Standards and Code of Federal Regulations: The What, Why, and Where, Presented by Juan Denzer, Engineering and Computer Science Librarian
Description: Are you working on an invention? Perhaps you research includes finding out what standards apply when following the US Code of Regulations? Or you are looking at what safety standards a particular industry abides by? Then this session is for you. In this session, attendees will learn how to navigate the U.S. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). Learn about reader and finding aids from the eCFR. Find out where to best locate standards and how to request them from the library for your research.
Intended audience: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Date: Tuesday, Feb 11
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
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AI for Undergrads, presented by Online Learning Librarian John Stawarz and Information Literacy Scholar Joel Carpenter
Description: Artificial intelligence is now everywhere everywhere—news headlines, classrooms, operating systems, apps, and even embedded within library resources. This workshop will help strengthen your understanding of artificial intelligence, highlight some of the main AI tools now available, offer guidance on using ChatGPT and other tools effectively and ethically in your academic coursework, and answer any questions you might have.
Intended Audience: Undergraduate Students, though anyone is welcome
Date: Tuesday, February 18
Time: 3-4pm
Location: Zoom
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Title: The Misappropriation and Misrepresentation of Research: Strategies for Facing a Growing and Problematic Trend, Presented by Winn Wasson, Social Science Librarian
Description: The good news is that your research got published. The bad news is that a group you have never heard of is now misappropriating or misrepresenting it to push an agenda that neither you nor actual research conclusions support. This workshop will help you prepare for how to handle these situations should they arise, covering topics such as keeping current in your field inside and outside of academia, techniques for handling misunderstandings of your research, and ways to gauge (mis)understanding of your field of research and try out potential responses.
Sponsored by the GSO and Syracuse University Libraries
Dinner will be provided.
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Faculty, Staff, Undergraduate Students
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
Title : News and Newspaper Databases, Presented by Michael Pasqualoni, Librarian for the Newhouse School of Public Communications
Description: Researchers from any SU school or college who anticipate working with news sources are encouraged to join Newhouse School Librarian Michael Pasqualoni to boost effectiveness when using news and newspaper databases for exploring current or historical journalism, alternative press sources and publications outside the United States. Although not required, attendees can also bring specific questions about a project or assignment that is in progress or upcoming.
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Faculty, Staff
Sponsored by the GSO and Syracuse University Libraries
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:00pm (Eastern)
Location: ZOOM
*Zoom link will be provided to registrants via email the week of the event
Title: Virtual Reality: How Can ECS Help or Kickstart Your Research?
Presenter: João Paulo Oliveira Marum, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Description: Are you researching how Virtual Reality (VR) can be used in your project? Do you need assistance getting started, have questions, or are you seeking a solution to a VR-related issue? Did you know that VR extends far beyond gaming? It has significant applications in fields like healthcare, education, architecture and design, social sciences, and scientific research. Its uses range from phobia treatment to virtual prototyping and data visualization.
If VR aligns with your research interests, please join us for an informative session. Dr. Oliveira Marum and some of his students will demonstrate several of their VR projects. They will answer your questions about VR development and discuss how they can assist you with your VR project.
Attendees will gain insights into VR development and learn how Dr. Oliveira Marum and his students can contribute to their projects. The session will also include information on relevant library resources for VR research.
Join us for a session that is both informative and provides an opportunity for cross-disciplinary networking.
Sponsored by SUL and the GSO
Dinner will be provided
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Date: Monday, March 17, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
Title: Preprints and SURFACE: The What, Why and Where
Presenters: Dylan Mohr, PhD, Open Scholarship Librarian, Grace Swinnerton, IVMF Research and Digital Projects Librarian, and Marianne Donley, Physical Sciences Librarian
Description: Do you have emerging research activity or cutting-edge scholarship you want to quickly share with your community? Are you looking to make your work more accessible and receive informal feedback? Or are you just generally curious about open access and how preprints can benefit your research? If so, join librarians Marianne Donley, Grace Swinnerton, and Dylan Mohr for an informative session on preprints and the library's open-access institutional repository, SURFACE.
Attendees will learn about:
Sponsored by SUL and the GSO
Dinner will be provided
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Date: Monday, March 24, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
Title: Law Research for the Non-Law Student
Presenters: Christine Demetros, Associate Director for Research & Collections, College of Law Library & Casey Orr, Information Literacy Scholar, Syracuse University Libraries & Reference Assistant, College of Law Library
Description: In-depth research projects in many disciplines often involve a certain amount of legal research. But how does a researcher with no legal background tackle such a task? How does one begin such a project and approach the legal issues? What resources are available here at the University? How do you approach and conduct legal research? The session will include:
Sponsored by SUL and the GSO
Dinner will be provided
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Faculty, Staff
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
Title: Book Publishing Tips, How To Choose A Press & How To Get Noticed, Panelists include Dimitar Gueorguiev, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies – Political Science [Maxwell School]; David Oh, Associate Professor of Communications [Newhouse School]; Cynthia Pope, Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition [College of Arts & Sciences]
Description: Join us for this lively panel which will include tips for getting one’s book published, spanning diverse subject matter. With emphasis on publication primarily in the humanities and social sciences, each of the panelists also has had a book recently honored at Syracuse University’s Spring 2024 Books in the Humanities Celebration. For example:
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Faculty, Staff
Sponsored by the GSO and Syracuse University Libraries
Dinner will be provided.
Date: Wednesday, April 2 2025
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
Whose Dissertation is it Anyway? Protecting your Intellectual Property and Advocating for your Rights as an Author, Presented by Dylan Mohr, Open Scholarship Librarian
Description: Your scholarly and creative works are valuable intellectual property protected by copyright. But how can you ensure that your rights as an author are safeguarded? This session will provide a practical guide to understanding and protecting your intellectual property, with a focus on what rights you have as a student over your work published while at SU and your dissertation. Topics will include copyright basics, navigating ownership issues in collaborative projects, securing permissions, and licensing your work to maintain control while increasing its impact (with particular attention to open access publishing). Whether you're preparing to publish, present, or deposit your dissertation, this session will equip you with essential knowledge to protect your intellectual property and advocate for your rights as a young scholar.
Intended Audience: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114
Title: Using AI for Research: Considerations & Guidance, Presented by Juan Denzer, Librarian for the College of Engineering and Computer Science and John Stawarz, Online Learning Librarian
Description: This online workshop will help you explore important questions as you consider applying artificial intelligence for your research, including: Are other researchers incorporating AI into their workflows? What do I need to think about in terms of copyright, privacy, and accuracy? Which tools might I consider using for my research? Might this violate my IRB protocol? Do I need to disclose my use of AI to instructors, collaborators, and publishers? We will also demonstrate commercial AI tools and library supported AI tools that researchers might consider using and then answer any questions/suggestions you might have.
Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Faculty, Staff
Sponsored by the GSO and Syracuse University Libraries
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 6:30 pm-7:45 pm (Eastern)
Location: Online via ZOOM
*Zoom link will be provided to registrants via email the week of the event
Digital Humanities Workshop: An Introduction to Data Sonification, Presented by Patrick Williams, Humanities Librarian and Digital and Open Scholarship Lead
Description: On Thursday, April 17, from 2-4 pm, Patrick Williams (Humanities Librarian and Lead Librarian for Digital and Open Scholarship) will present an Introduction to Data Sonification. Patrick will introduce the audience to using sound as a data "visualization" technique, share some examples of effective and creative data sonifications, and provide a hands-on opportunity for users to create there own sonifcation experiments and explorations with TwoTone. Datasets will be supplied, but users are also encouraged to bring their own. No programming experience is necessary. Participants will consider potential benefits and challenges of data sonification, develop strategies for collecting and preparing data for sonification, and will gain experience with a basic, easy-to-use tool for making their own sonifcations. Limited space is available.
Intended Audience: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
Date: Thursday, April 17
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Bird Library, Room 114