Tag: writing

Shut Up & Write Tuesday

May 1, 2018

Shut Up & Write Tuesdays is a global network for writers that offers:

• committed, condensed time to write, and
• built-in feedback from peers

It began as a movement for writers in San Francisco to structure their time and connect with other writers. The idea was simple: write for an hour, then grab coffee afterward to converse and build community. Academics embraced the practice, and the idea spread. Dr. Sioban O’Dwyer founded a virtual Shut Up & Write Tuesdays to provide the benefits of the traditional meetups for those who could not attend in-person.
The event has a basic structure: Two 40-minute writing blocks, separated by 5-minute breaks. Afterward, attendees are encouraged to connect via Twitter, using #suwtna. Learn more about the SUWT team; read about tips for improving writing time; and find non-academic reads to inform practice at https://suwtuesdays.wordpress.com/

Snow Falls on Watson Library

Thesis/Dissertation Formatting and Copyright Workshop

April 20, 2018

This workshop is for graduate students at any stage of the thesis or dissertation process. If you’re just starting out, you can build your own template for future use. If you’re nearing the end, come join us for some quick tips that will save you some time and trouble as you move forward.

Specific workshop topics include:

  • general information about the thesis/dissertation process
  • content order
  • title and acceptance pages
  • page numbering
  • building an automatic table of contents using heading styles
  • generating a table of contents
  • captioning figures, equations, tables and more
  • embedding fonts
  • converting to PDF

The workshop also covers the basics of copyright for grad students as scholars and teachers, including copyright considerations for theses and dissertations, and resources in the KU Libraries that can help.

  • general information about copyrights in the U.S.
  • copyrights and scholarly publications, including theses and dissertations
  • Fair Use and scholarly work
  • Copyright Decision Tree – Tool developed at KU to help users decide whether they are using copyrighted materials in compliance with U.S. copyright law and/or fair use
  • copyright services provided by the Libraries’ Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright

Register to attend here.

Shut Up & Write Tuesday

April 17, 2018

Shut Up & Write Tuesdays is a global network for writers that offers:

• committed, condensed time to write, and
• built-in feedback from peers

It began as a movement for writers in San Francisco to structure their time and connect with other writers. The idea was simple: write for an hour, then grab coffee afterward to converse and build community. Academics embraced the practice, and the idea spread. Dr. Sioban O’Dwyer founded a virtual Shut Up & Write Tuesdays to provide the benefits of the traditional meetups for those who could not attend in-person.
The event has a basic structure: Two 40-minute writing blocks, separated by 5-minute breaks. Afterward, attendees are encouraged to connect via Twitter, using #suwtna. Learn more about the SUWT team; read about tips for improving writing time; and find non-academic reads to inform practice at https://suwtuesdays.wordpress.com/

Snow Falls on Watson Library

EndNote Basics Workshop

April 16, 2018

Getting started with EndNote

With EndNote you can:

– quickly save citation information as you comb through databases

– annotate and save journal articles in one place

– sort your citations into different groups for different projects

– insert citations into your Word document with the click of a button

– skip the worry about producing and formatting a bibliography (EndNote does it for you!)

For both Mac and PC users.

This hands-on workshop provides step-by-step instructions for these tasks, as well as an introductory overview of EndNote and information about resources for getting additional help.

Register to attend here.

Snow Falls on Watson Library

Zotero: Citing Your Sources

April 12, 2018

Come learn about the Zotero citation software that is freely available from Firefox. This application allows you to store, organize, format your citations, and cite your references in your papers. This workshop will cover building your library to citing sources.

Register to attend here.

Shut Up & Write Tuesdays

April 3, 2018

Shut Up & Write Tuesdays is a global network for writers that offers:

• committed, condensed time to write, and
• built-in feedback from peers

It began as a movement for writers in San Francisco to structure their time and connect with other writers. The idea was simple: write for an hour, then grab coffee afterward to converse and build community. Academics embraced the practice, and the idea spread. Dr. Sioban O’Dwyer founded a virtual Shut Up & Write Tuesdays to provide the benefits of the traditional meetups for those who could not attend in-person.
The event has a basic structure: Two 40-minute writing blocks, separated by 5-minute breaks. Afterward, attendees are encouraged to connect via Twitter, using #suwtna. Learn more about the SUWT team; read about tips for improving writing time; and find non-academic reads to inform practice at https://suwtuesdays.wordpress.com/

Snow Falls on Watson Library

EndNote Basics

March 13, 2018

 

Getting started with EndNote

With EndNote you can:

– quickly save citation information as you comb through databases

– annotate and save journal articles in one place

– sort your citations into different groups for different projects

– insert citations into your Word document with the click of a button

– skip the worry about producing and formatting a bibliography (EndNote does it for you!)

Register to attend here.

For both Mac and PC users.

This hands-on workshop provides step-by-step instructions for these tasks, as well as an introductory overview of EndNote and information about resources for getting additional help.

Spencer Museum of Art

Wikipedia Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon

March 10, 2018

This event will teach users the basics of Wikipedia editing, with the intent of improving the representation of art, feminism, gender studies, and LGBTQ topics on Wikipedia. For those new to the encyclopedia, we will also have “Intro to Wikipedia” mini-sessions, in which people will be introduced to the basics of editing articles. All are welcome. Register to attend here. 

The event will be held at the Murphy Art & Architecture Library, behind Spencer Museum of Art

Map for Event 1301 Mississippi Street

Snow Falls on Watson Library

Thesis/Dissertation Formatting and Copyright Workshop

March 6, 2018

This workshop is for graduate students at any stage of the thesis or dissertation process. If you’re just starting out, you can build your own template for future use. If you’re nearing the end, come join us for some quick tips that will save you some time and trouble as you move forward. Register to attend here.

Specific workshop topics include:

  • general information about the thesis/dissertation process
  • content order
  • title and acceptance pages
  • page numbering
  • building an automatic table of contents using heading styles
  • generating a table of contents
  • captioning figures, equations, tables and more
  • embedding fonts
  • converting to PDF

The workshop also covers the basics of copyright for grad students as scholars and teachers, including copyright considerations for theses and dissertations, and resources in the KU Libraries that can help.

  • general information about copyrights in the U.S.
  • copyrights and scholarly publications, including theses and dissertations
  • Fair Use and scholarly work
  • Copyright Decision Tree – Tool developed at KU to help users decide whether they are using copyrighted materials in compliance with U.S. copyright law and/or fair use
  • copyright services provided by the Libraries’ Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright