Today's Events & Exhibitions

Nov
12
Promotional image of the workshop, with UCSB Library and RDS logos
  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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Qualitative data allow researchers to delve deeply into human behavior, perceptions, and attitudes, offering a comprehensive perspective beyond what quantitative data can provide. This two-day workshop will guide attendees on how to ethically and effectively manage qualitative data from studies...

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Nov
12
2023 Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Research Fellow Lina-Maria Murillo
  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
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Register for the Zoom Webinar

"Garrett Hardin and the Untold History of Abortion and Population Control"

Join us for a virtual lecture by the 2023 Kenneth...

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Nov
12
3D printing
  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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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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Grid of Undergraduate Research Posters
  • Wed, 07/10/2024 - 8:00am to Sun, 12/15/2024 - 5:00pm
Location: Mountain Gallery
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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
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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
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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.

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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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Nov
13
Illustration of a grid of items around a green circle with ID in the center
  • Wed, 11/13/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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UCSB Library invites graduate students to learn how to use ORCID in your research. ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a unique, persistent digital identifier that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher. 
In this workshop we will cover:...

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Nov
13
Laser cutter
  • Wed, 11/13/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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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...

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Nov
14
Promotional image of the workshop, with UCSB Library and RDS logos
  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
Event

Qualitative data allow researchers to delve deeply into human behavior, perceptions, and attitudes, offering a comprehensive perspective beyond what quantitative data can provide. This two-day workshop will guide attendees on how to ethically and effectively manage qualitative data from studies...

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Nov
14
Yarn and crochet hooks
  • Thu, 11/14/2024 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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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...

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Nov
15
Lunch and Learn Logo
  • Fri, 11/15/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Lunch & Learn is a quarterly series that features two graduate students, one from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and one from a SHEF discipline (Social Sciences, Humanities, Education and Fine Arts). Each presenter is able to share a 15 minute talk on any topic...

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Nov
15
Electronics supplies
  • Fri, 11/15/2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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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.

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Nov
16
Grid of images from Carpinteria Valley Museum
  • Sat, 11/16/2024 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus
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Carpinteria Valley Museum of History (956 Maple Ave., Carpinteria)

The UCSB Library’s Santa Barbara Community Archives Project is partnering with the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History to...

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Nov
19
Four triangles depicting artistic projects, a doodle of three faces is over the left half
  • Tue, 11/19/2024 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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As a CAPS-Makerspace partnership, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) will be presenting a communication and collaboration skills workshop. During a two hour event, students will collaborate to rapidly create and design an art exhibition. Themes...

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Nov
20
Sewing machine
  • Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location: Makerspace
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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.

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Nov
21
Illustration of a grid of items around a copyright symbol
  • Thu, 11/21/2024 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Open to all graduate students and other UCSB affiliates.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Please register for the presentation in advance.
 
This presentation you will learn the basics of copyright...

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Nov
21
Bookbinding Stitches
  • Thu, 11/21/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Learn how to bind a book during a hands-on workshop where we'll make a gratitude journal. Learn the basics of book structures and hand stitching. Everyone will get to take home a bound sketchbook they made themselves. No experience needed and all materials are provided!

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Nov
22
Laser cutter
  • Fri, 11/22/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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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...

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Creative Currents Archival Image
  • Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:00pm to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 12:00pm
Location: Sara Miller McCune Arts Library
Exhibition

The study of the arts is an essential element of a classical education. With world-renowned faculty in Art & Architecture, Dance, Film & Media Studies, Music, Studio Art, and Theater, and the nation’s only Bachelor’s degree in the field of Book Arts, UCSB enables students of all...

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Dec
4
Illustration of a grid of items around a three books with a checkmark
  • Wed, 12/04/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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The UCSB Library is offering a workshop for graduate students on publishing. This workshop is designed to teach students about the different venues available for publishing articles, manuscripts, and data. Additionally, the...

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Dec
6
icons of yoga, snacks, origami and coloring surround by leaves
  • Fri, 12/06/2024 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Take a healthy study break before finals. Stretch, color, grab snacks, and pick up free bluebooks and scantrons. Sign-up for a massage (first-come, first-served, in person, starting at 10:50am).

In collaboration with UCSB Health & Wellness and...

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Polar Opposites Exhibition Logo
  • Mon, 01/27/2025 - 12:00pm to Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:00am
Location: Mountain Gallery
Exhibition

UCSB Library is excited to present the works of Macduff Everton and Mary Heeber in the exhibition, Polar Opposites, January 20, 2025 to June 20, 2025.
 
For over three decades of love and collaboration, photographer Macduff Everton and painter Mary Heebner explore the world, both in...

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Bee
  • Tue, 02/18/2025 - 12:00pm to Mon, 06/30/2025 - 12:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
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Bees are essential for global food production and the pollination of wild and cultivated plants, yet their numbers and diversity are declining. Understanding the causes is challenging due to limited data on bee species distribution and their traits that influence their vulnerability or...

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