Zotero is a free, easy-to-use and open access citation management tool that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. In this workshop, you'll learn how to download Zotero, register for an account, import and organize your sources, use the built-in PDF editor, and create a formatted bibliography. We'll also practice using the Write and Cite feature that allows you to easily add citations and bibliographies from Zotero to Microsoft Word and Google Docs.

Related LibGuide: Zotero by Kasia Leousis

When: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

             4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Where: RBD, Gibbs Lab (Rm 2031)

Registration is FREE!

The Savvy Researcher Boot Camp is a day-long event, featuring workshops taught by faculty and staff from AU Libraries, University Writing, and Academic Support.  Whether you’re interested in locating scholarly sources, writing a literature review, managing citations, publishing your work, or learning about IRB procedures, the Savvy Researcher workshops will help you become a better, more effective, researcher.  Pick and choose the workshops that interest you!  Questions?  Contact: savvy-researcher@auburn.edu.

When: Saturday, June 3, 2023

             9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where: Workshops are offered online via Zoom

Sign up  at https://aub.ie/bootcamp tobenotified when registration opens.

Registration is FREE!

AU Libraries is featuring Citation management software workshops in the month of April. Please see our list of upcoming workshops that will be held in-person in RBD Library. You must register for these workshops in advance. Please find the specific workshop on the Libraries’ website (www.lib.auburn.edu) under the workshops link.

If interested in discipline specific information literacy for specific classes or additional workshops not listed, please contact Piper Cumbo plc0022@auburn.edu or contact your subject librarian (https://libguides.auburn.edu/subjectlibrarians).

April 5:

 9 a.m.:   Zotero with Kasia Leousis: RBD Library Room 2041            

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use and open access citation management tool that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. In this workshop, you'll learn how to download Zotero, register for an account, import and organize your sources, use the built-in PDF editor, and create a formatted bibliography. We'll also practice using the Write and Cite feature that allows you to easily add citations and bibliographies from Zotero to Microsoft Word and Google Docs.

10 a.m.:  LaTex with Liza Weisbrod: RBD Library Room 2031

Learn some of the basic functions of LaTeX in order to create technical and scientific documents using mathematical expressions. Examples of the types of documents that you can create with LaTeX include articles, presentations, lab reports, and other homework assignments.

2 p.m.:    Introduction to EndNote with Piper Cumbo: RBD Library Room 2031

Auburn University students, staff, and faculty have access to an EndNote account. In this workshop, you will learn how to install EndNote from AU Install, import and organize sources, create and share groups, create a formatted bibliography, use the Write and Cite feature with Microsoft Word, and register for your MyEndNoteWeb account.

April 11:

 2:30 p.m.:  Tableau with Carrie Hill: RBD Library Room 3011

Do you need software that will help you make data visualizations for your research? Come to our introduction to Tableau for an introduction to the basics of an industry-standard software for data analytics. We’ll work together to make a first visualization to learn the ropes of importing data, selecting the right type of chart, and designing an effective visualization

April 12:

 2 p.m.:  Presentation Skills and Software with Abigail Higgins: RBD Library Room 2031

Presenting research is a vital part of the information cycle in research. This workshop will cover tips and tricks for giving clear, engaging presentations, so that you can share your discoveries with others effectively. It will also include an overview of a few software tools you can use to enhance your presentations and increase audience interactivity, and a chance to experiment with one in person.

April 18:

4 p.m.: Introduction to Systematic Reviews with Adelia Grabowsky: RBD Library Room 2031

Do you need to complete a systematic review*, but aren’t sure how to begin? This workshop examines the explicit steps that scholars take to complete a systematic review. In addition, you’ll learn how systematic reviews differ from other types of reviews, and where to find additional resources and services to help with the systematic review process.

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, the AU College of Nursing and AU Libraries are presenting a screening of “Aftershock” (2022), a documentary addressing the American crisis of maternal health, and specifically the disparities related to maternal health. The program will take place on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Registration is encouraged but is not required to attend. Register at: https://aub.ie/aftershock  

This award-winning film by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee documents the efforts of two families that lost members to preventable birth complications as they become activists in the birth justice movement.

The movie is approximately one hour and 30 minutes long. The screening is open to the public and will take place in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium on the ground floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

AU Nursing and Libraries to screen “Aftershock” documentary for Black Maternal Health Week

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, the AU College of Nursing and AU Libraries are presenting a screening of “Aftershock” (2022), a documentary addressing the American crisis of maternal health, and specifically the disparities related to maternal health. The program will take place on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Registration is encouraged but is not required to attend. Register at: https://aub.ie/aftershock  

This award-winning film by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee documents the efforts of two families that lost members to preventable birth complications as they become activists in the birth justice movement.

The movie is approximately one hour and 30 minutes long. The screening is open to the public and will take place in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium on the ground floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

In the final program of spring 2023, Auburn University Libraries’ Discover Auburn Lecture Series will present John Slemp talking about his new book “Bomber Boys – WWII Flight Jacket Art.” Slemp will be joined in the program by World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veterans Ambers Hansen and Orrin Brown. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, April 5 at 3 p.m. in the Caroline Marshall Brown Auditorium located on the ground floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

“Bomber Boys – WWII Flight Jacket Art” by John Slemp is a visual record of A-2 jackets worn by bomber air crews. The jackets in his book represent all World War II theaters of operations. The photos were taken by Slemp from both museums and private owners. Along with artifacts photos and personal accounts, these jacket photos reveal a visual diary of a man’s service in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Two World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veterans will also be on hand for the lecture.

Technical Sergeant Ambers E. Hanson was a Radio Operator on both B-17s and B-24s.  Stationed in Mendlesham, England, he flew 25 missions before turning 21 in France, Germany, and what was then Czechoslovakia as a member of the 8^th Air Force “Mighty Eighth,” 34^th Bomb Group, 391^st Bomb Squadron. His crew also participated in the food drops over Holland.  His plane was the B-17 called the Battlin’ Butch.  He joined the U.S. Army Air Corp before finishing high school.  He would return to his schooling post-war, graduating from Auburn (then API) with the class of 1952.

An Opelika native, Orrin Brown (API class of 1941) flew 30 missions in World War II and never dropped a bomb while with the 492^nd Bomb Group/801^st Squadron. Brown was one of the initial members of the Carpetbaggers, a secret unit that was part of the newly formed Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of today’s CIA. The unit worked in conjunction with the British SOE (Special Operations Executive), and dropped agents, supplies, and leaflets into western Europe from bomber aircraft. Brown stayed in the Air Force Reserves after the war and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1962. Brown was honored in March of 2018 with a Congressional Gold Medal as a part of the original OSS during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. He turns 103 on April 4.

The public is welcome and there will be a question-and-answer period after the lecture.

Auburn University’s compliance efforts with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) will be the focus of the next AU Libraries Discover Auburn Lecture Series on Thursday, March 23 at 3 p.m. in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library. Dr. Megan Buchanan, associate professor of anthropology, and Dr. Michael Walters, AU NAGPRA coordinator, will be the speakers.

NAGPRA was passed by Congress in 1990 and provides a process for museums and federal agencies to return Native American cultural items, human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony that may have been taken without consent of their respective lineal descendants, Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA also authorizes federal grants to Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations and museums to assist with the documentation and repatriation of Native American cultural items.

The lecture is open to the public and will take place in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditroium on the ground floor of RBD Library.

The Extended Reality (XR) Space in the Innovation & Research Commons (I&RC) of the Auburn University Libraries is now open by reservation to the campus community to come and experience virtual reality and what it can do in research and teaching.

Equipment currently available in the XR Space includes both Meta Quest 2 units and the HTC Vive Pro Eye, with a range of available titles including the award-winning Beat Saber.

Faculty have been using the XR Space’s technology in research designed to surround students and participants in an immersive learning environment, whether that be educating patients on a new diagnosis, or learning about far away places by experiencing them through 360-degree video.

Individual students and faculty from all colleges can now reserve time to learn about and use the equipment for work or play. I&RC staff will be on hand to answer questions, assist users with the equipment, and make sure they have an overall positive, educational, and safe experience. The reservation sign-up link is https://auburn.libcal.com/reserve/XR. For more information on all the resources and equipment available at the I&RC, visit https://lib.auburn.edu/irc/

Adobe Substance 3D: One Connected 3D Design Solution 

Want to learn more about 3D design? Join the Adobe Creative Space personnel for a special session with Eric Rowse, Adobe Senior Solutions Consultant. Included in your Auburn Adobe Creative Cloud license, Adobe Substance 3D brings you an ecosystem of apps and content that empower you to design 3D. Texture assets and render your scenes intuitively. See the progression of a model through the Substance apps (Sampler, Designer, Painter, Stager). Learn about how Substance connects to many other apps via plug-ins, such as Unity, Unreal, Maya, Rhino, Blender, and more. View the flyer [https://lib.auburn.edu/irc/files/Substance3D_session_flyer.pdf] 

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 15, 3 p.m.to 4 p.m. 

Where: Online only via Zoom, link sent in registration email 

Register: https://auburn.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/adobesubstance 

Find more sessions at: https://aub.ie/libraryworkshops

Learn more about the Adobe Creative Space at: https://aub.ie/ircadobe  

AU Libraries’ Discover Auburn Lecture Series begins its spring season of programs with a celebration of the life and works of acclaimed African-American composer, William Levi Dawson (1899 to 1990). The lecture by Dr. Mark Hugh Malone will be presented in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library on February 2 at 3 p.m.

Dr. Malone’s presentation on Dawson will be based on research done while writing his soon-to-be-published book, “William Levi Dawson: American Music Educator.” The timing of the publication coincides with the 100^th anniversary of Dawson’s first significant composition, “Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back.”

In addition to his many compositions, Alabama native Dawson was also a music educator. He graduated from Tuskegee Institute in 1921 and later taught there from 1930-1955.

The public is welcome and Dr. Malone will be on hand to answer questions after the lecture.

Via Zoom: https://auburn.zoom.us/s/4882316628

To help users learn how to use the creative applications of Adobe Creative Cloud and how to use the new technology lending equipment available for checkout and the makerspace, the Auburn University Libraries’ Innovation & Research Commons (I&RC) is offering free instructional workshops open to all Auburn students, faculty, and staff, including new topics. Topics include Getting Started with 3D Design: Tinkercad; Maximizing Adobe Stock templates and Creative Cloud Libraries; Adobe Photoshop for Beginners, Basics of Manual Photography with DSLR Cameras, and more. Learn to use creative apps and equipment to enhance classroom assignments, present research, and design and publish both print and online content. 

Workshops are offered in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise indicated; computers with Adobe Creative Cloud installed provided in-person. View the I&RC Workshop flyer [https://lib.auburn.edu/irc/files/IRC_WorkshopFlyer_Spring2023.pdf]. Register at http://aub.ie/libraryworkshops. Unable to attend, or need Adobe instructional video how-to content for your courses? Visit https://aub.ie/ircinstruction. 

I&RC Multimedia Workshop Contact: Dr. Chelsy Hooper hooperc@auburn.edu 

Adobe Creative Cloud, 3D Design, and Technology Lending Workshops by AU Libraries’ Innovation & Research Commons 

To help users learn how to use the creative applications of Adobe Creative Cloud and how to use the new technology lending equipment available for checkout and the makerspace, the Auburn University Libraries’ Innovation & Research Commons (I&RC) is offering free instructional workshops open to all Auburn students, faculty, and staff, including new topics. Topics include Getting Started with 3D Design: Tinkercad; Maximizing Adobe Stock templates and Creative Cloud Libraries; Adobe Photoshop for Beginners, Basics of Manual Photography with DSLR Cameras, and more. Learn to use creative apps and equipment to enhance classroom assignments, present research, and design and publish both print and online content. 

Workshops are offered in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise indicated; computers with Adobe Creative Cloud installed provided in-person. View the I&RC Workshop flyer [https://lib.auburn.edu/irc/files/IRC_WorkshopFlyer_Spring2023.pdf]. Register at http://aub.ie/libraryworkshops. Unable to attend, or need Adobe instructional video how-to content for your courses? Visit https://aub.ie/ircinstruction. 

I&RC Multimedia Workshop Contact: Dr. Chelsy Hooper hooperc@auburn.edu