Fall 2015 Library Workshops
Creating an Academic Research Poster Using PowerPoint
Thursday, September 17, AND Friday, September 25 (12-1 PM) LIB 259
An academic research poster is a visual communication tool that allows you to present your research in a clear, concise, graphic format. Learn how to create a poster that stands out. In this workshop, learn the design principles and guidelines that will help you create an effective and aesthetically pleasing poster using PowerPoint. We’ll discuss layout, fonts, colors, graphics and more.
Join the waiting list for the 13th at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/2121299
Join the waiting list for the 25th at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/2163950
Primary Sources: What They Are and How to Find Them
Wednesday, October 7, AND Tuesday, October 13 (12-1 PM) in Special Collections
Come to Special Collections to find out what primary sources are and the
ways to identify and locate them whether in archives, in published
works, or online. Open to students, faculty and staff. Registration is limited to 15, so sign up today!
Register for the 7th at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/2172901
Register for the 13th at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/2172996
Zotero
Thursday, October 15 (12-1 PM) LIB 259
Zotero is a freely available citation management software that allows you to save citation information while searching and browsing the Web. With a single click, Zotero saves citations and enables you to create customized bibliographies in standard citation styles, including MLA, Chicago and APA. This workshop will introduce some of the key functions of Zotero such as: installing Zotero, adding citations to your Zotero library, organizing and managing your citations, creating a bibliography, and using the Microsoft Word plug-in to easily insert citations from Zotero into your documents.
Join the waiting list at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/2121300
Conducting a Literature Review
Thursday, October 22 (12-1 PM) LIB 259
Is writing the literature review a stumbling block? Come to hear what a literature review is and what its required components are. Learn how to address common writing issues, such as effective use of summary and synthesis, and use of quotations. This workshop will help you to learn how to begin and advance your literature review, and how to connect your ideas to the literature in the field.
Join the waiting list at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/2149587
EndNote Basic
Monday, October 26 (12-1 PM) LIB 259
Learn how to utilize the full range of features included in the web-accessible citation manager. This hands-on workshop will focus on setting up an account, importing and transferring references, sharing references, and accessing your references in Microsoft Word.
Register at http://umbc.libcal.com/event/913845
How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search
Thursday, October 29 (12-1 PM) LIB 259
Patent searching can be a daunting and overwhelming process. Come learn how to conduct preliminary patent searches of U.S. patents and published applications using free online resources of the USPTO.
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Think Big Diversity: Advice for Aspiring #STEM Ph.D. Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Junior Faculty
Renetta Garrison Tull:
Read Dr. Andrew Williams’ #ThinkBigDiversity summary of his 2015 PROMISE SSI keynote.
Originally posted on In Search of Innovation:
This past weekend, I was honored and humbled to speak of around 180 aspiring #STEM professor’s at Maryland’s National Science Foundation funded PROMISE AGEP #ThinkBigDiversity Summer Success Institute workshop, led by Dr. Renetta Tull. It was so encouraging and heartening to see so many African American, Latino/Latina, and Native American STEM graduate students, postdocs and faculty. As a former Spelman College faculty member and department chair, I was especially delighted to learn about #teamgetitdone, a.k.a. the Sisters in Dissertation House. Speaking to this group was a little nostalgic because in the late 90’s, I had attended an NSF Engineering Education Scholars Program that was led by Denice Denton at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before she left to become an engineering Dean at the University of Washington. This program helped me gain insight into the process of getting a Ph.D., starting a research program, and being a productive faculty member.
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Drop-in Support Available for UMBC Faculty
Get Support Using Technology in Your Course(s)
Have questions about Blackboard, Clickers or other supported instructional technologies?
Then please join us on Mondays during free hour (12pm-1pm) in ENG 025 for drop-in support. The Instructional Technology Team will be on hand to answer your questions about using technology in your course(s). Drop-ins will begin on Monday, August 23 and end on Monday, December 7 (no drop-ins November 30). These dates are subject to change based on attendance. Drop-ins can also be accessed virtually by joining our Blackboard Collaborate room.
Don't forget to also check out our list of scheduled workshop opportunities.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Instructional Technology team at instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu.
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Staff Changes in DoIT New Media Studio
Ferrera Leaving as Acting Manager, Roddy Stepping Up
Late last month, Christine Ferrera announced she would be stepping down on August 28 as a video producer and Acting Manager of DoIT’s New Media Studio (NMS). In addition to working in the Studio for the past seven years, first as an MFA grad assistant, and then full time upon her graduation in 2010, Christine is a talented performance artist, author and stand-up comic, which she wants to pursue full time. During this transition we’ll continue to consult with Christine on a part-time basis, but also wish her the best in all her pursuits.
Reflecting on her time at UMBC, Christine highlights her work with Digital Storytelling on-campus. “Specifically, I've enjoyed working with Bill [Shewridge] on projects such as, the Sparrow's Point Steel Workers documentary (Mill Stories) and working with retirees through the Erickson School of Aging Studies,” says Christine, who also enjoyed teaching Digital Stories in collaboration with MCS, Public History and the Linehan Artist Scholars program. “The best part about my experience over the past 5 years has been working with such a vast array of departments and people on campus, from HR to Athletics.”
In the interim, Dustin Roddy, another video producer in the Studio, will be handling coordination of Studio projects on a temporary basis. Like Christine, Dustin has worked on several UMBC Digital Storytelling projects, first as a student for one year, and since his 2014 graduation from UMBC, with majors in Media & Communications Studies and American Studies. In addition to his work at UMBC, Dustin has freelanced as a camera operator for a number of extreme sports events broadcast online and for national sports networks, and worked as a supervisor for Vans outdoor apparel. For more information, contact Dustin at drod2@umbc.edu or 5-3214.
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Zimride is here!
The future of UMBC carpooling has arrived!
Attention UMBC students, staff, and faculty! Check out UMBC's new private rideshare community, Zimride. Post your commute and carpool to UMBC on Zimride. Save money, your health and the Earth when you carpool. It’s easy. Just post your commute as a driver or passenger on UMBC’s private Zimride network today to find your perfect match. Go to zimride.com/umbc.
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John Q. Lane sketchbook in Special Collections
Our main goal in Special Collections is to make all of our collections accessible and discoverable to the public. We are continually writing descriptions or metadata records about the collections and items available. This year we are working to describe collections that do not have any records, and there are a few items that we know very little about. In cases like these, it can be difficult to create a record to represent the material; it becomes necessary to try and learn what we can about such items despite a lack of background information or context. Fortunately, we are often able to glean some understanding from the materials themselves, uncover further information from outside research, and piece together a basic record for public viewing.
One such collection recently discovered on our shelves is the sketchbook from “John Q. Lane,” dating from 1875. While Lane provides no biographical or personally identifying information within the pages of this book, we are able to imagine a good deal about him from a cursory glance at his artwork.
Lane’s use of vivid color and extreme attention to detail make for truly magnificent renderings of decorative plates, vases, ewers, and other household objects. Lane also includes background information on many of the pieces he has painted, including country of origin, time period, size, and material. It is clear that he appreciated the beauty of these items and the artists who originally crafted them.
At the back of the book are a few outdoor scenes sketched only in pencil, and lacking the detail and color of the previous pages. One scene displays a stone bridge over water, while the others depict bunnies, butterflies, and birds surrounded by leafy foliage and decorative frames. These two groups of illustrations are starkly different and make one wonder about the artist and his life, as well as the purpose of his sketchbook.
Who, exactly, was John Q. Lane? Did he work in a museum among beautiful objects, yet long to be outside amid nature? Was he recreating real scenes from his everyday life, or from books he read and pictures he saw? While we can’t quite answer these questions at the moment, we can create a record for Lane’s sketchbook in our database. By making it more discoverable and accessible to the public, others can appreciate the fine work of John Q. Lane and possibly shed more light on his life and work.
The John Q. Lane sketchbook is available to view in Special Collections, just ask for Collection 152. The collection descriptions are available to view in the Special Collections Search database; you can learn more about Special Collections, including when the reading room is open, how to contact the librarians, and to view a video about the research collections, all on our website. Special Collections will reopen for the fall semester on August 26.
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is completing her coursework for an MLS (Master of Library Science) at
UMD's College of Information Studies. She has also been working in
UMBC's Special Collections this year to implement an EAD-XML compliant
workflow to describe the archival collections. This project is funded by
the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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Recommended Technology
The Blackboard Grade Center
Students love instructor feedback and want to know how they are performing in their courses. With the start of the new academic year quickly approaching, why not try something new in your courses?
The Grade Center is the instructor’s central hub for keeping track of student assignments to grade, reviewing submitted assessments, and tracking student performance. Whenever a graded items, such as an assignment or assessments, is created in a Bb course, the system will automatically create a column in the Grade Center.
Save time and paper by requiring students to submit assignments through Blackboard. Then use the Inline Grading tool to embed feedback. Describe expectations and standardize the evaluation process with Rubrics.
Instructors can customize many Grade Center features, such as grading schemas (points/percentages converted to letter grades), categories (labs, projects), color coding (e.g., red to indicate at risk) and other important column information. The Grade Center also works well with many other areas of Blackboard including the Retention Center.
To learn more about the Grade Center: - contact the Instructional Technology Team with any suggestions or concerns
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Qwickly Simplifies Faculty Tasks Within Blackboard
Streamline Course Availability & Announcement Postings
Qwickly is new tool deployed to faculty in Blackboard during the summer. It was designed to dramatically simplify the workflow of common tasks frequently performed by faculty.
One great example is the Make Course Available Tool. Consider the current multi-step workflow to make a course available in Blackboard:
- Go into the course
- Open the Control Panel
- Expand the Properties menu
- Change the value of Make Course Available to Yes
- Submit the form
- Repeat for each course
Qwickly takes this repetitive task and provides instructors with a fast way to make courses available with just 2 clicks! Qwickly also supports:- Sending emails to all or some courses at one time
- Posting announcements to all or some courses at one time
- Reviewing which courses have items that need grading
To access Qwickly, log into Blackboard and click on the My Blackboard tab. The Qwickly panel is available on the left side of the page.
These tools are restricted to faculty and TA roles and filtered to the current year (for example, SP2015, SU2015, and FA2015 semesters) for improved performance.
For more information about Qwickly:
DoIT's Technology Support Center will be closed from 10AM-11:30AM, Friday, August 21 to allow our staff to attend our departmental staff meeting.
If you need assistance during this time, we encourage you to refer to our FAQ knowledgebase available at
umbc.edu/faq for answers to many frequent questions. If you require further assistance, we ask that you please submit a ticket online by going to
my.umbc.edu/help.
The Android version of the UMBC app is now available on the
Google Play Store. The app requires Android version 4.1 and up. There is no login required, as you can access all the features as a guest. If you do have an account, log in once to the UMBC app and from that point forward use a 4-digit pin to quickly log in later.
The design is slightly different in the Android version, Home, Search, Places, and Events are moved to the top but users should expect the same features found in the
iOS version launched last month. If logged in, the UMBC app will feature content and resources tailored to you.
In the Home tab, users can browse both the myUMBC and UMBC mobile friendly site and quickly check for updates. Search has a built in QR code scanner and shows what you have used recently, what others are looking for and myUMBC favorites.
Places will display office hours, maps, and upcoming events while Events will show you what is happening now and upcoming events on campus. Just like the iOS version, the app will be updated with more features in the future making it more robust.
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