Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 3-28-18
Storytelling & Sustainability Workshop, Fake News Workshop, HDCC Film Series, Patent Searching Workshop, University of Maine Finding Aids
In this issue:
- Storytelling and Community-driven Sustainability Research
- Fake news, misinformation, and political bias: News literacy for the 21st century
- HDCC Film Series: Years of Living Dangerously “The Surge”
- Introduction to Patent Searching
- University of Maine Finding Aids
1. Storytelling and Community-driven Sustainability Research
Date & Time: March 29, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Fogler Library Classroom 1
Join the Spire editors for a conversation about the power of storytelling and how to galvanize environmental action through open-access publication. Editors will describe emerging areas for research, art, and creative writing and discuss the opportunities to get involved with Spire.
Spire, The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability, is a student-led interdisciplinary journal, housed at the University of Maine.
2. Fake news, misinformation, and political bias: News literacy for the 21st century
Date & Time: April 2, 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Fogler Library Classroom 1
Due to popular demand, Fogler Library will host a second session of the Fake News Workshop originally held on March 26.
**Space is limited and registration is required. Please share the online registration with students, faculty, or staff who wish to attend. Only a few seats remain for this session.
Claims about fake news, bias, and misinformation have become much more prevalent in the past few years. But what is “fake news”? And what role does personal bias play in our perception of the news? Being a more informed 21st-century citizen requires a critical approach to the media. Join Judith Rosenbaum, Assistant Professor in Communication and Journalism, and Jen Bonnet, Social Sciences & Humanities Librarian, for an interactive workshop where we will unpack the many meanings of “fake news” and learn how to critically evaluate information we find online.
3. HDCC Film Series: Years of Living Dangerously “The Surge”
Date & Time: April 3, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Fogler Library Classroom 1
As part of the Human Dimensions of Climate Change Film Series, a showing of the Years of Living Dangerously episode “The Surge” will be held at Fogler Library on Tuesday, April 3, from 6pm-8pm. In “The Surge,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes shadows climate change skeptic, Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, for a year in Staten Island in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and questions what he might have learned about climate change in the process.
Film showing includes a discussion led by Bjorn Grigholm, Research Assistant Professor in the Climate Change Institute.
4. Introduction to Patent Searching
Date & Time: April 5, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Fogler Library Classroom 1
This workshop will provide an overview of what a patent is and how to use freely accessible patent databases to conduct research on both current and historical patents. The workshop is geared towards a general audience and will include handouts and an opportunity to practice searching a patent database.
Please register online to reserve your spot. Registration is open until the workshop begins.
If you’re unable to attend this workshop but are interested in setting up an information session with the Patent and Trademark Resource Center Representative at the University of Maine please send an email to rachel.a.knapp@maine.edu.
5. University of Maine Finding Aids
More finding aids for University of Maine records held by Fogler Library have been added to the finding aid page on Digital Commons. The most recent finding aids are for the records of the College of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences & Agriculture, and the late Professor Katherine Musgrave. Matthew Revitt (matthew.revitt@maine.edu), Special Collections and Maine Shared Collection Librarian is currently processing records from the former College of Arts and Sciences.