Join UMaine's Fogler Library and the Department of Communication and Journalism for Friend, Enemy, or Frenemy? A News Literacy Challenge. Each day, for five days, participants will receive brief tasks designed to build their news literacy, while having fun and learning something new. Activities include discerning fact from fiction in popular news stories, de/constructing the […]
High Performance Computing (HPC) is essential for projects involving large data sets, complex simulations, and rapid calculations. This workshop will introduce HPC and describe its applications in the University of Maine System (UMS) and at UMaine. Learn how to use HPC efficiently to accelerate your research. This workshop is presented in collaboration with the UMS […]
Join Fogler Library in early November for the Literature Review Challenge! Each day, for five days, you will receive an email with brief tasks designed to help you make the most of your literature searching, including how to strategically search for literature in the library, Google Scholar, and beyond, how to stay on top of […]
This workshop will provide an introductory overview of supervised machine learning as a general approach to building classification and regression models from a set of example observations. We will begin with an overview of the topic, highlighting a few common algorithms. We will subsequently dive into some hands-on examples using the Python programming language and […]
This short hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to QGIS and cover topics such as adding and creating geospatial data, building maps, and editing and sharing geospatial data. The workshop is designed for new and beginner GIS users. Basic computer skills are required. To attend this workshop, please RSVP online. About the Presenter Tony Guay […]
Designed for graduate students, the monthly Journal Club helps you keep up on current literature and engage in discussion in an interdisciplinary environment. Join the Graduate School and Fogler Library Subject Librarians via Zoom with monthly journal club discussions on a rotating variety of topics and interests. To participate in the Journal Club, please sign up […]
Join Fogler Library and the Office of Research Development for the Finding Funding Challenge! Each day, for five days, you will receive an email with tasks designed to build your grantseeking skills. You will learn how to effectively and efficiently find funding opportunities tailored to your creative and scholarly interests, strategically read a request for […]
Fogler Library and the Office of Research Development are sponsoring two "Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics" workshops during the 2020-2021 academic year. These workshops will be held online via Zoom. At this workshop, participants will: search for grants in PIVOT analyze an agency's Request for Proposals learn Grant Writing Basics Upcoming workshop dates: […]
Explore the array of cloud-based data storage options available to the University of Maine System students, faculty, and staff. Discover how to utilize Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive to their fullest potential to bring out all your data's potential. Learn how to store, share & manage your data with ease on multiple devices and operating systems. This workshop will […]
Are you a book lover with a love of trivia? Come join Fogler Librarians in a test of your literary knowledge! Fogler will be hosting a fun-filled, book-themed trivia event, covering various book genres including fantasy, horror, classics, children's lit, and art. This event will occur over Zoom. Participants can join solo or with a […]
