What: Exhibit: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons
Where: Bio-Medical Library, Diehl Hall
When: Through July 31, 2008
Free and open to the public.
This exhibit is the joint effort of the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture (Baltimore).
What: Exhibit: Gendered Bits: Identities, Practices, and Artifacts in Computing
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library
When: Through July 23, 2008
Free and open to the public.
This exhibition, presented by the Charles Babbage Institute, explores how gender has shaped the professional identities and material culture of computing. It examines issues and raises questions about gender broadly as well as specific matters of masculinity and the contributions, struggles, and shifting roles of women.
30 May 2008
Charles Babbage Institute
Andersen Library, University of Minnesota
Computing persists as one of the most gender-segregated domains of modern life. How and when did a male-coded world of computing emerge? How and why has it has continued?
The Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota presents a day-long public conference devoted to a much-needed examination of these questions. This international conference, with participants from six countries, examines gender and the diverse uses of computing in offices, libraries, schools, mass media, and the computing profession.
For further information and registration visit the conference webpage.
Three robots, three student groups…a battle of the intelligent versus the artificially intelligent.
What: SCImagine! 2008, the Science & Engineering Library's annual spring event.
Where: Upson Room, Walter Library 102
When: Friday, May 9, 2008 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Come see live robot demonstrations and the latest creations of artificial intelligence by students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. The presentations will be accompanied by light refreshments and stimulating conversation.
SCImagine! emphasizes the Science & Engineering Library's role as an intellectual gathering place on campus. Each spring the library showcases university teaching, learning, and research in the physical sciences and engineering offering fascinating presentations and lively discussions.
Time: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:15 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Getting ready to do a poster at an upcoming conference? Learn pointers about using PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a large-scale printer. Register here for the workshop.
Congratulations to team "Bob Saget," 2008 Science Quiz Bowl Champions! "Bob Saget" bested "The Red Wagon" in the final game on February 19 to become the Science Quiz Bowl Champions.
The Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries are pleased to announce the 8th Annual Student Book Collection Contest. We want to celebrate University students who are excited about reading and collecting books, paperbacks, maps, manuscripts, or other published collections, and give them an opportunity to meet other collectors. Describe your collection in a short essay and win a cash prize. Prizes will be awarded in undergraduate and graduate categories.
Contest Awards
First Prize Second Prize
Undergraduate: $700 $500
Graduate: $700 $500
For additional information visit the contest website.
If you want to participate in this year's Science Quiz Bowl you will need to register your team by February 13. Go to the Quiz Bowl website for more information and to register your team.
"Bob Saget" will square off against "The Red Wagon" today at 6:00 pm [an hour later than previously announced] to determine the winner. All are welcome to come watch the championship game, at 6 pm today in 101 Walter Library.
For further information on the Quiz Bowl visit the Science Quiz Bowl website.
The 5th annual University Libraries' Science Quiz Bowl is a friendly competition among IT students to test their science knowledge. The double-elimination tournament runs from Feb 17th to the 19th. For further information visit the Quiz Bowl website.
Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM
Location: Walter 310
Prepare for your upcoming papers and research by learning about RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is freely available to all U of M Faculty, students and staff.
RefWorks allows you to import references from most databases, keep track of your references in a searchable database and then add those references to your papers with RefWorks doing the work of formatting your references in the appropriate style.
You can register for the workshop at this address.
7 pm, Walter Library First Floor Lobby
150 students joined us for cookies and soda in the 1st floor lobby. There were samples from the Wise Owl Cafe and a drawing for Wise Owl coffee coupons and coffee mugs.
Walter library will be closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23. The weekend hours will follow the usual schedule.
Circulation/Reserve
612-624-3366
M-Th 8 am-12 midnight
F 8 am-9 pm
Sa 10 am-9 pm
Su 12 noon-12 midnight
Exceptions
W (11/21) 8 am-6 pm
Th, F (11/22, 11/23) CLOSED
What: Exhibit: The Map that Named America: 1507—2007
Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery, James Ford Bell Library, Wilson Library, University of Minnesota
When: October 1—December 31, 2007, Monday—Wednesday, Friday, 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8:30 a.m.—8 p.m.
Cost: Free and open to the public
A public exhibit of rare, original documents related to early travel, including the James Ford Bell Library’s original 1507 Waldseemüller gores globe. The exhibit also includes an original version of the Cosmographiae Introductio (the 1507 book printed to explain and accompany the Waldseemuller map), original 16th century manuals and texts on navigation, and other period documents.
LibrarySearch is a new information discovery tool that lets you search the Libraries’ online catalogs or journal articles. Over time, we’ll add more resources like locally-created digital collections.
Some key features of LibrarySearch:
* Google-like searching. Just enter a keyword or two and hit Go to get started
* Relevance ranking for results (or re-sort results by publication date).
* Faceted browsing to narrow your search results. Once your search has returned results, review and click the facets on the right side of the screen to limit your results
* Direct access to free online materials and access to restricted online materials via FindIt
* The ability to post reviews of items you’ve used or tag items for later retrieval
Let us know what you think! Leave us a comment at the Feedback or comments link at the bottom of the LibrarySearch page.
This database allows you to search for Minnesota health care services and resources at no charge over the Internet. There are links to our database from the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus consumer health information website. You will be able to look up a topic, such as diabetes, on MedlinePlus, then click on a link for Minnesota to find resources, such as diabetes patient support groups, in your local area (county, city or zip code) in Minnesota.
An exhibition of materials from the Sherlock Holmes Collections, June 11-August 20, 2007
Elmer L. Andersen Library
For further information visit the website.
The University of Minnesota and 11 other Midwest universities in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) have entered into a groundbreaking collective agreement with Google to digitize up to 10 million bound volumes, nearly doubling the number of universities participating in the Google Book Search Project. The distinctive collections the U of M will have digitized could include, for example, Scandinavian history, literature and culture; forestry; bee-keeping; medicine, including oncology, radiology and pediatrics. Read more.
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, ACS, etc) for your bibliography. Register here for the workshop.
The 2nd Floor Great Hall Study Space is OPEN 24 HOURS/DAY from Friday, May 4, 8 am through Saturday, May 12, 6 pm.
The hours for the rest of Walter Library are listed below
Study Days (May 5-6)
Sa, Su 8 am-12 midnight
Finals Week (May 7-12)
M-F 8 am-12 midnight
Sa 8 am-6 pm
Minnesota Weather Almanac
04/27/2007 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Great Hall, Walter Library
Minneapolis Campus
Join Professor and Minnesota Public Radio commentator Mark Seeley as he discusses his book "Minnesota Weather Almanac." Seeley's comprehensive reference guide explores Minnesota's history through patterns in its weather, stories from local climate stations, and biographies of well-known Minnesotan figures in the weather. The talk is followed by a reception and book signing.
CHAMPIONS: The P-Branes!
Learn more about the Quiz Bowl here.
The championship round will be on Tuesday, April 17, at 5:00 pm in Walter 102. Spectators are welcome!
Evan Bolton, NCBI
Thursday, April 12, 2007, 3:30 pm
402 Walter Library
PubChem is a free online database of information on small molecules. Learn more about this resource and why the American Chemical Society found it so controversial.
An IT Week activity sponsored by the Mathematics and the Science & Engineering Libraries, with the assistance of Plumb Bob.
The 4th annual University Libraries' Science Quiz Bowl, a friendly competition among IT students, will be held April 15-17 in Walter Library. The games begin at 2:00 pm Sunday, April 15, and will continue Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, April 16, as needed. The championship round will be on Tuesday, April 17, at 5:00 pm in Walter 102. Spectators welcome! Prizes will go to the top teams.
To participate, form a team of four IT students, and email the team name and group members' names to Kristine Fowler (fowle013@umn.edu) by Wednesday, April 11 or sign up as an individual with Kristine Fowler and let our Random Team Generator put together a team for you.
For further information see this webpage.
12/01/2006 12-1 PM
Room 120
Elmer L. Andersen Library
Animals are the focus of this installment of First Fridays, the University Libraries' monthly series of discussions featuring items from the Libraries' special collections and archives. For further information, check here.