Events & Exhibitions on 10/01/2024

Oct
4
Illustration of a grid of items around a red Z in a grey cube
  • Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 11/06/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

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The UCSB Library will be offering two Zotero Basics workshops for researchers during the fall quarter. Zotero is a free bibliography management tool that helps you collect citations for your research and generate entries...

Oct
4
Sewing machine
  • Fri, 10/04/2024 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing project. Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and following a simple pattern.

Register now to save your spot!

Oct
8
R poster with dates
  • Tue, 10/08/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Fri, 10/11/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This is an introduction to R designed for participants with no programming experience. The workshop will start with some basic information about R syntax, the RStudio interface, and move through how to import CSV files, the structure of data frames, how to deal with factors, how to add/remove...

Oct
8
3D printing
  • Tue, 10/08/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a guided tutorial where you will learn to 3D model in Autodesk Fusion. You will be able to send your models directly to our 3D printers and later pick up your one-of-a-kind design. No experience needed!

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Oct
9
Laser cutter
  • Wed, 10/09/2024 - 5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a hands-on journey into the world of laser cutting, where you'll learn how to turn your digital design ideas into physical objects. We will provide template designs available for you to customize so that you get to experience the process from start to finish. Everyone will get to...

Oct
10
Yarn and crochet hooks
  • Thu, 10/10/2024 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Meet up with your fellow fiber artists at the Makerspace. This event is just a casual, drop-in event where you can work on crochet, knitting, or any other yarn art. Feel free to start a new project, or bring a project you've been working on. We will provide yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting...

Oct
11
R poster with dates
  • Tue, 10/08/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Fri, 10/11/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This is an introduction to R designed for participants with no programming experience. The workshop will start with some basic information about R syntax, the RStudio interface, and move through how to import CSV files, the structure of data frames, how to deal with factors, how to add/remove...

Oct
15
R poster with dates
  • Tue, 10/08/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Fri, 10/11/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This is an introduction to R designed for participants with no programming experience. The workshop will start with some basic information about R syntax, the RStudio interface, and move through how to import CSV files, the structure of data frames, how to deal with factors, how to add/remove...

Oct
16
Sewing machine
  • Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing project. Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and following a simple pattern.

...

Oct
17
Trianon press reproduction of William Blake's Jerusalem
  • Thu, 10/17/2024 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
Event

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UC Santa Barbara Library invites you to the opening reception of Readymade...

Oct
18
Laser cutter
  • Fri, 10/18/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a hands-on journey into the world of laser cutting, where you'll learn how to turn your digital design ideas into physical objects. We will provide template designs available for you to customize so that you get to...

Oct
18
Electronics supplies
  • Fri, 10/18/2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a guided electronics project! We will discover the basics of wiring a circuit and show how you can use electronic components to create your ideas. All materials will be provided.

Register now to save your spot!...

Oct
22
Git workshop poster with dates
  • Tue, 10/22/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Fri, 10/25/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This two-day workshop introduces git, a command line tool for managing revisions in coding projects, and GitHub, a web-based platform for sharing your work and collaborating with others. The workshop is oriented toward learners with little or no previous experience with either git or GitHub. It...

Oct
22
3D printing
  • Tue, 10/22/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a guided tutorial where you will learn to 3D model in Autodesk Fusion. You will be able to send your models directly to our 3D printers and later pick up your one-of-a-kind design. No experience needed!

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Oct
23
Illustration of a grid of items around the words Literature Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Wed, 10/23/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

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In this workshop, you will learn how to get started creating a Literature Review, including:

  • What Literature Reviews are, and where to find them
  • ...
Oct
24
Grid of images from Santa Barbara Community Archives home movies
  • Thu, 10/24/2024 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
  • Sun, 10/27/2024 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus
Event

In celebration of Family History Month and international Home Movie Day, the UCSB Library’s Santa Barbara Community Archives Project is partnering with the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (SBCGS) to promote the importance of home movie...

Oct
25
Git workshop poster with dates
  • Tue, 10/22/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Fri, 10/25/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Event

This two-day workshop introduces git, a command line tool for managing revisions in coding projects, and GitHub, a web-based platform for sharing your work and collaborating with others. The workshop is oriented toward learners with little or no previous experience with either git or GitHub. It...

Oct
25
Halloween Event Ad at the Makerspace
  • Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Drop by the Makerspace for the spookiest event yet: our first ever Halloween Costume Competition! Visit anytime between 12pm - 4pm to enter your costume. Library staff will pick the top three costumes to be posted on the Library Instagram. The...

Oct
27
Grid of images from Santa Barbara Community Archives home movies
  • Thu, 10/24/2024 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
  • Sun, 10/27/2024 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus
Event

In celebration of Family History Month and international Home Movie Day, the UCSB Library’s Santa Barbara Community Archives Project is partnering with the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (SBCGS) to promote the importance of home movie...

Oct
30
Electronics supplies
  • Wed, 10/30/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Event

Join us for a guided electronics project! We will discover the basics of wiring a circuit and show how you can use electronic components to create your ideas. All materials will be provided.

Register now to save your spot!

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Grid of Undergraduate Research Posters
  • Wed, 07/10/2024 - 8:00am to Sun, 12/15/2024 - 5:00pm
Location: Mountain Gallery
Exhibition

This exhibition showcases fifteen research posters selected by a jury of UCSB librarians at the UCSB Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities’ 2024 Poster Colloquium. Outstanding undergraduate research from the humanities and fine arts, social sciences, and science, technology,...

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Dense kelp forest just below the surface of the water
  • Wed, 07/10/2024 - 8:00am to Fri, 12/13/2024 - 5:00pm
Location: Learning Commons
Exhibition
Inspired by the breathtaking landscape and diverse marine life that surrounds our campus, Sea Change aims to bridge the gap between marine awareness and conservation engagement among the UCSB community. From the rocky reefs of the Santa Barbara coastline to the tranquil kelp forests...
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Art of Science Logo
  • Thu, 08/15/2024 - 12:00pm to Fri, 12/13/2024 - 12:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
Exhibition

Artists, some say, are more right-brained, prone to feeling and imagination. Scientists, meanwhile, are more left-brained, valuing order and logic. Leonardo da Vinci shattered that theory. The left and right sides of our brains co-exist in marvelous, synergistic ways.

The pieces exhibited...

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Trianon press reproductions of artwork from Peter Kendal Bushe, William Blake, and Ben Shahn.
  • Thu, 10/17/2024 - 11:00am to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am
Location: Special Research Collections
Exhibition

The Library is pleased to present an exhibit of original materials from the Trianon Press, one of the newest additions to UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections. Please join us for the ...

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Open Access Logo
  • Mon, 10/21/2024 - 8:00am to Sun, 10/27/2024 - 5:00pm
Location: Paseo
Exhibition

UCSB Library created this month-long display in conjunction with International Open Access Week to showcase UCSB and UC-wide initiatives that support open scholarship.

The theme for International Open Access Week 2024 is "Community over Commercialization." Open Access Week is an...