UIUC Events
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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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.
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Have you ever had an idea but didn’t have the tools to carry it out? The Grainger Engineering Library Information Center IDEA lab has a variety of technology and tools available to all students at the university.
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You've asked an AI generator to create a cat portrait in the style of Picasso, now what? Although sampling the work of others has been a natural part of image creation since humans have communicated through art, new AI tools have complicated that conversation.
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Join us to learn more about how to manage your data! This workshop will cover file naming conventions, documenting your processes, baking up data, and sharing data. Prioritizing and implementing our best practices will ensure you can find things when you need them.
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In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Illinois REDCap and how it can be used for the collection of research data, including how to create projects, instruments, and surveys and how to start collecting research data. It is recommended (but not required) that you have a REDCap account prior to attending the workshop. No prior REDCap experience is necessary.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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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.
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This session will give you insight and strategies for getting the most out of Scopus; the largest interdisciplinary database of peer-reviewed literature including journals, books, and conference proceedings, particularly in the sciences.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Web of Science is the widest-scoping, multidisciplinary platform of abstract databases for full-text articles, books, and conference proceedings. This session provides insight and strategies for getting the most use out of the platform.
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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.
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This session introduces the podcasting equipment and technology available to our campus community from the libraries. In addition to familiarizing ourselves with the equipment for recording, we will cover some beginning recording and audio editing techniques, particularly within the software Audacity.
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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 Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support, the Writers Workshop, and the Office of Und
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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This Illinois REDCap workshop will focus on advanced ways Illinois REDCap can be used to collect research data, including how to build or edit projects with a Data Dictionary, collecting data with repeatable instruments, and collecting longitudinal data with defined events.
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Learn about techniques for extending your video productions beyond the physical studio! In this workshop, we will utilize the HTC Vive tracking system at SCIM to bring live cameras into Unreal Engine for real time green screen compositing with a 3D environment instead of the more traditional 2D image/video.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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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.
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This session will give you insight and strategies for getting the most out of Scopus; the largest interdisciplinary database of peer-reviewed literature including journals, books, and conference proceedings, particularly in the sciences.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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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.
Friday, March 29, 2024
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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
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Sign up your children to attend one of two free Future Makers MakerGirl x IDEA Lab workshops this semester!
Monday, April 1, 2024
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
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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.
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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.
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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.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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
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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
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This webinar introduces the basic tools and resources for government statistics and data. Attendees will learn about the major federal government and intergovernmental organizations' statistics and data as well as strategies to search for government statistics.
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This is a session in which podcasters learn tips and tricks for more advanced audio editing, including incorporating sounds effects, adding music, and more.
Friday, April 12, 2024
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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.
Monday, April 15, 2024
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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This session gets into the technicalities of podcast distribution. We will cover library policies as well as ethical and legal guidelines for ownership and fair use, copyright, and ensuring the accessibility of your podcast.
Friday, April 26, 2024
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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
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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
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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!