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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
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Wednesday, September 22, 10-11 am via Zoom
Presented by Brooke Becker. Want to integrate more “place-based” concepts into your curriculum but unsure what resources are available? UAB Libraries has some answers for you! Join Brooke Becker, Associate Professor and Social Sciences Librarian, as she discusses exciting resources at your disposal. Brainstorm ways those ideas and resources might be used to enhance your current syllabus or create something new!
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The UAB Libraries have created an internal UAB Libraries Website Taskforce to help evaluate ideas for additions and modifications for the UAB Libraries website. To include viewpoints from across the UAB campus community, we are seeking 2 individuals external to the libraries to participate in taskforce activities. Undergraduate, graduate, professional students, and individuals involved in the research enterprise should consider participating.
For more information contact Dorothy Ogdon (dogdon@uab.edu), Head of Emerging Technology and System Development. All task force members will receive a letter of recognition for their service at the conclusion of a 9 month period of UAB Libraries Website Taskforce participation.
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UAB Libraries is pleased to announce that the Public Health Information Literacy Certificate Course (Category B, non-credit) is now available on Canvas for the Fall Semester! Led by UAB Libraries' Jill Deaver, MLIS, MA the course consists of eight sessions (see below) with a supplementary advanced search techniques module. The goal of this free online course is to promote lifelong skills in library research focusing on specific public health research domains and challenges. The course is self-paced, and registrants should complete five of the eight sessions for the certificate. Jill is joined by UAB Libraries colleague Megan Bell as a co-instructor for some of the sessions. Specific session topics include:
- Library research basics/introduction to medical literature database searching
- Citing sources/EndNote
- Social sciences/health policy resources
- Health statistics/data sets
- Grey literature/test instruments
- Systematic reviews in public health
- Access full text after graduation
- Advanced searching techniques
For more information, contact Jill Deaver at jilld@uab.edu or 205.934.2231.
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You may believe that you’re experienced at looking for information, but what if I told you that I can help you find business information more quickly so you can spend more of your time doing what you really want to do? If you’re interested in learning how you can spend less time researching and still find quality information for your business assignments, then the Business Research Toolkit is for you.
The Business Research Toolkit is a free, online, asynchronous Canvas course that will teach you how to navigate important business research resources available online and through the library. Register today to reserve your spot and start working smarter, not harder!
Registration for the Fall 2021 Business Research Toolkit is open now through August, 30th. The toolkit will run from September 3, 2021-October 21, 2021. The program consists of 8 modules (5 required and 3 elective), each of which take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. You must pass 7 out of the 8 modules to earn the certificate of completion. The toolkit is open to all UAB faculty, staff, and students.
More information about the toolkit and FAQs can be found online here: https://guides.library.uab.edu/businesscertificate. If you have any additional questions, please contact Kara Van Abel at kvanabel@uab.edu.
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UAB Libraries is pleased to announce a new digital project, the In Memoriam Collection!
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Read more: UAB Libraries Celebrates Long-time Supporters with In Memoriam Exhibit
Please join UAB Libraries as we celebrate the newest federal holiday, Juneteenth.
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Effective February 1, UAB Libraries are pleased to announce the addition of recall service. For further details contact our HUB at Lister Hill Library 205.934.2230 or Mervyn Sterne Library 205.934.4338.
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Registration for the Business Research Toolkit will open Monday, January 18th. The toolkit will run from January 29th-March 18th, 2021. The hands-on program introduces participants to business resources and research strategies. The toolkit is open to any current UAB faculty, staff, or student and is completely free of charge.
The program consists of 9 modules (5 required and 4 elective), each of which take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. You must pass 7 of the 9 modules to receive the certificate of completion. Each module is offered online in an asynchronous format within Canvas. It takes 7 weeks to complete the toolkit at the pace of one module per week.
Visit https://guides.library.uab.edu/businesscertificate beginning January 18th to register.
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The UAB Libraries have been selected by the Southeastern Atlantic region (SEA) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine to host a fully virtual Library Carpentry Workshop in Spring 2021. The workshop will be divided into four separate sessions. Each virtual session will be held 8:30 am – 12:30 pm on January 22nd, February 26th, March 26th, and April 23rd.
Workshop content will be introductory and no data or programming background is needed to participate. Library Carpentry workshops are an excellent professional development opportunity for anyone interested in enhancing their data-related research or professional skills.
The workshop session topics are:
- January 22, Tidy Data and Regular Expressions.
- February 26, OpenRefine.
- March 26, The Unix Shell.
- April 23, Git.
To participate, registrants must have access to an internet connection and a personal computer with the Zoom videoconferencing client, the Bash Shell, OpenRefine, and Git installed. A dual monitor or two-device setup is strongly recommended, but not required. Additional information on preparing for the workshop is available on the workshop site.
Registration is limited to 20 participants. Complete this form to register.
Please contact Kay Smith or Dorothy Ogdon with any questions or concerns.
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We are pleased to announce our new Documenting COVID-19 at UAB digital collection!
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UAB Libraries 2019-2020 Annual Report is now available.
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- Library Resources are Now Accessible through the New UAB VPN
- UAB Libraries Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and Document Delivery to Resume Borrowing and Lending of Physical Items
- Public Health Information Literacy Certificate Course Now Available
- Registration for the Fall 2020 Business Research Toolkit is Open