Are you finishing up your Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) proposal application? Want fellow students to review your draft? Have questions on citations? Drop by Walter Library room 204 for work time and support. Bring your laptop and we will provide pizza, snacks and a space to work with fellow Gophers to get it done!
Get started 3D printing! No experience needed. We'll learn how to download the software that goes with the 3D printers, and download a model from Thingiverse to turn into an amazing 3D print. Join the Toaster Ambassador Sam for this Beginners Workshop.
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. This season kicks off on Friday, Oct. 4 with presentations from the Upper Midwest Literary Archives and the YMCA Archives.
Stop by Walter Library and explore a mini-exhibit about the history and construction of the first “new” library on campus. Meet in the unique and historic Upson Room (room 102) to explore campus history and view blueprints, then and now images and more.
Got 15 minutes to spare? Come learn how you can use Primal VR at home with a borrowed headset to study anatomy in 3D virtual reality. Attendees can come and go at any point during the hour.
Join the book club for our second discussion of the school year in the Wilson Library Collaboration Studio as we talk about Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Join us for Make Mondays at the Toaster, a crafting meetup for everyone! Bring your own work in progress, or we'll have a Make of the Week for you to try. Hang out and meet other crafters and makers each week in a chill, low-pressure environment. Recurs weekly; come when you can, for however long you can. All experience levels welcome!
Unlock your creativity with our Introduction to CAD Software in Fusion 360, where you'll learn to design and model your very own LEGO brick. Perfect for beginners, this hands-on course will guide you through the basics of 3D design, bringing your ideas to life one brick at a time.
Learn about using EndNote to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. We'll also discuss using EndNote in conjunction with EndNote Online, a web-based version of EndNote freely available to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff. We will send a Zoom link to students who are registered one day before the workshop.
Unleash your creativity with our podcasting workshop! Discover the vast array of audio equipment available, some even for free checkout at the U of M Libraries. Master the art of planning and preparing a podcast to tell an engaging story. Participants will develop their stories and create a storyboard. Our dedicated staff will be ready to guide you, conduct insightful demos, and equip you with the tools you need for your podcasting journey. Don't miss this chance to embark on an exciting adventure in podcasting!
Drop in anytime during the hour to learn about Gravity Sketch VR, a 3D modeling program where you sketch in virtual and mixed reality. These sketches can be exported to CAD software, Unity 3D projects or 3D printed. This workshop is for anyone interested in design or virtual reality.
Learn how to operate a laser cutter and vinyl cutter! During this workshop you can expect to learn about the different use cases of digital cutting machines, how to safely and effectively use them, and how to make your own custom designs! Feel free to stay after to do a project of your own!
Hop into the fun realm of hand embroidery! We're here to guide you on an exciting journey where you'll learn to prep your fabric, thread that sneaky needle, and master the basics of stitching. Plus, you'll get to sketch your very own design for a personalized embroidery piece. Let's unleash your inner artist, shall we?
Join us for Make Mondays at the Toaster, a crafting meetup for everyone! Bring your own work in progress, or we'll have a Make of the Week for you to try. Hang out and meet other crafters and makers each week in a chill, low-pressure environment. Recurs weekly; come when you can, for however long you can. All experience levels welcome!
Join us for a lively conversation between “comadres”, (among friends), Paloma Barraza, History Iberian & Latin American Studies Librarian, Dr. Jessica Lopez-Lyman, Chicano Latino Studies, and Latine acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros!
What does the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo requiring that all federal funding agencies adapt a data sharing policy for their grantees mean for data management practices during the lifecycle of your research project? What must you write into a grant application? How do you know where to share your data? All of these topics and more will be explored in this session.
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