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Library Workshops

Fall 2024

Fall Semester 2024

Workshops that were recorded have been uploaded to YouTube. Click the title to view.

Date

Time

Workshops

Wednesday, September 4
Thursday, September 5

11am-1pm

Meet Your Librarian (Newnan)
Come by and chat with your librarians! Librarians would love to hear what classes you are taking and what research areas interest you. We will share information about direct-to-you resource delivery and services to support your learning and research!

Location: Newnan Lobby

Thursday, September 12 12-2pm

Meet Your Librarian
Come by and chat with your librarians! Librarians would love to hear what classes you are taking and what research areas interest you. We will share information about direct-to-you resource delivery and services to support your learning and research!

Location: Ingram Library, Main Floor Corridor

Wednesday, September 18 3-4pm

Resource Quest: Unlocking the Power of UWG's Library
This workshop will teach students how to find sources, both online and within the library. The types of sources include books and articles.

Instructor: Shelby Moore (Library)
Location: Ingram Library "Aquarium" Classroom, Third Floor

Monday, October 7 11am-noon

Basics of AI
Introduction to what AI is, common forms like text generators, and how it works. AI Literacy Series in the Library as part of World AI Week (Oct 7-11).

Instructor: Bryson Frederick (Student in Computer Science)
Location: Library Nook (behind the elevators), First Floor

Video: Click here to watch.
Powerpoint: Click here to view.

Tuesday, October 8

 1-2pm

Using AI: Effective and Ethical Practices
Introduction to common AI tools for university courses and how these can be used effectively and ethically. Includes recommendations on AI-use policy in courses. AI Literacy Series in the Library as part of World AI Week (Oct 7-11).

Instructor: Dr. Sunil Hazari (Richards College of Business)
Location: Library Nook (behind the elevators), First Floor

Video:Click here to watch.

Wednesday, October 9 3-4pm

Art and AI
Panel discussion of AI in the art world, from the ethics of training AI with existing art to the use of AI as a tool in the creation of art. AI Literacy Series in the Library as part of World AI Week (Oct 7-11).

Panelists: Professor John Morris (Art), Professor Dominic Nguyen (Art), Professor Mark Schoon (Art)
Location: Library Nook (behind the elevators), First Floor

Video:Click here to watch.

Thursday, October 10 2-3pm Using AI in Your Career Search

Partner event with Career Services. AI Literacy Series in the Library as part of World AI Week (Oct 7-11).

 

Panelists: Hope Ridley, Career Coach; Anika McCoy, Career Coach; Lauren Davis, Employer Relations Coordinator; Suzy McCorkle, Associate Director of Employer Relations

Location: Library Nook (behind the elevators), First Floor

 

Video:Click here to watch.

Thursday, October 17 7:00 pm

Ingo Swann Research Fellowship Lecture
Suzanne Clores, writer and Webby-Award honored podcast creator, will speak about her endeavors to shed light on the history and creation of remote viewing and how it changes and expands the stories we tell about extraordinary phenomena in modern society. 

Location: Library Nook (behind the elevators), First Floor

Video: Click here to watch.

Thursday, November 7 6-8pm

Graduate Research Symposium
Partner event with the Graduate School. Lightning talks by 5 selected presenters.  Speaker proposals due Sep 30

Location: Virtual
Video of the event is available on the event page.

Monday, November 11

Reception:3-4pm,

Open House:
4-6pm

Veterans Day Open House
Partner event with Student Affairs. Showcasing rare materials from military campaigns and veterans' papers held in Ingram Library’s Special Collections covering U.S. Civil War through the Vietnam War.

Reception Location: Ingram Library, Thomas B. Murphy Reading Room
Open House: Special Collections (Ground Floor)

Wednesday, October 16

Thursday, November 14

Friday, November 15

1-2pm

2:30-3:30pm

11:30-12:30 and 12:30-1:30

Finding Resources for your Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Latine Studies classes

In these drop-in workshops, librarian Anne Barnhart will explain the challenges of researching niche topics and populations and the adventures of finding sources in Spanish. Bring a laptop (you can check one out in the Library if you don't have your own).

Instructor: Anne Barnhart
Location: Ingram Library "Aquarium" Classroom, Third Floor

Spring Semester 2024

Workshops that were recorded have been uploaded to YouTube. Click the title to view.

Date

Time

Workshops

Tuesday, February 6

Noon

An Overview of AI (face-to-face): This interactive workshop, led by senior in Computer Science, Steven Kight, will address what AI is and how it works. This is the first in a series of two workshops on AI Literacy. This workshop will be recorded.
Location: Aquarium

Thursday, February 8 Noon

How to Find Sources for Your Major (face-to-face): This workshop will teach students how to find sources, both online and within the library. The types of sources include books and articles.
Location: Main Floor Classroom

Video: Explore the Discover Search on the library homepage.

Video: Choose the best database for your topic.

Tuesday, February 13 Noon

Where is AI Currently? (face-to-face): This interactive workshop, led by senior in Computer Science, Steven Kight, will explore where AI is currently in its development, the uses of AI, and ethics of use. This workshop will be recorded.
Location: Aquarium
A video will be made available after this date.

Tuesday, March 5 Noon

How to Find Sources for Your Major (face-to-face and online): This workshop will teach students how to find sources, both online and within the library. The types of sources include books and articles.
Location: Main Floor Classroom and Zoom

Friday, March 8 3pm

For Faculty: Maximize Library Resources for Curriculum and Student Support (online): The library has access to quality resources to supplement your online and in-person classes. Instructors on campus are already using these materials to augment their instruction, develop low cost/no cost textbook replacements for classes, and investigate Affordable Learning Georgia grants. Discover the best resources for your curriculum, how to integrate them into CourseDen and face-to-face classes, and improve accessibility for your students.
 

Monday, March 12

Noon

Introducing UWG's Institutional Repository (online): Dr. Beth Sheppard introduces the library's institutional repository where faculty and students may store professional or semi-professional artifacts (papers, photos of objects, pre-publication version of articles, etc) to spotlight UWG's intellectual capital.
Location: Zoom

 

Spring 2021

Dates Workshop Title
1/26 Navigating the Library's website
2/2 GALILEO: Find articles and evaluate sources
2/9 When and How to just "Google it"
2/16 What to do when it's not full-text
2/23 Finding scholarly sources
3/2 Cited reference searching (seeing who has cited whom -- it's like footnote chasing in reverse!)
3/9 GALILEO: Find articles and evaluate sources
SPRING BREAK no workshops!

3/23

What's in Special Collections
3/30 Avoiding Plagiarism
4/6 GALILEO: Find articles and evaluate sources