Past Events

  • Mon, 09/11/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/13/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Online

This is an 8-Day Carpentries workshop that aims to teach participants basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, and Tidy Data. This workshop is designed for researchers and enables non-experts to develop computing skills for research analysis. We will cover basic concepts and tools, such as - working with libraries...

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  • Mon, 09/11/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/13/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Online

This is an 8-Day Carpentries workshop that aims to teach participants basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, and Tidy Data. This workshop is designed for researchers and enables non-experts to develop computing skills for research analysis. We will cover basic concepts and tools, such as - working with libraries...

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  • Mon, 09/11/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/13/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Online

This is an 8-Day Carpentries workshop that aims to teach participants basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, and Tidy Data. This workshop is designed for researchers and enables non-experts to develop computing skills for research analysis. We will cover basic concepts and tools, such as - working with libraries...

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  • Mon, 09/11/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/13/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Online

This is an 8-Day Carpentries workshop that aims to teach participants basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, and Tidy Data. This workshop is designed for researchers and enables non-experts to develop computing skills for research analysis. We will cover basic concepts and tools, such as - working with libraries...

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  • Mon, 09/11/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/13/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Online

This is an 8-Day Carpentries workshop that aims to teach participants basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, and Tidy Data. This workshop is designed for researchers and enables non-experts to develop computing skills for research analysis. We will cover basic concepts and tools, such as - working with libraries...

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  • Mon, 09/11/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/12/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/13/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/14/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Mon, 09/18/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Tue, 09/19/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 09/20/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 09/21/2023 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Online

This is an 8-Day Carpentries workshop that aims to teach participants basic concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, an introduction to the Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, and Tidy Data. This workshop is designed for researchers and enables non-experts to develop computing skills for research analysis. We will cover basic concepts and tools, such as - working with libraries...

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  • Sat, 08/19/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Other, off-campus

Event Location: Santa Barbara Public Library, Eastside Branch, 1102 East Montecito Street, Santa Barbara CA 93103

UCSB Library and Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) invite residents of Santa Barbara's Eastside neighborhood and surrounding communities to a local history showcase presented at the SBPL Eastside Branch. As part of the Santa Barbara...

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  • Fri, 07/28/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Fri, 08/04/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Learning R promises to make your scientific work more reprodicible. But how does it do that? Join us for a 2-part hands-on workshop that will introduce you to using RStudio and GitHub version control to take control of your scientific computing workflows.
 

This event is a two day, two-hour seminar, on July 28 and August 4,...

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  • Fri, 07/28/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Fri, 08/04/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Learning R promises to make your scientific work more reprodicible. But how does it do that? Join us for a 2-part hands-on workshop that will introduce you to using RStudio and GitHub version control to take control of your scientific computing workflows.
 

This event is a two day, two-hour seminar, on July 28 and August 4,...

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Spring Study Break
  • Fri, 06/09/2023 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

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 10:50 am).

In collaboration with UCSB Health & Wellness and ...

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  • Wed, 06/07/2023 - 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...
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  • Fri, 06/02/2023 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in History & Physics. Lunch & Learn is co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the ...

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Library Award for Undergraduate Research
  • Thu, 06/01/2023 - 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

Please join us for a reception and awards ceremony honoring the recipients of the 2023 Library Award for Undergraduate Research. Prizes of $750 for first place and $500 for second place will be awarded in each of three categories: Sciences & Engineering, Humanities & Fine Arts, and Social Sciences.

The 2023 Library Award for Undergraduate Research is generously supported by a gift from Dr. Jenny Cook-Gumperz, faculty emerita.

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  • Tue, 05/30/2023 - 4:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus

UCSB Campus Location: McCune Conference Room, Humanities & Social Sciences Building (6020 HSSB)
 

Luis J. Rodríguez is an award-winning author and activist whose memoir about life in a gang, "Always Running," is as popular as ever in 2023, its 30th anniversary. The UCSB Library Special Research Collections recently acquired Rodríguez’s personal papers, giving scholars and students an opportunity to see the personal and social context behind Always Running...
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  • Tue, 05/23/2023 - 4:00pm
Location: Online

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Join us for a virtual conversation between Grammy award-winning musician, composer, and tango expert Pablo Aslan and David Seubert, Curator for the Performing Arts for UC Santa Barbara Library, Special Research Collections. Moderated by Alejandra Folguera, a promoter and organizer of the dance, music and art of...

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  • Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus

Event Location: UCSB Henley Hall 1010
Click here to register or access the live stream option

ChatGPT has become a central topic of interest at the UCSB campus, prompting numerous discussions on its research, educational, and societal impacts. As educators, researchers, and society members, it's crucial to delve deeper into understanding ChatGPT's functionality,...

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illustration of a cherry falling into a martini glass with a musical score
  • Fri, 05/12/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 3:00pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sun, 05/14/2023 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

The UCSB 2023 Opera "Burning to Sing" is a comedic and charming production that promises to leave audiences thoroughly entertained. This ironic tale of Madame Tremolini, voice teacher extraordinaire and cast of colorful characters in a 1950's apartment building that is slowly catching fire, will have you grinning from ear to ear with delight. The witty score sets the perfect backdrop for this amusing operetta.

Whether you're an opera enthusiast or just...

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illustration of a cherry falling into a martini glass with a musical score
  • Fri, 05/12/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 3:00pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sun, 05/14/2023 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

The UCSB 2023 Opera "Burning to Sing" is a comedic and charming production that promises to leave audiences thoroughly entertained. This ironic tale of Madame Tremolini, voice teacher extraordinaire and cast of colorful characters in a 1950's apartment building that is slowly catching fire, will have you grinning from ear to ear with delight. The witty score sets the perfect backdrop for this amusing operetta.

Whether you're an opera enthusiast or just...

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illustration of a cherry falling into a martini glass with a musical score
  • Fri, 05/12/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 3:00pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sun, 05/14/2023 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

The UCSB 2023 Opera "Burning to Sing" is a comedic and charming production that promises to leave audiences thoroughly entertained. This ironic tale of Madame Tremolini, voice teacher extraordinaire and cast of colorful characters in a 1950's apartment building that is slowly catching fire, will have you grinning from ear to ear with delight. The witty score sets the perfect backdrop for this amusing operetta.

Whether you're an opera enthusiast or just...

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illustration of a cherry falling into a martini glass with a musical score
  • Fri, 05/12/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 3:00pm
  • Sat, 05/13/2023 - 7:30pm
  • Sun, 05/14/2023 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

The UCSB 2023 Opera "Burning to Sing" is a comedic and charming production that promises to leave audiences thoroughly entertained. This ironic tale of Madame Tremolini, voice teacher extraordinaire and cast of colorful characters in a 1950's apartment building that is slowly catching fire, will have you grinning from ear to ear with delight. The witty score sets the perfect backdrop for this amusing operetta.

Whether you're an opera enthusiast or just...

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  • Fri, 05/12/2023 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

This is a one-day workshop to learn about UCSB's new three-year licenses for accessing Planet Labs imagery, web applications, and visualization tools. Planet provides daily satellite imagery of the Earth’s land surfaces and coastal areas. UCSB’s access includes the RapidEye Archive, SkySat Archive, and daily PlanetScope imagery.  In the morning we will introduce Planet and the available products, some use cases, and...

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Charles Montgomery sitting on a red chair
  • Wed, 05/10/2023 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall

UCSB Library is excited to present Charles Montgomery, UCSB Reads 2023 author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design for a free community talk at Campbell Hall.

REGISTER HERE
Event is free but registration through the Arts & Lectures portal is...

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  • Mon, 04/17/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Wed, 05/10/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
The UCSB Library will be offering two Zotero workshops for graduate students during the spring quarter.  Zotero is a free bibliography management tool that helps you collect citations for your research and generate entries for notes and bibliographies.  While the workshops are designed for graduate students, UCSB faculty and other affiliated researchers are welcome to attend.  
 
The “Zotero Basics” workshops last two hours and will cover all aspects of...
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  • Tue, 05/09/2023 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Snacks and drinks will be provided!  Sign up here! Join a student-led book club to discuss this year’s UCSB Reads book selection, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery, which explores...
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