Past Events

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  • Thu, 11/21/2024 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

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 under US Law, including:
·       What is copyright? What does it cover?
·       How does a creator get their work copyrighted? What is "work for hire"?
·       How long...

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

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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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

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 explored include problem solving, iterative design, and self-reflection.

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Grid of images from Carpinteria Valley Museum
  • Sat, 11/16/2024 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus

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 digitize and preserve the histories of Carpinteria Valley families. Participants’ family photographs and family films will be digitized for free by UCSB Library and preserved for future...

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

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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Lunch and Learn Logo
  • Fri, 11/15/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

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 they want in a moderated, low stakes environment to their peers in the graduate student body.

Lunch & Learns are on Fridays during the year, and best of all, FREE LUNCH IS...

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

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 needles. A sample pattern will be provided for anyone who wishes to follow along.

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  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509

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 involving human subjects throughout its entire life cycle, from planning to sharing for future reuse. Participants will engage with de-identification and coding techniques using the...

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

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. No experience needed!



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  • Wed, 11/13/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

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:
• Creating a free ORCID ID and managing your ORCID account
• Placing your publications in ORCID
• Funding, publisher, and research institution requirements
• Tips and...

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3D printing
  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace

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

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 Karmiole Research Fellow, Lina-Maria Murillo, who used primary sources materials from the Library's Special Research Collections to create her most recent body of scholarship on Garrett...

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  • Tue, 11/12/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509

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 involving human subjects throughout its entire life cycle, from planning to sharing for future reuse. Participants will engage with de-identification and coding techniques using the...

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Sewing machine
  • Fri, 11/08/2024 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: Makerspace

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!

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  • Tue, 11/05/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Learn how to extract data from websites in this two-day workshop on web scraping with Python. We’ll begin by reviewing the structure of websites in HTML and how to retrieve information using your browser, the Requests library, and Beautiful Soup. You’ll also learn about the differences between static and dynamic web pages, and how to scrape the latter with the Selenium library. This workshop is designed for participants who already have a basic understanding of Python...

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  • Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 11/06/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Registration is full.

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 for notes and bibliographies.  

The “Zotero Basics” workshops last two hours and will cover all aspects of using Zotero to manage citations for your personal research.  While the basic workshops are designed for beginners,...

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  • Tue, 11/05/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Learn how to extract data from websites in this two-day workshop on web scraping with Python. We’ll begin by reviewing the structure of websites in HTML and how to retrieve information using your browser, the Requests library, and Beautiful Soup. You’ll also learn about the differences between static and dynamic web pages, and how to scrape the latter with the Selenium library. This workshop is designed for participants who already have a basic understanding of Python...

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"I Voted" Pin Buttons
  • Tue, 11/05/2024 - 9:00am to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace

On Election Day, Tuesday November 5th, make your voice heard and go vote! After you've submitted your ballot, visit the Makerspace to make an "I Voted" pin button. We will have button making and drawing supplies set up all day ready for your use. All are welcome to join. Whether you voted early, by mail, or in-person on Election Day, stop by and make a pin button to encourage those around you to go vote!

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Screen print that family and friends will be able to print during this event
  • Fri, 11/01/2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Makerspace

Visit the Makerspace at our open house where students and their families can experience the creative technologies available on campus. Drop by during this two hour window to participate in a screen printing or button making activity and make new memories.

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

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!

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

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 collections and to provide free digitization services for Santa Barbara community members. Digitized materials will be preserved for future generations in the Library’s Local History...

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

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 costume with the most Instagram likes will win a $25 gift card!

We'll have candy, music, and crafts for those who'd like to make a Halloween decoration.

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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

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 will cover steps for setting up a git project, making changes, navigating the revision history, sharing work on GitHub, and using GitHub pages to publish a website.

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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

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 collections and to provide free digitization services for Santa Barbara community members. Digitized materials will be preserved for future generations in the Library’s Local History...

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