Upcoming Spotlight Library Workshops

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:45:43 -0500

The library will host a series of Guest Instructor Workshops, hosted by UMBC faculty, staff or students, to start in the next several weeks. See below for information.

Ed Papenfuse: Making the Most of Special Collections: The Margaret Brent Home Ledger, 1903-1907, UMBC Special Collections, Coll031
Date: Friday, February 28, 2020; 12-1pm
Location: #259
Description: Come and learn the value of a collection, relating it to other sources that highlight its importance and potential use by researchers, while exploring stories that might be developed from, or assisted by, a close examination of its contents.
Register: https://umbc.libcal.com/event/6514741

Nick Allgood: How Quantum is Your Computer?
Date: Friday, March 13th; 12-1pm
Location: Gallery
Description: Quantum computing is advancing rapidly and proving to be useful for a wide range of applications. One of the major benefits is for some algorithms. Quantum computing provides a performance improvement. While a performance benchmark is useful, the unique nature of quantum computing requires some additional benchmarks to take into consideration. Come learn how a team is measuring a quantum computer's overall "quantumness" by using Simon's algorithm, over several hidden period strings, to determine how often the IBMQ quantum computer is correct.
Register: https://umbc.libcal.com/event/6514749

Melissa Penley Cormier: Photography as Evidence and Excuse
Date: Wednesday April 1st, 2020; 12-1pm
Location: Gallery
Description: This artist talk will center around photography as evidence and scientific data -- and how the act and process of photography is an excuse to look at, study deeply, and devote time to subjects. Using examples from Special Collections as well as images of her recent works, Melissa will discuss how art and science inform and inspire each other in her own work as well as others'.
Register: https://umbc.libcal.com/event/6514754