: For Students, Faculty, and Staff
ONLINE: Introduction to Generative AI tools for research and writing
Virtual EventLearn about how to use generative AI tools, the pros and cons and tips for incorporating them (or not) into your research and writing practice.
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Learn about how to use generative AI tools, the pros and cons and tips for incorporating them (or not) into your research and writing practice.
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.
Join us in Zoom and learn tips and tricks for finding high-quality sources efficiently through the U Libraries website (lib.umn.edu).
Note: This event is for Libraries staff/faculty and their families only.
Explore virtual reality, make fun summer crafts, and learn about the Libraries Creation and Innovation spaces at Bring Your Kids to Play Day!
We will have activities for children ages 5 and up. Please note that young children may not fit in the virtual reality headsets (but they can still make!).
This workshop for graduate students will provide an overview of the publishing process. We will cover the basics of: peer review, copyright, types of journals, costs of publishing, and "predatory" journals.
Please join us online for a research talk by Shinya Yoshida. The presentation, “Between Inter-Minority Relations and Foreign Relations: Italians, Japanese, and Chinese in the San Francisco Bay Area during the Global Crisis, 1929–1941,” takes place on Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Central Time.
Are you...
Looking for a new hobby this new year?
Interested in exploring the Makerspace and Virtual Reality Studio?
Curious about the headsets and podcasting equipment for checkout from the Library?
Wanting to check out the debut of our new lounge space?
Hungry for some free snacks?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for this exploration of everything the Makerspace and Virtual Reality Studio have to offer!
This session will show you how to make the right choice for your research. We will discuss how to identify potential journals and what factors to consider before you submit. We will also describe the peer review process and how journal quality is assessed.
Take a break and explore virtual reality at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, and more. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.
Take a break and explore virtual reality at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, and more. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.
This workshop will teach you how to respond to peer reviewer comments and make your paper even stronger before you resubmit it. We will also cover how you can be a good peer reviewer of other researchers' work.
Join us on Aug. 14 for a special lunch-hour discussion of the recently published book “Legacy Lost: Passing Across the Color Line.” The author, S. Barbara Hilyer, is a descendant of Andrew Franklin Hilyer, the first African American graduate of the University of Minnesota and the first of three generations of University of Minnesota graduates. While the Hilyers once had deep connections to famous mill town families like the Pillsburys and Gales, they would eventually leave the Twin Cities and part with their African American heritage. Until now.
This event is for Libraries staff only.
While you're waiting for the students to return, learn more about the Makerspaces and one of the most-used technologies in it: 3D printing! In this workshop, we'll show you how to get started with 3D printing, and give you the resources you need to create your own desktop sand ("zen" style) garden.
Join the UMN Book Club for the Summer book discussion August 16th from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!
This workshop will kick off our series of data management workshops over the fall semester. This introductory workshop will build upon topics covered in the asynchronous Canvas course, and present data management issues specific to researchers in the sciences, arts & humanities, and for those working with data involving human participants. The session will include a preview of tools for managing a variety of data across your entire research project.
In this workshop, join us to learn about common ways that students are using AI to do academic research. We'll talk through students perceptions of AI use and offer tips and tricks to encourage smart use of AI.
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