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Banned Books: Conversations at Fogler

Fogler Library, The Salon

Questions about book bans? Join the conversation! Your Fogler librarians will lead you on a discussion to improve understanding of book bans. Snacks will be provided. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.

AI Challenge

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Want to know more about artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI? Sign up for the AI Challenge! Every day for five days (September 30-October 4), you'll receive an email focused on a different aspect of AI, with links to articles, videos, books, and more! Click here to sign up.

Intro to Generative AI

Fogler Library Classroom 1 Orono, ME, United States

This workshop will be an introduction to generative AI and its use. Benefits, and pitfalls, of using these tools will also be discussed. Attendees are encouraged to create accounts in either ChatGPT or Claude prior to the workshop, as there will be hands-on activities. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.

Navigating the Political Landscape: Mental Health, Social Media, and Constructive Dialogue

Fogler Library, The Salon

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. We’ll explore ways in which social media shapes our political […]

Prompts & Circumstance: Intro to AI Prompt Engineering

Fogler Library Classroom 1 Orono, ME, United States

We’ll help you optimize your generative AI searches by teaching you how to phrase your prompts to get the results you're looking for. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.

Picture This: AI Image Generators

Fogler Library Classroom 1 Orono, ME, United States

Learn about AI Image generators: how to find them, use them, and cite them. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.

Open Scholarship Forum

Fogler Library, The Salon

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. […]

Generative AI Evaluate and Cite: Leave What’s Wrong Keep What’s Right

Fogler Library Classroom 1 Orono, ME, United States

Learn to evaluate AI tools, and their output. We’ll help you to find the best generative AI tools for your task while avoiding hallucinations and plagiarism. Please come with questions, we are happy to help! For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.

Gender and Women in Higher Education in Comparative Perspective

Fogler Library, The Salon

This salon discussion will explore the gender dynamics and significant changes in student enrollment and faculty membership in higher education in the United States and Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Discussants will highlight both progress and ongoing challenges related to gendering curriculum, research, and higher education policy. Through a comparative perspective, […]

What Does it Mean to Respect Nonhuman Animals?

Fogler Library, The Salon

Whether they are treated as consumables, research subjects, companions, or family, human civilization relies heavily on the lives of other animals. Given these disparate — and not necessarily mutually exclusive — ways of interacting with nonhuman animals, what does it mean to respect them? Which ideas and practices serve this end? Which cultures and traditions […]

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