Using OpenRefine for Cleaning Up Spreadsheet Data!!! We have joined with the Engineering Technology Centers to present a new series of classes!! The Learn & Create Xpress Classes will cover a variety of topics and are scheduled for Thursday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in the Engineering Library Creative Space. The classes are half an hour long andContinue reading “Learn OpenRefine! New Learn & Create Xpress Class!!”
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Join us for Library Events During Engineering Research Week!
The University of Iowa College of Engineering has expanded its traditional Annual Research Open House event into a Research Week, celebrated this year from April 9-13. The week now features numerous activities that showcase how Engineering impacts the university’s stratetic direction in conducting leading-edge research. We are excited to be participating in Research Week!! Continue reading “Join us for Library Events During Engineering Research Week!”
Check Out a Living Book!
ENGINEERING LIVING LIBRARY EVENT!! Friday, April 13, 2018 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Lichtenberger Engineering Library Friday the 13th could turn out to be your lucky day!! Why? Because that’s the day we’re having a Living Book event! As part of National Library Week and the University of Iowa College of Engineering Research Week, we areContinue reading “Check Out a Living Book!”
Check Out The Creative Kick-Start Winners!!
CONGRATULATIONS 2017-2018 KICK-START WINNERS!!! Kick-Start is a program which was developed by the Engineering Library and the Engineering Technology Centers and it is now in its 2nd year! Engineering students – both undergrad and graduate – submit a proposal to receive funding for prototyping a new project or finishing a current project. Ten awards forContinue reading “Check Out The Creative Kick-Start Winners!!”
Camtasia & Video Creation! New Learn & Create Xpress Class!
We have joined with the Engineering Technology Centers to present a new series of classes!! The Learn & Create Xpress Classes will cover a variety of topics and are scheduled for Thursday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in the Engineering Library Creative Space. The classes are half an hour long and are limited to 20 participants. Click onContinue reading “Camtasia & Video Creation! New Learn & Create Xpress Class!”
It’s Pi Day 2018!!
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286…. March 14th is Pi Day!!! Beginning geometry students might remember finding the area of a circle – pi x radius squared…. But, what is Pi (π) and why does it rate its very own day? Pi is one of the most famous and mysterious of numbers. Defined as the ratio of the circumferenceContinue reading “It’s Pi Day 2018!!”
It’s National Worship of Tools Day!!
National Worship of Tools Day!! Can you imagine your life without tools? Well, you don’t have to! We have approximately 177 tools (we are always adding more!!) in our Tool Library! We have all sorts of things – from simple protractors, hammers, and screwdrivers, to the much more complex 3D scanners, GoPro cameras,Continue reading “It’s National Worship of Tools Day!!”
New Exhibit! Overcoming Obstacles & Failures!
Guest Blogger: James C. Cox Overcoming Failures and Obstacles to be Successful Inventing new things is rarely successful on the first attempt. Persevering through these failures, learning from accidents, and developing ideas is a key step to ultimate success in any field. Below are ten anecdotes about people who had to overcome obstacles and failures.Continue reading “New Exhibit! Overcoming Obstacles & Failures!”
Early Pi(π) Day Celebration on FRIDAY!!!
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286…. We’ll be celebrating Pi Day THIS Friday, March 9th – before spring break!!! We’ll be celebrating in the Engineering Library and will serve apple pie bites from 1:00 to 3:14 p.m. (when else?!) or while supplies last! We will also have free coffee – did I mention the pie bites, coffee, and lemonade are free? ComeContinue reading “Early Pi(π) Day Celebration on FRIDAY!!!”
Patents & Standards! New Learn & Create Xpress Class!
We have joined with the Engineering Technology Centers to present a new series of classes!! The Learn & Create Xpress Classes will cover a variety of topics and are scheduled for Thursday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in the Engineering Library Creative Space. The classes are half an hour long and are limited to 20 participants. Click onContinue reading “Patents & Standards! New Learn & Create Xpress Class!”