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Sounds sketchy to me…

April 23, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

TAKE 5 -  five featured titles available from BCIT Library: 

Fast sketching techniques / David Rankin
Call #: NC 730 R36 2000

  • following examples and exercises, artists will learn dozens of quick-sketching methods for capturing depth, proportion and value quickly and accurately

100 diagrams that changed the world: from the earliest cave paintings to the innovation of the iPod / Scott Christianson
Call #: T 353 C568 2012

  • 100 “plans,sketches,drawings and illustrations” that had tremendous influence; arranged in chronological order with an accompanying explanation of what the picture is and why it is important

Drawing for product designers / Kevin Henry
Call #: T 359 H46 2012

  • a guide to the visualization techniques used by contemporary product designers, including freehand sketching, digital rendering, information graphics, and presentation skills; includes case studies and tutorials

Sketching user experiences: getting the design right and the right design / Bill Buxton Available via Books24x7

  • full of case studies, examples, exercises, and projects, this work aims to spark the imagination while encouraging the use of new techniques, breathing new life into user experience design

Sketching user experiences: the workbook / Saul Greenberg, et.al. Available via Books 24×7

  • extremely practical, with illustrated examples, this book provides step-by-step instructions and exercises, various sketching methods that will let you express your design ideas about user experiences across time

Note: Books 24×7 requires you to register before accessing e-books.

Filed Under: Books, Take 5

Broadcast Communications…back in the day

April 17, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

#tbt

Posted by BCIT Library & Learning Commons on Thursday, April 17, 2014

Filed Under: archives, Throwback Thursdays

Building better boxes – and other ways to ignite innovation and creativity…

April 16, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

TAKE 5 -  five featured titles available from BCIT Library: 

Thinking in new boxes: a new paradigm for business creativity / Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
HD 53 B7125 2013

  • don’t think outside of the box –create new boxes that make sense for you – this book tells you how to do it

Inside the box : a proven system of creativity for breakthrough results / Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg
HD 53 B687 2013

  • how to innovate on a systematic basis, using templates designed from patterns common to inventive solutions

Red thread thinking : weaving together connections for brillant ideas and profitable innovation / Debra Kaye with Karen Kelly
HD 53 K39 2013
Also available via Books 24×7

  • shows how to weave originality from disparate information and turn it into a product or service that can shake up the marketplace
  • can you resist this chapter title: Stop crying over spilt milk because the glass is still half full

More great ideas a day : 365 more business ideas for each day of the year / authors, Jim Blythe et.al.
Available via Books 24×7

  • 365 chapters, each with the outline of an idea to make yourself or your business better and some tips for putting the idea into practice
  • read it all at once or check in every day for something new

Unthink : rediscover your creative genius / Erik Wahl
HD 53 W34 2013

  • written by graffiti artist and corporate thought leader (interesting combination) who believes that  “creativity is in all of us and re-discovering it is the key to unlocking your fullest potential”

Note: Books 24×7 requires you to register before accessing e-books.

Filed Under: Books, Take 5

Congratulations to our Peer Tutor Justin Duncan-York…

January 28, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

Justin Duncan-York

Justin Duncan-York

One of our Computer Information Systems Administration (CISA) Peer Tutors, Justin Duncan-York, used his knowledge and networking skills to win an all expenses paid trip to CISCO headquarters in San Jose, California.

Way to go Justin!

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The best business books of 2013 are here…part 2

January 17, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

More award winners are on the shelves…

Annually, the National Business Book Award recognizes an outstanding business-related book in Canada. The competition has a 28 year history and the winner not only receives the honour, but a $20,000 prize. 2013’s top book, as well as some of the finalists, and past winners are available for checkout from BCIT Library.

2013 Winner:  Plutocrats / by Chrystia Freeland
Call #: HB 251 F74 2012

2013 Finalist: Double double: how Tim Hortons became a Canadian way of life one cup at a time / by Douglas Hunter
Call #: TX 945.5 T56 H86 2012

2013 Finalist: The Power of Why / by Amanda Lang
Call #: HF 5386 L35 2012

2011 Winner : Ethical Oil, The Case for Canada’s Oil Sands / by Ezra Levant
Call #: HD 9560.5 L45 2010

2010 Winner : Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller : Oil and the End of Globalization / by Jeff Rubin
Call #: HC 59.3 R82 2009

2008 Winner: Stupid to the Last Drop : How Alberta is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (And Doesn’t Seem to Care) / William Marsden
Call #: TD 195 P4 M38 2008

 

 

 

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The best business books of 2013 are here …part 1

January 10, 2014 by dgrace Leave a Comment

booksIn November 2013 Goldman Sachs and the Financial Times bestowed their Business Book of the Year award. The honour is given to “the book that provides ‘the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues” as chosen by the judges. Competition is fierce, as the award includes a £30,000 prize.

The prizewinning book and the five runners up are all available at BCIT Library, so stop by and check them out.

And the winner is: The Everything Store : Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon / by Brad Stone
Call #: Z 473 B47 S76 2013

Runners up, in alphabetical order:

The Alchemists : Inside the Secret World of Central Bankers / by Neil Irwin
Call #: HG 1181 I79 2013

Big Data : A Revolution that will Transform how we Live, Work, and Think / by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier
Call #: QA 76.9 D343 M396 2013

The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of the Indian American Elite and the Fall of the Galleon Hedge Fund / by Anita Raghaven
Call #: HG 4928.5 R34 2013

Lean In : Women, Work and the Will to Lead / by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Sovell
Call #: HD 6054.3 S265 2013

Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Man Who Blew Up the British Economy / by Iain Martin
Call #: HG 935 M37 2013

Filed Under: Books

BCIT Archives – NSFW?

December 17, 2013 by dgrace Leave a Comment

Nick Kelly reading The Link

Nick Kelly perusing an old edition of The Link

This post was contributed by Nick Kelly, a student at UBC’s iSchool. Nick has been working in BCIT’s Archives for several months fulfilling a requirement for his Master’s in Library and Information Studies.

Unbeknownst to many, the BCIT Archive holds a wealth of historical photographs and documents that chronicle the highs (in many senses of the word) and lows of life at BCIT since 1964 in rich detail. The Link newspaper is one major component of this collection, but there are also boxes upon boxes of photographs and negatives that provide an even more intimate, “unofficial” glimpse of what student life was like during our parents’ (and, if you’re young enough, perhaps even grandparents’) college years. One thing is obvious right from the start: they had a lot of fun. The cover image from this 1980 issue of The Link may give you some idea as to the general tone of these photographs.

As part of a work placement for my master’s degree in library and information studies at UBC, I have been working with BCIT’s archivist over the last few months to scan, describe, and upload these old photographs for online viewing. One of my favourite parts of library work is the opportunity to engage with and learn about the resources in the library: over the summer, for example, I worked at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC to create catalogue entries for thousands of original, largely unpublished music scores from the First World War and had a great time researching their musical and historical background. The BCIT photographs provided me with another opportunity to work with one-of-a-kind items, and the experience proved similarly rewarding.

Most of the photographs—donated by the BCIT Student and Alumni Associations in dusty old boxes—are unlabeled, and researching their mysterious backgrounds has been one of the most rewarding parts of my time here. Many were traceable to The Link’s photographers, but for every image that actually made it into the paper, there is often a whole reel of unpublished negatives that are just as interesting as (or more interesting than) the published ones.

Many of these images may not have been published because they were simply considered too mundane at the time, but they now strike us as poignant reminders of a very different world. There are, for example, reels of unpublished negatives showing BCIT students competing against the likes of UBC in logger sports—wood chopping, log rolling, and so on—before that tradition fell by the wayside. There are unpublished pictures of students racing canoes, inner tubes, and surfboards in Guichon Creek for the annual “anything that floats” race. (The winning team got to unofficially rename the creek for a year—for example, Guichon Creek was lovingly referred to as “Reefer Creek” during 1981 and 1982.) Reels of film from many other events–from prominent BCIT visitors such as Pierre Trudeau and the Prince Phillip to wild (possibly NSFW) pajama dances hosted by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism–combine to provide a rich visual history.

These photographs compliment an already-wide array of more “official” images available for online viewing at the Archive’s website. As a newcomer to the BCIT community, I have had a lot of fun learning about this institution’s history while working with this collection. No matter how familiar you are with BCIT’s history, however, these images are worth checking out for the stories they tell and the surprises they hold.

Filed Under: archives, Photography, Staff

Cookies ‘n Books – what a week it has been…

November 12, 2013 by dgrace Leave a Comment

Photo by Cathy Hyska

Photo by Cathy Hyska

Photo by Cathy Hyska

Photo by Cathy Hyska

Cookies: Twenty entries, three judges, three prizes, dozens and dozens of delicious cookies, much fun and $$ raised for the United Way.

Books: Lots of deals – and lots left! Prices slashed! Now it’s just $2.00 to fill a limited edition recyclable bag with pre-read books donated to our booksale.

Thanks: Thanks to everyone who baked, who donated books or who bought. And thanks to Sandra Matsuba, Tracy Miller and Mei Young, the hardworking organizers and promoters of this event.

Filed Under: Books, Contests, Staff

It’s never too late to get outside…

April 23, 2013 by dgrace Leave a Comment

sproutwatchday 7 photo by Cheryl Stephenson

sproutwatchday 7
photo by Cheryl Stephenson

It’s April, and there are assignments to finish and exams to study for, but don’t forget to get out there and enjoy the beautiful springtime weather. Whether it’s going for a walk, creating or cultivating a herb, vegetable or flower garden, there are lots of ways to reenergize yourself in the great outdoors.

We’ve created a display of books, photos and seedlings to inspire you. You’ll be amazed how quickly our little plants are growing – we think they might actually be magic beanstalks. All the books are available to  borrow  – and when you see these titles, I’m sure you’ll want to.

This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader
Call # SB 324.3 G87 2001
A woman with a quest to go off grid and grow her own food recounts her adventures, and includes 30 or so of her favourite recipes.

sproutwatch day 8 Photo by Cheryl Stephenson

sproutwatch day 8
photo by Cheryl Stephenson

The Potted Herb
Call # SB 351 H5 Z33 1988
Instructions for small scale herb gardening , including craft ideas and recipes.

Native plants in the Coastal garden
Call #: SB 439.26 N77 P478 2002
Garden design, plant descriptions, pest control, colour photos – it’s all in here.

The Garden Primer
Call #: SB 458 D13 2008
A comprehensive, accessible, down-to-earth gardening guide.

So come in and check it out, because there’s lots more where that came from….

Photo by Cheryl Stephenson

photo by Cheryl Stephenson

Filed Under: Books, Photography

Spring break in Vancouver, naturally…

March 8, 2013 by dgrace Leave a Comment

Pitt Meadows Dyke
Photograph by Cathy Hyska

If you’re not going away for spring break, that’s okay – we’re not either. If you’re not planning to spend all your time at the library (what?!?), why not get outside and enjoy some “Vitamin N” ?

In The Nature Principle : Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age (BF 343.5 N37 C67 2012) author Richard Louv advocates spending time in nature to boost mental, physical and spiritual health and help develop an increased sense of connection and community. As far as nature goes, the Lower Mainland has it all – mountains, beaches, greenspace – so make the most of it, and let these books guide your adventures…

Easy cycling around Vancouver: fun day trips for all ages
GV 1046 C32 V35 2011
45 bike routes from 10 to 45 km suitable for novice riders, families or those who want a lazy day

52 best day trips from Vancouver
FC 3845 L69 C495 2011
the best views, best biking, best beaches and best family outings with maps, photos and drive times

Shoreline Trail
Photograph by Cathy Hyska

Great walks of Vancouver: Metro Vancouver plus Squamish to Whistler
GV 199.44 C22 V343 2010
…get your hiking boots on…

Parks and nature places around Vancouver
QH 106.2 B8 P8 2009
a guide book that covers the North Shore, Point Roberts and Fort Langley and many places in between – for those who want to explore salmon streams, mountain trails, forest hikes, urban gardens and sandy beaches

Chuck Davis history of Metropolitan Vancouver
FC 3847.3 D38 2011 and
Where rails meet rivers : the story of Port Coquitlam (also by Chuck Davis)
FC 3949 P58 D38 2000
for local history buffs

Granville Island
Photograph by Cathy Hyska

Vancouver matters
NA 747 V3 V36 2008
an examination of local architecture with an eye to change

British Columbia nature guide
QH 106.2 B7 M31 2010
identify 406 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, trees and shrubs – get to know your nature neighbours.

Filed Under: Books, Photography

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