Library Calendar

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

    • 10:00 - 10:50 am
    • Grainger Engineering Library, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    Learn how to conduct an effective literature search using the database PubMed, a free database home to millions of citations for biomedical literature. Practice some basic search skills, like using boolean operators and applying filters, and learn some new techniques and tips for navigating PubMed and finding and saving relevant publications.

    • 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

    Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

    Join the Illinois Newspaper Project and the Student Life and Culture Archives to learn about the history of U of I student newspaper, the Daily Illini, and the Library’s efforts to preserve and make it digitally accessible. Explore past events on campus and discover how digitized newspapers have changed research.

  • Flyer with event details.
    • 4:00 - 5:30 pm
    • Main Library Room 106

    Attention Students: Brighten your living space for spring! Join houseplant enthusiasts to learn over sparkling water and cookies how to pot a plant using sustainable practices! Free! Registration required.

Friday, March 29, 2024

    • 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
    • Illini Bookstore Building, Room 514

    Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Monday, April 1, 2024

    • 12:00 - 12:50 pm
    • Main Library 314

    Adobe InDesign is a layout and design software program that allows you to create print and digital media. It is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, which is available to all UIUC students for free! This workshop is designed for those with little to no experience with InDesign to help you learn the basics of using this document design program.

    • 12:00 - 12:50 pm
    • Illini Bookstore Building, Room 514

    Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by the University Library, the Writers Workshop, and Office of Undergraduate Research.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

    • 12:00 - 12:50 pm
    • Main Library 220 and online via Zoom (link will be sent in registration and reminder emails)

    Planning a social science or humanities research project this summer? Putting together your dissertation or thesis proposal and not sure where to start? Join us for a hands-on workshop on project organization. We’ll discuss how a project charter can help you refine your research questions, identify models, and create a timeline.

    • 3:00 - 3:50 pm
    • Grainger Library, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    This video editing software created by Adobe and part of the Adobe Creative Suite is available free of charge to all UIUC students, faculty, and staff. It is the industry standard among videographers, directors, and editors. This workshop will introduce this powerful workstation to anyone interested in video production. No experience required, but helpful.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Main Library 220

    This hands-on workshop will give you an opportunity to explore the history and culture of Manga as an art form and connect it to your own experiences, guided by Manga artist and graduate student Kofi Bazzell-Smith (School of Art & Design's New Media). All art supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite pencil.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Main Library Room 220

    Attention Student Artists: Explore the history and culture of Manga as an art form and connect it to your own experiences. All art supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite pencil.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Thursday, April 4, 2024

    • 10:00 - 10:50 am
    • Grainger Library, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    Learn about the methodology and procedures for different types of scientific literature reviews — systematic, meta analysis, scoping, and more —to determine which process aligns with specific research projects. Acquire tools and explore University Library resources to implement in future research projects or assignments.

    • 2:00 - 2:50 pm
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

    Looking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works.

    • 4:00 - 5:30 pm
    • Room 106, Main Library

    Program in Translation and Interpreting Studies, LLL, and IAS are organizing the event “World Poetry in Translation.” Participants will read poems in different languages and their English translations.

  • A poster of the World Poetry Reading in Translation event
    • 4:00 - 5:30 pm
    • 106 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr.

Saturday, April 6, 2024

    • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    • Common Ground Co-Op, Lincoln Mall in Urbana

    We are delighted to announce that the Edible Book Festival will be taking place on Saturday April 6th at the Common Ground Co-Op, Lincoln Mall in Urbana. This year will be particularly exciting since we have a new roster of judges including our very own Dean Claire Stewart and some fun prizes to win! Register now to submit your culinary creation!

Monday, April 8, 2024

    • 11:00 - 11:50 am
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

    This hands-on workshop will teach you how to make common word processing documents accessible for screen readers, and how to make presentations accessible for a wide range of users. We’ll cover MS Word and PowerPoint, Google Docs, and PDFs, as well as general best practices for accessibility that you can incorporate across formats.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

    • 12:00 - 12:50 pm
    • Illini Bookstore Building, Room 514

    Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

    • 12:00 - 12:50 pm
    • Main Library 220 and online via Zoom (link will be sent with registration and confirmation emails)

    Tired of not being able to find a file when you need it? Have too many tabs open in your browser? This workshop will offer practical tips for organizing your digital spaces, cleaning up your file directories, and keeping your spreadsheets tidy. There will also be hands-on activities to help you tailor information management strategies to your projects.

    • 2:30 - 3:30 pm
    • Funk ACES Library, 2nd floor, 1101 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana

    We invite you to attend the panel in-person on the 2nd floor of the Funk ACES Library for an opportunity to talk with the panelists and other attendees during the reception from 3:30-4:00 p.m. Also, for in-person attendees, we will have a raffle for two disease-related books. We are providing a Zoom option for people to attend the panel virtually.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    • 6:00 - 6:50 pm
    • Illini Bookstore Building, Room 514

    Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by the University Library, the Writers Workshop, and Office of Undergraduate Research.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Friday, April 12, 2024

    • 2:00 - 2:50 pm
    • Main Library 314 and online via Zoom (link will be sent with registration and confirmation emails)

    The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) holds an extensive collection of primary source material, including 500,000 volumes and 5,000 linear sq. ft. of archival material. This workshop will explore the various ways in which patrons can engage with the RBML’s collection, including individual research, classroom instruction, and opportunities for collaboration.

    • 4:00 pm
    • Player Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)

    Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano and learn more about the instrument and roll collection.

Monday, April 15, 2024

    • 11:00 - 11:50 am
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

    Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use! This session will be 50 minutes long with question and exploration time afterward.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

    • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, SCIM, Room 052

    The field of XR hardware continues to advance rapidly. In this workshop we will give an overview of the various headsets available in the SCIM Lab and allow for hands-on demo time. We will also investigate using Unity and Unreal Engine to author XR applications.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

    • 1:00 - 1:50 pm
    • Grainger Library, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    Artificial intelligence is changing the way higher education is approaching research, writing, and teaching. This workshop will address the capabilities of ChatGPT and identify appropriate and effective ways participants can integrate this tool into their academic, research, and pedagogical pursuits in engineering disciplines.

    • 2:00 - 2:50 pm
    • Main Library 314

    Adobe InDesign is a layout and design software program that allows you to create print and digital media. It is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, which is available to all UIUC students for free! This workshop is designed for those with little to no experience with InDesign to help you learn the basics of using this document design program.

Friday, April 19, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Saturday, April 20, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Sunday, April 21, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Monday, April 22, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Friday, April 26, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Saturday, April 27, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Sunday, April 28, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!