Check out these past workshops from previous semesters. If any seem interesting let us know using the Workshop Suggestion Form or contact a librarian for instruction. Others have recordings that you can watch.
Citations giving you a headache? Drop into Fogler Library to get help with MLA, APA, Chicago, or any other citation style. Join us in Library Classroom 2 on the days and times below.
April 2, 2024 @ 4-5 pm
April 3, 2024 @ 4-5pm
Visit the library during the following times to meet with a librarian for a tour of Fogler. You'll discover what the space has to offer and get to know some of our staff along the way. Tours will meet outside Library Classroom 2.
January 16, 2024 @ 12 noon
January 17, 2024 @ 12 noon
Topics covered include evaluating various AI tools for text creation and image creation, with emphasis on their use and best practices. Additionally, we will devote time to providing attendees with tools on evaluating AI-generated output, including difficulties presented by AI in terms of citation, copyright, plagiarism, and the generation of incorrect or hallucinated information. Please come with questions, we are happy to help! Click the date and time to register.
January 17 @ 4-5 pm in Library Classroom 1
This workshop will cover advanced techniques to maximize database searching, including using controlled vocabulary, searching for foundational authors, and setting alerts to keep up-to-date with new sources related to your research topic.
March 5, 2024 @ 4pm
If you know how to find citations for articles, but don't know how to figure out if the library has access to those articles, this workshop is for you. Learn how to locate articles in library databases based on the citations you've found, and how to find even more articles using one article as a starting place.
March 19, 2024 @ 4pm
March 25, 2024 @ 4pm, In Library Classroom 2
In this workshop we will discuss different research metrics, how to interpret them, and how to set up alerts for metrics.
March 18, 2024 @ 4pm
Learn to use citation managers and save time by organizing records of articles, books, and other publications to create in-text citations and bibliographies.
March 4, 2024 @ 4pm
March 26, 2024 @ 4pm
Join us August 28th-September 8th for a Scavenger Hunt! You can join us in the library or online.
Start the Scavenger Hunt! (Link will be live on August 28)
August 28, 2023 @ 2pm
August 29, 2023 @ 12pm & 2pm
August 30, 2023 @ 12pm & 2pm
September 5th @ 11am - 11:30am in Library Classroom 2
September 6th @ 4pm - 4:30pm in Library Classroom 2
September 5th @ 4pm - 4:30pm in Library Classroom 2
September 7th @ 11am - 11:30am in Library Classroom 2
September 6th @ 11am - 11:30am in Library Classroom 2
September 7th @ 4pm - 4:30pm in Library Classroom 2
September 12th @ 12pm - 12:3030pm on Zoom
September 12th @ 4pm - 4:30am on Zoom
September 14th @ 12pm - 1pm in Library Classroom 2
September 14th @ 4pm - 5pm on Zoom
November 7th @ 12pm - 1pm in Library Classroom 2
November 7th @ 4pm - 5pm on Zoom
October 4, 2023. 7-8pm. The Salon in Fogler Library.
October 16th @ 12pm - 1pm in Library Classroom 2
October 16th @ 4pm - 5pm on Zoom
October 30, 2023. 7pm-8pm. The Salon in Fogler Library
November 6 @ 7-8 pm in Library Classroom 2
November 7 @ 7-8 pm Zoom & in Library Classroom 2
November 8 @ 7-8 pm Zoom & in Library Classroom 2
Citation Drop-In
Citations giving you a headache? Drop into Fogler Library to get help with MLA, APA, Chicago, or any other citation style. Show up anytime during these hour-long sessions for answers to your citation questions. Attend in-person in Library Classroom 2 or virtually over Zoom.
Registration is not required but you must register to receive a Zoom link.
March 27th @ 7pm - 8pm
March 28th @ 4pm - 5pm
March 29th @ 4pm - 5pm
March 29th @ 7pm - 8pm
Mystery in the Stacks
January 30, 2023. 7pm. Lynch Room in Fogler Library
Will you test your courage? Join us for an adventure and save the library!
Investigate a Mystery in the stacks at Fogler Library. Defeat the Creatures that go bump in the night using the library. Play Call of Cthulhu with us. Snacks will be provided.
Registration form
Fogler Library Scavenger Hunt
Join us January 30-February 3 for a Scavenger Hunt! You can join us in the library or online.
Explore the Library at your own pace. Have fun and learn something along the way. There are two versions: in person at Fogler Library from any of our service desks or online at the Fogler Library Website. You will need access to a computer, tablet, or phone for both versions. Correctly submitting all of the answers will enter you to win a gift card to the bookstore!
Start the Scavenger Hunt! (Link will be live on January 30)
Conversations at Fogler: Book Banning
January 31, 2023. 7-8pm. Lynch Room in Fogler Library.
Heard about all the book banning around the US and in Maine this year? Join Fogler's Librarians for a guided group discussion on this topic. Snacks will be provided.
Please Register here.
Overcoming Paywalls
Hit a paywall? No problem. Fogler Library might already have the article you need. Join us to learn how to get past paywalls while doing research.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 @ 3pm-3:30pm on Zoom
Topic Searching
With so much information out there, how do you find something about your specific topic? We’ll show you how to do a productive and manageable search.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 @ 12pm-12:30pm on Zoom
Choosing Databases
Many research articles available through Fogler Library can be accessed in collections called databases. Let us show you how to identify the most useful ones to your project.
Monday, September 26 @ 12pm-12:30 pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 12:30pm-12:50pm)
Monday, October 3 @ 7pm-7:30 pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour beforehand @ 6:30pm-6:50pm)
Tuesday, October 4 @ 3pm-3:30 pm on Zoom
Wednesday, October 5 @ 12pm-12:30 pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 12:30pm-12:50pm)
Why Cite?
Citing your sources can sometimes feel overwhelming. In this workshop, we’ll help you understand citation styles and avoid plagiarism.
Monday, September 26 @ 3pm-3:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 3:30pm-3:50pm)
Wednesday, September 28 @ 12pm-12:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 12:30pm-12:50pm)
Monday, October 3 @ 12pm-12:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 12:30pm-12:50pm)
Tuesday, October 4 @ 7pm-7:30pm on Zoom
Wednesday, October 5 @ 3pm-3:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 3:30pm-3:50pm)
Maximizing Google Scholar
Learn how to use Google Scholar (and its easy to use search tool) to help with your next research project. A librarian will teach you how to connect Google Scholar to Fogler Library to find your article in record time.
Monday, September 26 @ 7pm-7:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour beforehand @ 6:30pm-6:50pm)
Wednesday, September 28 @ 3pm-3:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 3:30pm-3:50pm)
Monday, October 3 @ 3pm-3:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour @ 3:30pm-3:50pm)
Tuesday, October 4 @ 12pm-12:30pm on Zoom
Wednesday, October 5 @ 7pm-7:30pm in Library Classroom 2 (w/ optional Library Tour beforehand @ 6:30pm-6:50pm)
Citation Drop-In
Citations giving you a headache? Drop into Fogler Library to get help with MLA, APA, Chicago, or any other citation style.
Monday, November 7 @ 3pm-4pm in Library Classroom 2
Tuesday, November 8 @ 7pm-8pm in Library Classroom 2
Wednesday, November 9 @ 12pm-1pm in Library Classroom 2
Library Tour
Meet Fogler Library, discover the best study spots, and learn where and how to check-out books.
NOTE: Many of our workshops include a library tour before or after the session. Please see the workshop dates for more details, or feel free to join us for just the library tours listed below. Each tour lasts around twenty minutes.
Monday, September 26, 2022 @ 12:30pm, 3:30pm & 6:30pm. Meet at Library Classroom 2
Monday, October 3, 2022 @ 12:30pm, 3:30pm & 6:30pm. Meet at Library Classroom 2
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 @ 12:30pm, 3:30pm & 6:30pm. Meet at Library Classroom 2
Research Organization with Zotero
Monday, February 14, 2022 @ 3-3:45pm in Library Classroom 1
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 @ 12:30-1pm in Library Classroom 1
Where was that article? Where did my references go? I need to write that paper! Fogler Library can help. We’ll show you how to use Zotero to keep research organized and help you with citations and references when
Tackling the Library Databases
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 @ 12:30-1pm in Library Classroom 1
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 @ 12:30-1pm in Library Classroom 1
Your Fogler Library subscribes to databases for every discipline at UMaine. Join us and learn how to make use of them to get articles for homework assignments, research, and more. Why use a database, can’t I just Google Search? We’ll show you how to get the best results most efficiently using Databases.
Accessing the Research you Need
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 @ 6-6:45pm in Library Classroom 1
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 @ 6-6:45pm in Library Classroom 1
Have you ever found a great article or other digital resource but been unable to access the full text? Or run into a paywall? Come to this brief workshop for a sneak peek into how the librarians go about finding those articles for you. You’ll learn all the different avenues we can use to find an article’s full text.
Google Scholar at its Best!
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 @ 12:30-1pm in Library Classroom 2
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 @ 12:30-1pm in Library Classroom 1
We’d never tell you not to use Google! But let us show you how to use it effectively. In this workshop, we’ll provide tips and tricks for using Google Scholar and demonstrate Fogler Library tools that can improve your results.
Web of Science Database
Monday, February 28 @ 3-3:45pm in Library Classroom 1
Wednesday, March 9 @ 6-6:45pm in Library Classroom 1
How to enhance your use of Web of Science. We’ll share tips for finding articles, the benefits of creating an account to enhance your searching, creating alerts, using marked lists, and search history. We’ll talk about how to save article citations, send them to yourself or a citation manager, and answer any questions you have.
SciFinder-n: An Introduction
Wednesday, March 2 @ 6-6:45pm in Library Classroom 1
Monday, March 7 @ 3-3:45pm in Library Classroom 1
SciFinder-n is a database of chemical literature produced by Chemical Abstract Services (CAS). Drop into this workshop to learn how to set up a SciFinder-n account and how to efficiently search for articles, patents, and substance information.
Citation Drop-In Sessions
Monday, March 28 @ 3pm in Library Classroom 1
Tuesday, March 29 @ 12:30pm in Library Classroom 1
Wednesday, March 30 @ 6pm in Library Classroom 1
Thursday, March 31 @ 12:30pm in Library Classroom 1
Have a Research Paper due? Not sure if your references are right? Come to Fogler Library this week and we can help you check your citations to make sure they’re correct. We have experts in APA, MLA, Turabian, CSE, and other styles, drop in and we’ll help you out.
Cloud Based Storage Workshop
Made in partnership with the Advanced Computing Group, UMS
Getting Started with R
Made in partnership with the Advanced Computing Group, UMS
You can find the 2nd set of slides and files here: https://tinyurl.com/UMaineRworkshop
You can find the 2nd set of slides and files here: https://tinyurl.com/UMaineRworkshop
Workshop recordings are available by clicking on the corresponding semester in the menu or listed below.
Workshops are in partnership with the Advanced Computing Group, unless otherwise noted.
2/5 Research Data Management, Ami Gaspar
3/4 Writing a Research Abstract, Ally Hammond (In partnership with CUGR)
3/11 Creating Effective Research Posters, Danielle Levesque (In partnership with CUGR)
9/12 High Performance Computing, Steve Cousins
9/24 Getting Started with R, Amanda Klemmer
10/1 Intro to Graphing & Analysis with R, Amanda Klemmer
10/8 Intro to Python, Mark Royer
10/22 Formatting a Manuscript in LaTeX, Eisso Atzema
2/21 Data Management Planning, Ami Gaspar
4/11 Intro to MatLab, Andrew Thomas
10/18 Python for Beginners, Curtis Meadow
11/29 Data Visualization for R and Python, Bruce Maxwell (Colby College)
2/8 R for Beginners, Aaron Weiskittel
3/8 Introductory Python: Making Pictures with Code, Bruce Maxwell
4/12 Introduction to Cloud Data Storage, Ami Gaspar
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