• Unlocking Knowledge with Open Education Resources

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 + Zoom

    UMaine Libraries is excited to offer a new series focused on Open Educational Resources and our first event is Unlocking Knowledge with Open Educational Resources. Come join us to learn more about Open Educational Resources, OER and Academic Freedom, Open Access Licensing, Benefits, and where to begin with OER. To register and get Zoom link, click […]

  • Making the Most of Citation Managers: Zotero Edition

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 + Zoom

    Join us at Fogler library to learn about citation managers. Citation managers save you time and effort by organizing the articles, books, and other publications you find, and cite while you write in-text citations and bibliographies. To register, click here.

  • Exploring AI Tools at the Fogler Library

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 Orono, ME, United States

    Join Fogler Librarians for an introduction to generative AI and its use.  We'll step back and take a critical look at generative AI, discuss available tools, and examine the benefits and pitfalls of using them. Hands on experience will be included. To register, click here.

  • Using AI Ethically

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 + Zoom

    Worried about the impacts of AI use? Concerned about plagiarism in your work, the environment, copyright, hallucination and more? Join Fogler Library to learn about the potential impacts and issues involved with Generative AI use. To register and get Zoom link, click here.

  • Love Data Week: Searching Datasets

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 + Zoom

    In this workshop, we will look at what constitutes a dataset, how to find repositories and search them, and how to access figures and data linked to scholarly articles, government research, census statistics and more. To register and get Zoom link, click here.

  • A Sustainability Frame of Mind: UMaine’s Campus Sustainability Initiatives

    The Salon, Fogler Library, or Zoom

    Come and learn about UMaine campus sustainability initiatives. Don't forget to bring your burning questions! This talk will be presented by Dan Dixon, who has two roles at the university of Maine. He is the campus sustainability director and a research associate with the university's Climate Change Institute. In his role as sustainability director, Dixon […]

    Free
  • Prompts & Circumstance: Prompt Engineering

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 + Zoom

    To use AI well, you must familiarize yourself with some important strategies for creating meaningful and specific prompts. This workshop will focus on strategies for prompt engineering to ensure you get useful and relevant outcomes. To register and get Zoom link, click here

  • AI Literature Review Tools

    Fogler Library Classroom 1 + Zoom

    Interested in using AI for your Literature Reviews? Join Fogler Library to learn best practices and ways to ensure you use those tools responsibly in your searching and synthesis. To register and get Zoom link, click here.

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Climate Change (But Were Afraid to Ask)

    The Salon, Fogler Library, or Zoom

    Join UMaine Libraries on Wednesday, March 4 from 4-5 p.m., as we host a talk by Dr. Dan Dixon titled “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Climate Change (But Were Afraid to Ask)” in the Salon, Second Floor, Fogler Library. Dixon, who serves in a dual role as the University of Maine’s sustainability director […]