JabRef is a citation manager with native BibTeX support and is perfect for text-based typesetting systems like LaTeX. This workshop will cover the very basics of collecting, editing, and organizing citations, and how to troubleshoot common issues. You'll have the foundation to customize the system to your liking and needs.
Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office.
This workshop will provide an overview of the library resources and services available to UMN graduate students. You’ll learn how to effectively find scholarly materials and how librarians and other library staff can assist you to succeed. Open to everyone but strongly recommended for first-year graduate students!
Ready for an introduction to generative AI tools like Chat GPT or the UMN login versions of Microsoft Co-Pilot or Google Gemini but not sure how to use them (or if you should) in your research and writing? Learn about how these tools work, the pros and cons and tips for incorporating them into your research and writing practice.
In this workshop, you'll learn how our expertise as academic librarians complements the skills you'll develop in your program. We will share tips about how to schedule a meeting, prep for your meeting, and how you can expect the meeting to go.
Learn new strategies, tools and hacks that can help you this semester. We will talk about semester planning including the semester calendar, study planning, UMN Libraries services and peer tutoring across campus (success.umn.edu). Get ideas for keeping up the motivation and staying on track in your courses.
We are throwing open the doors to Walter Library to celebrate with a bit of sport and game to celebrate the end of the first week of fall semester! Games, puzzles, treats from M Food Co and more! Explore Walter Library and find your favorite study spot! Play a game! Make something and get creative. Meet the Toaster. We will have a display of old Gatsby's along with Walter and campus history pop up exhibit including old copies of the Minnesota Daily and the Minnesota Gopher yearbooks. Free! All are welcome! Bring a friend! Join us Friday, September 5 anytime from 4-7 in Walter Library.
Join the UMN Book Club for Fall kick off on September 6th. There will be lots of information, games, and more!
Join the Sherlock Holmes Collections on Sept. 8 for a riveting book talk with award-winning author, screenwriter, and director, Nicholas Meyer. Meyer will discuss his new book, “Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing.” The plot follows Holmes and Watson as they delve into the cut-throat world of art forgery in 1890s London.
This workshop will provide an overview of the library resources and services available to UMN graduate students. You’ll learn how to effectively find scholarly materials and how librarians and other library staff can assist you to succeed.
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.
Dive into the fascinating world of Virtual Reality! Take a journey through its intriguing history before jumping into our rapid-fire VR app circuit. Perhaps you’ll find your new favorite immersive experience in Open Brush, which lets your creative freedom run wild; Job Simulator, a hilarious take on work life; or one of our many other specially-curated VR experiences. There’s a whole universe of excitement waiting for you in virtual reality, so come explore it with us!
Radio K is celebrating Back to School with a free Pop-Up Concert and the U of M Libraries will be there! Join the “chaos” and kick off the school year with Radio K - Real College Radio featuring two amazing local bands on Thursday, September 11 from 12-1pm.
Come hang out with us on the East Bank Bridgehead (right outside the Weisman Art Museum) for a lunch hour filled with live music, dancing, and good vibes.
Stop by the Libraries table to explore a pop-up fun book library and find out about library services, the Music Library in Ferguson Hall (bring your UCard) and how to get free streaming music. Free! All are welcome!
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!
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank will be hosting yoga on Friday’s from 12-12:30 on the first floor. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of yoga. All fitness levels are welcome.
Watching and listening to lectures is an important part of college. Learn tips and tricks to get the most out of them whether they are IRL (in real life) or online. Become more efficient with your class time and learn how to organize materials to help prepare with quizzes and tests.
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