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Learn how to manage and share your research sources with Zotero at free workshop

Collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources with Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh], a free, easy-to-use web browser tool. Learn more at our hands on session and start gathering your materials in Zotero right away. Tuesday, February 28th, 3:00-4:00pmHardin Library for the Health Sciences, East Information Commons Sign up for this class online: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/regform.html or by callingContinue reading “Learn how to manage and share your research sources with Zotero at free workshop”

Dickens’ bicentenary

Today the University will be marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth with a presentation hosted by the Obermann humanities center. Along with lectures on Dickens by UI and community experts, the event will feature selections from the Libraries’ Dickensiana holdings, including some of the correspondence digitized for our Leigh Hunt Letters collection: CharlesContinue reading “Dickens’ bicentenary”

Famine in Historical Context

Looking for primary resources for your speech or paper, but don’t have lots of time? This month’s focus is on locating primary documents that report on famine, food security, and humanitarian aid. Learn transferable skills that can be applied to nearly all topics. These mini-workshops are like veggies for your brain! http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/skill_builder

Keeping Current is Easy, Nov 17

Want to know as soon as an exciting new article is published? Tired of skimming the websites or paper copies of multiple journals to see what is in the new issue? This hands-on session will show you how to create a single destination for information from your favorite journals, databases, websites and blogs using RSSContinue reading “Keeping Current is Easy, Nov 17”

DSPH Pecha-Kucha! October 26

The Digital Studio for the Public Humanities – DSPH – invites you to attend  “DSPH Pecha-Kucha!,” our first public event , on Wednesday, October 26 – from 5 to 6:30 pm at the DLS | DSPH space in the northwest corner of the The University of Iowa Main Library on the ground floor. We’ll haveContinue reading “DSPH Pecha-Kucha! October 26”

Teetotalers vs. Bootleggers – the 100-year road to Prohibition

Looking for primary resources for your speech or paper, but don’t have lots of time? Join librarian Marianne Mason for 15 minutes of “brainfood.” This week’s focus is on primary resources documenting the Temperance Movement, the passage of Prohibition and its repeal. Learn transferable skills that can be applied to nearly all topics. These mini-workshopsContinue reading “Teetotalers vs. Bootleggers – the 100-year road to Prohibition”

Organize your citations and learn to use RefWorks in two workshops

The University of Iowa Libraries will offer two introductory workshops on RefWorks. RefWorks is a web-based service that enables you to save bibliographic citations from the library catalog and other library databases. Both workshops will be held in 1015A LIB (1st floor, northwest corner of Main Library, located in the Digital Studio for Public Humanities).Continue reading “Organize your citations and learn to use RefWorks in two workshops”

Thought Balloons: Talking about Comics, Oct 4

Drop in at the Main Library’s Comic Book Café and share your thoughts about comics: creating them, reading them, collecting them. Tell us what your favorite comic is (and why). Bring your own creations, or listen to others talk about journaling through comics, or the history of comics, or the comic book industry. Learn aboutContinue reading “Thought Balloons: Talking about Comics, Oct 4”

Chemistry: It’s FUN-damental

A demonstration on the Wonders of Chemistry will take be conducted by Lou Messerle, Chemistry Professor Thursday, September 8th4pmMain Library North Exhibition Hall The University of Iowa Libraries has compiled an exhibit celebrating the International Year of Chemistry 2011 as well as emphasizing how fundamental chemistry is and how it can be seen in everydayContinue reading “Chemistry: It’s FUN-damental”

Iowa City Book Festival seeks volunteers – July 16 & 17

The Iowa City Book Festival is seeking volunteers Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 to direct visitors, assist authors and work in the information booth. For a complete list of volunteer needs and to sign up to volunteer, see http://www.iowacitybookfestival.org/volunteers-2. See the Iowa City Book Festival schedule of events at http://www.iowacitybookfestival.org. For more information,Continue reading “Iowa City Book Festival seeks volunteers – July 16 & 17”