Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
Helen Quinn, a professor of physics at Stanford University and a leading expert in theoretical high energy physics, will present a free public lecture. In her presentation entitled "Wandering Planets, Falling Apples, Curving Spaces, Whirling Stars: How Unraveling the Mysteries of Gravity has Taught Us About the Universe," Quinn uses the history of understandings about gravity as a template for understanding how science works.
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: IonE Seminar Room 380, VoTech Building, St. Paul
Mechanical engineering professor Jane Davidson will present "Solar After Dark: Storage Options," exploring the latest attempts to harvest and store concentrated solar energy via high-temperature, thermochemical processes to produce fuels. The discussion will include an overview of process options and an estimate of the scalability of these processes to replace petroleum.
Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:15am - 12:15pm
Location: 310 Walter Library
This workshop will look at 3 common citation managers, RefWorks, EndNote and Zotero. Their features will be compared so you can decide which citation manager best meets your needs.
Register here for the workshop.
October 2 5-9 pm
Rapson Hall 89 Church St SE
5-7 pm display of electric and hybrid vehicles on Church Street Mall
7-9 pm speech by Marc Geller -- co-founder of Plug In America, and a California solar installer -- followed by a panel discussion including Geller, Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble (District 60 in Minneapolis), Fresh Energy Executive Director Michael Noble, and Eric Jensen, Energy Coordinator for the Isaak Walton League.
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library
A quick tour of the resources available for finding the best information for your engineering research. We'll demonstrate how to find journal articles and conference papers using Engineering Village and Web of Science, show how to access reference books online using Knovel, and discuss best practices in patents and standards searching.
Register here for the workshop.
Tue, 09/29/2009 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
310 Walter Library
Whether working with your colleagues across the University or around the world, it can be challenging to collaborate when you are in separate locations. Learn about web-based resources, both at the University and freely available on the web, that can help you to effectively collaborate. We will include resources such as Google Docs, del.icio.us and UThink.
Register here for the workshop.
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library
Zotero is a *free* Firefox extension that helps you collect citations and website information from within your Firefox browser. We'll show you how to install Zotero and use it to capture citations, organize your research, and format bibliographies and in-text citations.
Register here for the Zotero workshop.
IMA Public Lecture
Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 7:00 pm
125 Willey Hall, West Bank
Donald G. Saari, distinguished professor, mathematics and economics, University of California-Irvine
The speaker will expose the many surprising problems that can occur in elections and explains how they are uncovered through the power of mathematics.
Mon, 09/21/2009 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library - 15 workstations
An introduction to using EndNote. Learn to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. We'll also discuss using EndNote in conjunction with EndNoteWeb, a web-based version of EndNote available for free to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff.
Register here for the workshop.
The local Twin Cities community will get a sneak peek of the ICON Solar House during free public tours Sept. 16-18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The house will be located at the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus on the north side of Buford Place just east of Gortner Avenue. Learn more about the Solar Decathlon and the Solar House at the Solar Decathlon website.
M-Th 8:00 am-12:00 pm
F 8:00 am- 9:00 pm
Sa 10:00 am- 9:00 pm
Su 12:00 pm-12:00 am
Exceptions:
11/25 (W) 8:00 am- 6:00 pm
11/26 (Th) CLOSED
11/27 (F) CLOSED
Tue, 09/15/2009 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library - 15 workstations
Learn the basics of using RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff. Adding references to RefWorks will be covered, as well as exporting them to Word, and selecting a style (MLA, APA, etc) for your bibliography. See http://www.lib.umn.edu/refworks/ for more details about RefWorks.
Register for the workshop here.
Learn about what a citation manager is and which of the most popular citation managers would work best for you.
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 310 Walter Library
Register here for the workshop.
9/5 - 9/7 12-6 pm
The libraries will begin fall hours starting Tuesday, September 8.
