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In this issue:
- Salon Series: Navigating the Political Landscape:Mental Health, Social Media, and Constructive Dialogue
- Open Scholarship Forum
- October is Generative AI Month at Fogler!
- New from Special Collections and Projects: University of Maine College of Sciences
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Featured resource: CQ Magazine
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Salon Series: Navigating the Political Landscape: Mental Health, Social Media, and Constructive Dialogue
Don’t miss the first event in Fogler Library’s exciting new Salon Series, which kicks off on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 6—7:30 p.m.
In our hyper-connected world, where politics pervade life and social media is both a platform for discourse and a battleground for ideologies, maintaining mental well-being can be a challenge.
Join us for a discussion around the intricate relationship between mental health, social media, and politics. In this Salon, we will explore ways in which social media shapes our political views and, subsequently, impacts our mental wellness. The speakers will share insights in the way groupthink, misinformation, and logical fallacies influence our thoughts and emotional states.
Learn how to “disagree without being disagreeable” by spotting misinformation, groupthink, and logical fallacies. Discover the importance of mindful media consumption and how to create a balance between staying informed and your mental well-being.
Click here to view the event flyer.
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Open Scholarship Forum
Join us for a catered event in the Library Salon on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. to meet Fogler’s Open Scholarship Librarian, Casey Koons, and engage in a conversation about the challenges of publishing open scholarship. This is an opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore solutions for making research more openly accessible. Connect with fellow faculty in a relaxed setting and enjoy refreshments as we discuss these important issues.
Please click on this link for more information, to complete a poll and to RSVP for the event.
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October is Generative AI Month at Fogler! | |
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We are offering two opportunities to gain knowledge about Generative AI this month:
The AI Challenge, an email-based challenge which begins September 30 and runs through October 4, is designed to give you more background about generative AI. If you sign up you will receive an email each day that week with new content.
Our Generative AI Workshop Series is designed for students looking for basic knowledge about using these tools. They will be held the first four Wednesdays of October, each from 4–5 p.m., in Library Classroom 1. The topics are: Introduction to Generative AI on Oct. 2, Prompts & Circumstances: An Introduction to AI Prompt Engineering on Oct. 9, Picture This: AI Image Generators on Oct. 16, and Generative AI: Evaluate and Cite on Oct. 23.
You will find more information, and be able to register to participate in the Challenge and any of the workshops, on our Workshops guide.
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New from Special Collections and Projects: University of Maine College of Sciences
The Special Collections and Projects Department in Fogler Library has added new records to the online archival content management tool ArchivesSpace.
Records related to the operations of the former University of Maine College of Sciences are now available to researchers. The records include: planning material related to College of Sciences reunions and receptions; material from the College of Sciences chair, faculty retreats and meetings; copies of various College of Sciences and individual departmental publications and annual reports; data related to student enrollment, majors, retention and grades; and budget information. The College of Sciences was officially established on July 1, 1989 under the leadership of Dean Dagmar Cronn. The College of Sciences comprised the departments of Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Plant Biology and Pathology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Zoology, Mathematics, Oceanography and Computer Science.
Dean Conn departed the College of Sciences in June 1997 and on July 1, 1997 the College closed with the individual departments moving to the new, combined colleges — in particular the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture (recently renamed the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences).
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For full-text articles on the U.S. Congress, which includes active legislation and floor votes, take a look at CQ Magazine. Fogler Library makes this weekly updated source available to you from 1983 to present.You can find it on our database list. For questions about using CQ Magazine, contact our political science subject specialist librarian, Nancy Lewis.
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