Past Events

  • Tue, 10/18/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • Wed, 10/19/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 10/20/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

This event is a three-day, example-driven workshop on October 18, 19, and 20, 2022 for an introduction on using the bash terminal, and utilizing the terminal to practice version control with Git. We get you started on how to use the command shell. The use of a shell allows you to perform complex and...

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  • Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections

UCSB Library invites you to join us for an event to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition "Lifting the Veil, or, How the Stars Aligned for Isis, Hermes, and Diana to Vanquish Satan and Usher in the Aquarian Age."

This event will include a reception and curator tours.  In addition, Philip Deslippe from the Department of Religious Studies will briefly discuss his research and use of the American...

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  • Tue, 10/11/2022 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Location: Instruction & Training 1312

This event is a hands-on, example-driven workshop on October 11, 2022 for an introduction to data organization in spreadsheets. We will learn how to think about data organization and some practices for more effective data wrangling. Topics this workshop will cover are good data entry practices,...

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  • Fri, 10/07/2022 - 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 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Sociology. Lunch & Learn is co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the Graduate Student Association, and ...

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  • Wed, 09/28/2022 - 4:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
Join the UCSB Library for a short reading and conversation with local Santa Barbara writer Mary Tonetti Dorra, author of the recently published Two Lives on Four Continents: A Double Memoir, which documents both her life and the life of her late husband, UCSB Faculty Emeritus Dr. Henri Dorra, up to the point their lives converge. Mrs. Dorra will discuss her new book and her professional life as a published author, including her creative writing process and...
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  • Fri, 09/23/2022 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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Come to the Library for a virtual reality and pop-up makerspace experience! 

Pop-Up Makerspace (Room 1575): Learn to sew, watch a 3D printer in action, make a zine, and give us feedback on what you want in the makerspace that will open in the Library later this year. Sponsored by the Library and Collaborate. 

AR/VR Studio (Room 2511): In this new dedicated augmented & virtual reality studio, you can explore immersive 3D...

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Faculty Reception 2021
  • Thu, 09/22/2022 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Location: Mountain Courtyard

The Library's Annual Reception for Faculty returns this year to the Mountain Courtyard. This social event bring together new and returning faculty from across campus to kick off the 2022 academic year, meet their subject librarians, and hear about current and upcoming Library initiatives. 

Please RSVP for the reception here

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  • Thu, 09/22/2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Come to the Library for a virtual reality and pop-up makerspace experience! 

Pop-Up Makerspace (Room 1575): Learn to sew, watch a 3D printer in action, make a zine, and give us feedback on what you want in the makerspace that will open in the Library later this year. Sponsored by the Library and Collaborate. 

AR/VR Studio (Room 2511): In this new dedicated augmented & virtual reality studio, you can explore immersive 3D...

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  • Mon, 09/19/2022 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Come to the Library for a virtual reality and pop-up makerspace experience! 

Pop-Up Makerspace (Room 1575): Learn to sew, watch a 3D printer in action, make a zine, and give us feedback on what you want in the makerspace that will open in the Library later this year. Sponsored by the Library and Collaborate. 

AR/VR Studio (Room 2511): In this new dedicated augmented & virtual reality studio, you can explore immersive 3D...

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  • Tue, 09/06/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Thu, 09/08/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Sat, 09/10/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Tue, 09/13/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Online

 

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  • Tue, 09/06/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
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  • Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Sat, 09/10/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Tue, 09/13/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Online

 

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  • Tue, 09/06/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
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  • Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Sat, 09/10/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Tue, 09/13/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Online

 

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  • Tue, 09/06/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
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  • Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Sat, 09/10/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Tue, 09/13/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Online

 

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  • Tue, 09/06/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
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  • Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Sat, 09/10/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Tue, 09/13/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Online

 

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  • Tue, 09/06/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Wed, 09/07/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
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  • Fri, 09/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Sat, 09/10/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Tue, 09/13/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Online

 

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  • Tue, 08/30/2022 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Paseo

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Join UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Special Research Collections for a tour with artist, Jane Gottlieb.

If you look up from the West Paseo, you can’t miss the most colorful art piece to the Library - a painting by Jane Gottlieb. The work, titled “Check It Out,” depicts the UCSB Library and has both a futuristic and retro...

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  • Tue, 08/16/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 08/18/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312, Online

This event is an example-driven two day workshop on August 16 and 18, 2022 for supervised learning for tabular data in R with RStudio. This workshop will require some knowledge of R/RStudio. If you have no prior experience in R/RStudio, we recommend attending the ...

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  • Tue, 08/16/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 08/18/2022 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312, Online

This event is an example-driven two day workshop on August 16 and 18, 2022 for supervised learning for tabular data in R with RStudio. This workshop will require some knowledge of R/RStudio. If you have no prior experience in R/RStudio, we recommend attending the ...

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  • Tue, 08/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 08/11/2022 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312, Online

This event is an example-driven two day workshop on August 9 and 11, 2022 for using geospatial raster and vector data in R. This workshop will include working with spatial metadata (extent and coordinate reference systems), reprojecting spatial data, and working with raster time series data. This workshop...

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  • Tue, 08/09/2022 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
  • Thu, 08/11/2022 - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312, Online

This event is an example-driven two day workshop on August 9 and 11, 2022 for using geospatial raster and vector data in R. This workshop will include working with spatial metadata (extent and coordinate reference systems), reprojecting spatial data, and working with raster time series data. This workshop...

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  • Tue, 07/26/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Thu, 07/28/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312, Online

This event is an example-driven two day workshop on July 26 and 28, 2022 for an introduction to working with data in R/RStudio. Both synchronous remote and in-person attendance will be supported, and there will be two types of tickets (in-person, remote) for you to choose from. Learners will start with...

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  • Tue, 07/26/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
  • Thu, 07/28/2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312, Online

This event is an example-driven two day workshop on July 26 and 28, 2022 for an introduction to working with data in R/RStudio. Both synchronous remote and in-person attendance will be supported, and there will be two types of tickets (in-person, remote) for you to choose from. Learners will start with...

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  • Tue, 07/12/2022 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Special Research Collections

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Join the UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Special Research Collections for a presentation and art showcase with artist Mary Heebner.

Last fall, Santa Barbara-based art collector Amanda McIntyre generously gifted Mary Heebner’s mixed-media work to the UCSB Library entitled “Ocean: The Pacific,” a 9-panel mural made with...

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Red and yellow galaxy, "M81" by Leonardo Celuque
  • Thu, 07/07/2022 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Special Research Collections

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Join UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Special Research Collections for a tour with art collectors and donors, Fima and Jere Lifshitz.

Twenty-three pieces chosen by the Lifshitzes as part of a 2018 gift grace the UC Santa Barbara Library’s permanent collection. The majority of these works are from Brazil and Peru, where Fima...

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