Spring 2026 Library Workshops for Graduate Students Research, Writing, and Scholarly Skills
The AOK Library is offering a series of workshops designed to support graduate students throughout the research process—from getting started to sharing your work.

This semester’s workshops include:
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On the heels of the successful “AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium” of April 2024, we’re back with a new iteration! Please join us for this fall’s AI Symposium, titled “Exploring the Gadgets & Gizmos in Your AI Toolkit.” This fall’s series will highlight various topics ranging from Google Gemini and its integration into UMBC platforms, to the broader legal implications of using generative AI, and much more! This free symposium will be held virtually at noon via Webex on Wednesdays beginning October 1st through November 12th. 

Below you will find the individual links for each discussion:

Wednesday, October 1st @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Mariann Hawken (Director of Instructional Technology, UMBC) 
Google Gemini: AI Tools for Research, Teaching, & Learning

Wednesday, October 8th @ 12pm EST:
Brianna Hughes (STEM Reference & Instruction Librarian, UMBC)
Assembling an AI Toolbox: Access-Oriented Approaches to Scholarship and Instruction

Wednesday, October 15th @ 12pm EST:
Nina-Simone Edwards, JD (Senior Institute Associate at the Institute for Technology Law & Policy)
Beyond the Hype: Embedding Ethics in AI Policy for Libraries and Higher Ed

Wednesday, October 22nd @ 12pm EST:
Jennifer Posada, (PhD student, Human-Centered Computing, UMBC)
Making Sense of Data with AI: Lowering Barriers, Expanding Who Participates

Wednesday, October 29th @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Manas Gaur (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, UMBC)
Yash Saxena (PhD student, Computer Science, UMBC)
Building Trustworthy LLM Agents for Academia through Structured, Interpretable Knowledge Retrieval and Source Attribution

Wednesday, November 5th @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Roberto Yus (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, UMBC)
The Privacy Paradox of GenAI: What It Knows, Why It Matters, and How We Fight Back

Wednesday, November 12th @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Eric Stokan (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science & Director of CS3, UMBC)
Advanced Opportunities with AI and Large Language Models (LLMs): Examples from the Social Sciences


Our symposium was made possible thanks to the following sponsors:
UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT), The Center for Social Science Scholarship, the Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, the Department of Information Systems, and The Hackerman Foundation.
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Skills for Graduate Students is a new series of practical library workshops designed to support your research, writing, and organization.

This fall, we're offering four sessions: technical writing, systematic reviews, advanced literature searching, and managing your research process. Each workshop is hands-on, interdisciplinary, and open to all graduate students.

Interested in a session but can’t attend live? Register on myUMBC to receive the recording and slides after the event.

Find full details and sign up at the individual event pages linked below!

Technical Writing: Tools for clear and effective technical writing | Tues. 09/23, 3–4 PM

Systematic Reviews: Strategies for conducting systematic reviews | Tues. 10/28, 4–5 PM

Advanced Research Strategies: Build smarter, more effective searches | Mon. 11/10, 12–1 PM

Managing and Organizing Your Research: Tools for organizing your research from start to finish | Tues. 11/18, 4–5 PM
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On the heels of the successful “AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium” of April 2024, we’re back with a new iteration! Please join us for this fall’s AI Symposium, titled “Exploring the Gadgets & Gizmos in Your AI Toolkit.” This fall’s series will highlight various topics ranging from Google Gemini and its integration into UMBC platforms, to the broader legal implications of using generative AI, and much more! This free symposium will be held virtually at noon via Webex on Wednesdays beginning October 1st through November 12th. 

Below you will find the individual links for each discussion:

Wednesday, October 1st @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Mariann Hawken (Director of Instructional Technology, UMBC) 
Google Gemini: AI Tools for Research, Teaching, & Learning

Wednesday, October 8th @ 12pm EST:
Brianna Hughes (STEM Reference & Instruction Librarian, UMBC)
Assembling an AI Toolbox: Access-Oriented Approaches to Scholarship and Instruction

Wednesday, October 15th @ 12pm EST:
Nina-Simone Edwards, JD (Senior Institute Associate at the Institute for Technology Law & Policy)
Beyond the Hype: Embedding Ethics in AI Policy for Libraries and Higher Ed

Wednesday, October 22nd @ 12pm EST:
Jennifer Posada, (PhD student, Human-Centered Computing, UMBC)
Making Sense of Data with AI: Lowering Barriers, Expanding Who Participates

Wednesday, October 29th @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Manas Gaur (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, UMBC)
Yash Saxena (PhD student, Computer Science, UMBC)
Building Trustworthy LLM Agents for Academia through Structured, Interpretable Knowledge Retrieval and Source Attribution

Wednesday, November 5th @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Roberto Yus (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, UMBC)
The Privacy Paradox of GenAI: What It Knows, Why It Matters, and How We Fight Back

Wednesday, November 12th @ 12pm EST:
Dr. Eric Stokan (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science & Director of CS3, UMBC)
Advanced Opportunities with AI and Large Language Models (LLMs): Examples from the Social Sciences


Our symposium was made possible thanks to the following sponsors:
UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT), The Center for Social Science Scholarship, the Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, the Department of Information Systems, and The Hackerman Foundation.
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We’re excited to announce a series of workshops to introduce AOK OneSearch, the Library’s new search platform! Whether you're a student, faculty, or staff member, this series will help you unlock the full potential of AOK OneSearch for your research and coursework. 

What You’ll Learn:


Choose from one of these sessions and click the link for full details and to register:

AOK OneSearch Workshop for Faculty and Staff (Link)
Date: Wednesday, September 4
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Hybrid (Webex and in-person in Library room 259)
Note: This workshop is geared towards faculty and staff, but others are welcome to join.

AOK OneSearch Workshop for Students (Link)
Date: Tuesday, September 17
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Virtual on Webex

AOK OneSearch Workshop for Graduate Students (Link)
Date: Monday, September 30
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Hybrid (Webex and in-person in Library room 259)
Note: This workshop is geared towards graduate students, but others are welcome to join.

AOK OneSearch Workshop for Students (Link)
Date: Thursday, October 17
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Virtual on Webex

AOK OneSearch Workshop for Students (Link)
Date: Wednesday, October 30
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Virtual on Webex

AOK OneSearch Workshop for All (Link)
Date: Tuesday, November 12
Time: 12 – 1 PM
Location: Hybrid (Webex and in-person in Library room 259)

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All UMBC Library users have access to the online SAGE Campus database in the month of February. Sage Campus is a suite of online learning materials for social science research methods. It has 37 self-paced online courses on quantitative and qualitative research topics such as data literacy, data science, research skills, and getting published. 

You can use this link to register for an account to Sage Campus (click Register in the top right of the page): http://proxy-bc.researchport.umd.edu/login?url=https://classroom.sagepub.com/ 

Once you have registered for an account you can use your username and password to log on.

You can see a list of courses here: https://classroom-sagepub-com.proxy-bc.researchport.umd.edu/course/

Please consider exploring the database and giving feedback to the library on the Trial Evaluation form. This feedback helps in the decision making process as to whether the library is able to commit funds to subscribe to the collection. 

Please see the attached document for more information. Sage Campus also has user guides for faculty and students that you can refer to.

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From our Partners, Instructional Technology, Click on the title or the Website link to register for an excellent event:

Access for All: A Course Accessibility Workshop 

January 23rd 1-2pm
Online

Join Instructional Technology for an Accessibility Workshop to review Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, explore key technology resources to support all learners, and create an action plan to support accessibility in your courses.

Session Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will have created an action plan on next steps and resources needed to design accessible courses and create or remediate content for accessibility. 

  1. Recall the guiding principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  2. Identify a +1 UDL strategy for enhancing one of the following in your course: content, engagement, or assessment  
  3. Identify technology tools like Blackboard Ally for creating or remediating accessible content 
  4. Create an action plan that can support accessibility goals in your course, including appropriate technologies

This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Susan Biro, Manager, Online Learning, and Josh Abrams, Instructional Design Specialist. 

Recommended resources 

Participants may find it helpful to review the following about accessibility and course design prior to the workshop. 

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Library Services for Graduate Student Success
Monday, 09/11 @ 12–1  Link

How to use Zotero for citation management
Monday, 09/18 @ 12–1  Link

How to use EndNote Online for citation management
Monday, 09/25 @ 12–1  Link

How to Write a Social Science/Humanities Literature Review
Monday, 09/25 @ 4–5  Link

How to Write a STEM Literature Review (Advanced)
Wednesday, 09/27 @ 12–1  Link

Creating an Academic Research Poster Using PowerPoint
Wednesday, 10/18 @ 12–1  Link

Creating an Academic Research Poster Using Canva
Wednesday, 11/01 @ 12–1  Link 
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All Majors are welcomed. Applications accepted February 2 through 25. 

Carpe Diem!

Contact Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu or Devon Fick at dfick1@umbc.edu for more information.


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