Previous Events

Mar 09
Workshop: Preparing for Literature Reviews for MA Thesis and Doctoral Prospectus

Many programs require a written thesis for the MA, and all doctoral programs require a prospectus for their topic to be approved. These all include a literature review. This program will include when and how to search ProQuest Dissertations and Theses and WorldCat. 

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Online
Mar 09
Workshop: Introduction to EndNote for Macs

This will be an introduction to EndNote for Macs, highlighting popular functions such as: importing references, exporting references, syncing, and inserting citations into Word. Differences between Macs (New M1 chips and before) will be mentioned. There will be time for questions and answers.

It's recommended that you load the program onto your computer ahead of time if you wish to follow along. New users requiring set up assistance can contact the speaker at sriggs@uga.edu in advance. 

10:00 am to 11:00 am
Online
Mar 09
Workshop: Introduction to RefWorks

Learn how to use RefWorks, a citation management software provided by the UGA Libraries. RefWorks allows you to save citations from databases, organize them, attach PDFs, and then format and insert the citations into Word or Google Documents in one of 15,000 different citation styles. Incredibly helpful tool for researchers and writers.

Register to receive the Zoom link. Part of the Libraries’ Spring into Research workshop series (https://guides.libs.uga.edu/SIR2021).

9:00 am to 10:00 am
Online
Mar 08
Virtual Film Screening: Belly of the Beast

Join the UGA Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a screening of Belly of the Beast. The film will be available to stream from Monday, March 1 - Friday, March 5, 2021. Contact Terri at TLHAT@uga.edu for more info.

This event series is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law.

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Online
Mar 08
Overview of Library Resources and Services

This short session will provide an overview of the most popular services and resources available via the library website. Learn how to access ebooks, use the multi-disciplinary Multi-Search, and navigate our resources by subject area.

Register to receive the Zoom link. Part of the Libraries' Spring into Research workshop series (https://guides.libs.uga.edu/SIR2021).

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Online
Mar 01
Virtual Film Screening: Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders

Join the Institute for Women's Studies in celebrating Women's History Month with a screening of Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders. The film will be available to stream from Monday, March 1 - Friday, March 5, 2021. For more information contact Terri Hatfield at TLHAT@uga.edu. 

This event is sponsored by the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law. 

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Online
Feb 25
Preserving the Best of Public Media from the George Foster Peabody Awards

Learn about the project to preserve thousands of public radio and television programs submitted to the George Foster Peabody Awards!

Some 4,000 hours of public radio and television programming submitted to the George Foster Peabody Awards between 1941-1999 are being digitized, preserved and will be made available to the public!

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Online
Feb 25
Closing Event: An Education in Georgia: Looking toward the Future

To wrap up the 60th anniversary desegregation campus-wide reading event for An Education in Georgia: Charlayne Hunter, Hamilton Holmes, and the Integration of the University of Georgia (UGA Press), Mary Frances Early, music educator, writer, and the first African-American graduate student to graduate from UGA, and Phaidra Buchanan, current undergraduate majoring in social studies education and minoring in German, Foundation Fellow, and UGA's first African-American Rhodes scholar (2021), will be in conversation with moderator Cynthia Dillard, Mary Frances Early Endowed

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Online
Feb 21
Panel Discussion: Lillian Smith: Anti-Racist Ally

“Lillian Smith was one of the first white southern authors to speak out publicly against the evils of segregation. She was shamed, ridiculed and silenced for her beliefs. She couldn't look away. She never gave up.”

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Online
Feb 15
Film Screening: Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence

“Lillian Smith was one of the first white southern authors to speak out publicly against the evils of segregation. She was shamed, ridiculed and silenced for her beliefs. She couldn't look away. She never gave up.”

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Online