Past Events
- Wed, 02/05/2025 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Do you enjoy working on data science but not installing the software environment? Do you have nightmares about software library dependencies? Is your laptop slowing you down and want to use a more powerful remote server or cloud platform? In this workshop, we will show a reproducible and user-friendly approach to creating research environments using development containers. You will learn how to use Visual Studio Code to create containerized R and/or Python environments,...
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- Wed, 02/05/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
The UCSB Library is offering a workshop for graduate students on managing professional identities online. This workshop is designed to teach students and early career professionals about researcher profiles (e.g. ORCID), communicating research impact, and curating professional profiles online on personal portfolio sites or institutional ones.
In this workshop we will cover:...
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- Tue, 02/04/2025 - 4:00pm
Location: Pacific View Room
Please note that registration for this event is currently full.
UCSB Library is pleased to present Haewon Jeong (Electrical and Computer Engineering) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Winter 2025.
In her talk "Ethical AI: Serving Humanity or Falling Short?", Jeong will explore the ethical considerations surrounding the development and deployment of AI...
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- Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
Join us for this 1-hour seminar on Research Computing resources at UCSB, designed for researchers tackling complex projects that exceed their laptop's capabilities. This session will cover fundamental computing concepts (CPU, GPU, RAM, hard drive), what computer clusters are, and clarify what these mean for your research. Explore the full compute spectrum, from laptops to high-performance clusters, and discover campus and national resources available to optimize your workflows...
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- Mon, 02/03/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing project. Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and following a simple pattern.
Register now to save your spot!
- Mon, 02/03/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
Join us for this 1-hour seminar on Research Computing resources at UCSB, designed for researchers tackling complex projects that exceed their laptop's capabilities. This session will cover fundamental computing concepts (CPU, GPU, RAM, hard drive), what computer clusters are, and clarify what these mean for your research. Explore the full compute spectrum, from laptops to high-performance clusters, and discover campus and national resources available to optimize your workflows...
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- Thu, 01/23/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/24/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Thu, 01/30/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/31/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
This workshop covers the fundamentals of working with raster and vector geospatial data in R. Participants will learn to plot and analyze raster data, change projections, perform raster math, and work with multi-band rasters. The workshop also explores vector data, including points, lines, and polygons, and demonstrates how to combine multiple layers in a single map. Additionally, participants will work with time series rasters and compute summary statistics from this data....
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- Fri, 01/31/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Join us for a guided electronics project! We will discover the basics of wiring a circuit and show how you can use electronic components to create your ideas. All materials will be provided.
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- Thu, 01/30/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Join us for a guided tutorial where you will learn to 3D model in Autodesk Fusion. You will be able to send your models directly to our 3D printers and later pick up your one-of-a-kind design. No experience needed!
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- Thu, 01/30/2025 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Location: Fish Bowl
In partnership with UCSB Reads, join UCSB Health & Wellness for a 3-week series exploring The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay through three engaging creative projects!
Week 1: Journaling Like Ross
1/23/2025 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kick off your own "book of delights" with a free journal...
- Thu, 01/23/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/24/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Thu, 01/30/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/31/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
This workshop covers the fundamentals of working with raster and vector geospatial data in R. Participants will learn to plot and analyze raster data, change projections, perform raster math, and work with multi-band rasters. The workshop also explores vector data, including points, lines, and polygons, and demonstrates how to combine multiple layers in a single map. Additionally, participants will work with time series rasters and compute summary statistics from this data....
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- Wed, 01/29/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Fish Bowl
In celebration of the 2025 UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, the Library invites you to create zines that capture moments of joy. Join us for a free art making workshop where you can share what brings you delight. Participants will learn how to make a zine and collage together a collection of found images.
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- Tue, 01/28/2025 - 5:15pm to 6:45pm
Location: Makerspace
Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing project. Learn the basics of using a sewing machine and following a simple pattern.
Register now to save your spot!
- Thu, 01/23/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/24/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Thu, 01/30/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/31/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
This workshop covers the fundamentals of working with raster and vector geospatial data in R. Participants will learn to plot and analyze raster data, change projections, perform raster math, and work with multi-band rasters. The workshop also explores vector data, including points, lines, and polygons, and demonstrates how to combine multiple layers in a single map. Additionally, participants will work with time series rasters and compute summary statistics from this data....
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- Fri, 01/24/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Lunch & Learn is a quarterly series that features two graduate students, one from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and one from a SHEF discipline (Social Sciences, Humanities, Education and Fine Arts). Each presenter is able to share a 15 minute talk on any topic they want in a moderated, low stakes environment to their peers in the graduate student body.
Lunch & Learns are on Fridays during the year, and best of all, FREE LUNCH IS...
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- Thu, 01/23/2025 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Location: Fish Bowl
In partnership with UCSB Reads, join UCSB Health & Wellness for a 3-week series exploring The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay through three engaging creative projects!
Week 1: Journaling Like Ross
1/23/2025 4:30pm-5:30pm
- Kick off your...
- Thu, 01/23/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/24/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Thu, 01/30/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
- Fri, 01/31/2025 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
This workshop covers the fundamentals of working with raster and vector geospatial data in R. Participants will learn to plot and analyze raster data, change projections, perform raster math, and work with multi-band rasters. The workshop also explores vector data, including points, lines, and polygons, and demonstrates how to combine multiple layers in a single map. Additionally, participants will work with time series rasters and compute summary statistics from this data....
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- Wed, 01/22/2025 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
Join us for a hands-on journey into the world of laser cutting, where you'll learn how to turn your digital design ideas into physical objects. We will provide template designs available for you to customize so that you get to experience the process from start to finish. No experience needed!
Register now to save your spot!
- Wed, 01/22/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
- Wed, 04/09/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
Join the UCSB Reads Student-Led Book Club for an engaging, student-driven exploration of this year’s UCSB Reads selection, The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Connect with peers, share insights, and dive deeper into the themes, and ideas of the book through lively...
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- Tue, 01/14/2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
- Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
- Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
This three-day workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to Python, specifically designed for participants with no prior programming experience. Through the use of Jupyter notebooks, learners will get started coding in Python. The workshop will cover essential skills such as data loading and analysis, automation of data processing tasks, and the creation of basic plots for data visualization.
Register in Shoreline: ...
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- Fri, 01/17/2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
The “Zotero Basics” workshops last two hours and will cover all aspects of using Zotero to manage citations for your personal research. While the basic workshops are designed for beginners, tips will be shared that will also help experienced users make better use of Zotero.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
- Describe...
- Fri, 01/17/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
Please register in advance.
UCSB Library invites faculty, graduate students, and others actively engaged in research to a workshop that offers the practical benefits of open research. Join us for a collaborative discussion on the benefits of adopting open research practices. This approach can foster better reproducibility, collaboration, and transparency in scholarly work. We will explore the...
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- Tue, 01/14/2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
- Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
- Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
This three-day workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to Python, specifically designed for participants with no prior programming experience. Through the use of Jupyter notebooks, learners will get started coding in Python. The workshop will cover essential skills such as data loading and analysis, automation of data processing tasks, and the creation of basic plots for data visualization.
Register in Shoreline: ...
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- Thu, 01/16/2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace
Meet up with your fellow fiber artists at the Makerspace. This event is just a casual, drop-in event where you can work on crochet, knitting, or any other yarn art. Feel free to start a new project, or bring a project you've been working on. We will provide yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting needles. A sample pattern will be provided for anyone who wishes to follow along.
This event is open to experts and beginners alike. We will not have formal instruction during this...
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