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Workshops

Introduction to Stop Motion
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 1:10pm - 2:00pm
Location: Online
Campus: UTSC

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. 

Learn the basics for creating a Stop Motion video using the Stop Motion Studio app and a mobile phone or tablet. At the end of the workshop, you will have knowledge of the tools, software and steps needed to make a basic Stop Motion video. 

The best way to participate in the session is to download the app on your phone or tablet and follow the presentation on another device.  

 

 

 

3D Printing Safety Training - Information Commons
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Robarts Library

Learn how to safely operate the LulzBot TAZ 6 3D printers. You must complete this safety training session before you can use our 3D printers.

The event will be held in the Digital Studio on the south side of the first floor of Robarts Library.

Digital Public History in the Library: Wikipedia and Exhibits in Action
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location: Online

Learn about the work of U of T Libraries inaugural Digital Public History Library Assistants (DPHLA), Mobólúwajídìde (Bo) Joseph and Ioana Zamfir. Funded by a Chief Librarian’s Innovation Award, the DPHLAs wrote new Wikipedia articles and created digital exhibits based on their research that make underrepresented histories more accessible and enrich perspectives of the past and present.

In addition to presentations by the DPHLAs about their research and digital public history content, U of T Libraries staff will briefly present on resources and services that support digital public history in the classroom and for your own research.

The event is hybrid. Please register to attend, either in-person or online. We will be in the Blackburn Room (fourth floor; see directions) at Robarts Library, where light refreshments will be provided. Online event registrants will be e-mailed a link for remote participation. The event will not be recorded.

Accommodation requests can be made through the registration form, or by contacting jesse.carliner@utoronto.ca.

About the DPHLAs

Mobólúwajídìde (Bo) Joseph is an MA candidate in geography at the University of Toronto. Bo completed his BA in communications and creative writing at Glendon College, York University. His master's thesis focuses on the regulation of homeless encampments in Toronto during the Covid-19 pandemic, and his research interests include cultural geographies, community organizing, and urban infrastructures.

Ioana Zamfir is currently an MA student at the University of Toronto’s Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, where her research concerns Queer lived experiences in Belarus and Moldova during Communism. She received an Honours BA in history and international development from McGill University in 2021 and has since been awarded the esteemed Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council-Canada Graduate Scholarship and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship to support her research. This spring, Ioana will intern at Political Capital, where her work will tackle LGBTQ+ issues, the rise of the far-right in Europe, and Russian disinformation.  

Gerstein Maker Mondays: Tabletop gaming night
Date: Monday, April 3, 2023
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Gerstein Library

Calling all elves and sorcerers! If you play Dungeons & Dragons or other fantasy tabletop rollplaying games, join us in the MADLab at Gerstein for a 3D printing orientation and training workshop and find out how Gerstein's 3D printing service can up your game. Bring your campaigns and companions, come for the certification training, stay for the 3D freebies (D20, anyone?) and snacks. Free for all U of T students.

When: Monday, April 3, 5 - 7 p.m.

Where: MADLab, 1 below, Gerstein Science Information Centre, 9 King's College Circle, St. George Campus

Who: Emma Boyes, Gerstein GSLA, and Carey Toane, Entrepreneurship Librarian, gerstein.3dprinting@utoronto.ca

UTSC Undergraduate Research & Creative Forum 2023 - Event Day
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Presenter: Sarah Forbes / Nina Adamo
Location: UTSC Library
Campus: UTSC

After a three year hiatus, the URCF is returning as an in-person event! The 2023 Forum will showcase the scholarship and creative activities of UTSC undergraduate students in-person in the UTSC Library on April 4, 2023.  

Schedule:

10am - 4pm: Finalists research posters and displays available for viewing. 

1pm: Remarks and group photo of finalists.

1pm - 3pm: Finalists will be on hand to present their work and answer questions and receive feedback from fellow UTSC students, faculty, staff, librarians, family and friends. 

UTSC STUDENTS only: Provide your U of T email address when you provide feedback through our online form and you'll be entered into a draw to win one of six $10 gift cards to either Tim Hortons or Starbucks! 

Unable to attend in-person on April 4th? Copies of the finalists' posters are also posted to the UTSC Library website for viewing.

For more details, please visit: Undergraduate Research & Creative Forum 

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The University of Toronto formally opened the Robarts Common in September 2022. The new five-story addition to Robarts Library was designed as a dedicated space for students. A major expansion of the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and thanks to a transformational gift from Drs. Russell and Katherine Morrison. More about Robarts Common.

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