students can upload their writing and in two calendar days receive feedback and suggestions for improvement from one of the WriteAway tutors. Each submission gets 30 minutes of an online writing tutor’s time. The service is NOT proofreading or editing and WriteAway tutors do not make changes to the original document.
WriteAway is the result of collaboration between several BC universities, colleges, and institutes and BC Campus. Member institutions contribute tutoring hours to the provincial service (we have three BCIT students who are WriteAway tutors this Fall) and in return our students get access. A student may get feedback from any writing tutor in the consortium.
Note: WriteAway typically will not provide feedback for English language development courses where students are expected to work on their own.
If you would like some feedback on your writing before submitting your paper, consider visiting the Writing Centre in the Burnaby Library/Learning Commons or using WriteAway. The Writing Centre and WriteAway will not edit your paper but will provide you with strategies and resources to help improve your writing. Both services are free. For more information, please visit the Writing Centre website here: www.bcit.ca/learningcommons/writing.
If you would like more information on WriteAway, feel free to visit their website at www.writeaway.ca or contact me.
Douglas Buchanan, Writing Centre Coordinator, dbuchanan34@bcit.ca
Join us on Wednesday, October 24th, from 2:30pm – 3:30pm on the main floor of the Burnaby Campus Library for our first Author Talks with Alex Huntley.
Alex Huntley is editor and television writer with The Beaverton. He is the co-author of The Beaverton Presents Glorious and/or Free: The True History of Canada. He will be speaking about satire writing, fake news, and his book. Sword swallowing demonstration and fireworks display inside library to follow.
The Couple Next Door
By Shari Lapena
Get yourself in a spooky mood for Halloween, and check out this thriller from the library’s Popular Reading collection!
The Couple Next Door is a fast moving and chilling story that tells of the tale of couple, May and Nico. They seem to have it all: a loving relationship, a wonderful home and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, their daughter goes missing. This is a page turner with an unexpected twist! If you like this, check out The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Woman in the Window