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U of T researchers uncover ‘hidden stories’ found in centuries-old books

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Robarts Common: your new study spot

Introducing the fourth floor reading room

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Workshops

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 

Depositing Research Data in U of T Dataverse (Borealis)
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Online

Are you interested in sharing your data with other researchers? Has a journal or funder asked you to share your data? Would you like to house your research team’s data in one place? In this session, participants will learn how to organize and publish research data in the University of Toronto Dataverse, U of T’s institutional data repository hosted by Borealis. Through a live demo, participants will learn how to organize research data for deposit, upload and publish a dataset, and add appropriate metadata in the data repository. 

No prerequisites or prior knowledge required.

Map & Data Library workshops, such as this one, are a welcoming and inclusive environment for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct.

 

A link to join the event online will be sent to registrants.

 

Shut Up and Write - Gerstein Library Virtual Event
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Online

Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the U of T community to write productively in a communal setting. The sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where there will be a sequence of short sprints of writing with a few breaks in between. Bring your work and we'll help you with your productivity!

WHO: Current U of T undergraduate/graduate students, faculty, and staff are all welcome

WHEN: Tuesdays, 3:00 – 5:00 pm EST

WHERE: Via Zoom - Webinar link will be emailed separately to registrants one hour before the event. 

HOW: Registration is required (click button below) There is no cost to attend. Please sign in 5-10 mins early to ensure a smooth start to the session.

Questions? Email emily.woehrle@mail.utoronto.ca

Hosted by: Gerstein Science Information Centre

The breakdown for the writing session is as follows:

2:55-3:00: Log in to Zoom

3:00: Intros & writing goals for the session

3:05: start writing (30mins)

3:35: break!

3:40: resume writing (30mins)

4:10: break! 

4:15: resume writing (30mins)

4:45: break & review writing goals

5:00: end

Introduction to Microcontrollers
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Time: 3:10pm - 4:00pm
Location: UTSC (see description for exact location)
Campus: UTSC

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

This hands-on session will introduce you to the basics of microcontrollers. At the end of the workshop, you will have a general understanding of circuitry and how to create a simple circuit. Bring your own laptop if possible. We will be coding using Arduino IDE free software.

Facilitator: 

    Adriana Sgro, Makerspace Assistant, University of Toronto Scarborough Library 

Location: AC254 (in the library)

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Robarts Common

Robarts Common

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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