Previous Events
3D Hearts Makerspace workshop
Join us for a special Valentine's Day-themed UGA Libraries Makerspace workshop led by Naman Kumar, a third-year Biological Engineering student. Celebrate Valentine's Day by creating custom text 3D printed hearts based on the classic Sweethearts candy. Perfect for all skill levels! No registration required, drop in Monday, February 10th between 3-4pm at the UGA Libraries Makerspace, room 381 McBay Science Library.
Libraries Undergraduate Research Award: Information Session
Since 2007, the UGA Libraries has sponsored the Undergraduate Research Awards, which provide cash prizes for excellence in research. This year, we want to celebrate the different kinds of research projects students participate in and, more importantly, understand what they learned from the process. Join us for an information session about this year’s awards and evaluation criteria!
Finding (Open) Data for Research in the US, UK, and Germany
In celebration of International Love Data Week, Research and Computational Data Management (RCDM) in the UGA Libraries, the University of Liverpool Libraries, and Ludwig Maximillian University Libraries and ITG (Munich, Germany) are hosting a special zoom event on available resources for accessing (Open) Research Data.
Exhibit Opening Reception- "From Farms to Fast Fashion: Unraveling the Need for Sustainable Style"
Join us to celebrate the opening of the Hargrett Library’s newest exhibition From Farms to Fast Fashion: Unraveling the Need for Sustainable Style on Thursday, February 6th from 6:00-8:00PM. The event will include tours of the gallery, a clothing swap hosted by UGA student group Fair Fashion, demonstrations by fashion designer Pamela James, and light refreshments.
Attendees interested in participating in the clothing swap can bring clothing, shoes, and other accessories to the Large Event Space (Room 285) during the event. The more you bring, the more you can swap!
Streaming Media Resources: Video and Film
Films! Documentaries! Tutorials! Learn about the collection of streaming video resources accessible via UGA and available open source, including Kanopy, LinkedIn Learning, the Peabody Collection, DocuSeek, and more. Location: This is a hybrid event, available at the Main Library Instruction Lab and via Zoom.
Online Session: Introduction to EndNote
With this session, you will:
- Get to know your workspace and reference views
- Set up to Sync and Find Full Text
- Export references from Google Scholar and UGA databases to EndNote
- Make Group Sets, Groups, and use Tags for organization
- Make quick bibliographies
- Know the basics of using EndNote with Microsoft Word.
Introduction to EndNote
- Get to know your EndNote workspace and reference views
- Set up to Sync and Find Full Text
- Export references from Google Scholar and UGA databases to EndNote
- Make Group Sets, Groups, and use Tags for organization
- Make quick bibliographies
Beginner's Guide to Online and Data Privacy
"Your online activity creates a treasure trove of data. This data ranges from your interests and purchases to your online behaviors, and it is collected by websites, apps, devices, services, and companies all around the globe. This data can even include information about your physical self, like health data" (National Cybersecurity Alliance 2024).
Trivia Night
Are you smarter than a librarian? Test your knowledge at UGA Libraries trivia night! We'll have free snacks!