Events and Workshops
Current Exhibits at Shields Library
Myth, Folklore and Legend in the Archives
Through December 15, 2023
Organic Activism: The Roots of the Northern California Food Movement
Through December 22, 2023
Upcoming Events
Mindfulness Tea Meditation
Tuesdays | 9:30am – 9:45am
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
15 minutes of practice for less anxiety and stress. You will need a bowl, tea and hot water for the session.
Open Access Support Workshop
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
Open Access Support Workshop
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
Campus Community Book Project Workshop: The Far Right Collection
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | 4:00 – 5:00pm
Location: Shields Library, Archives and Special Collections Classroom
In preparation for Cynthia Miller-Idriss’ visit to UC Davis to discuss her book Hate in the Homeland: the New Global Far Right, the library’s Archives and Special Collections is offering a hands-on session featuring controversial materials from the Far Right Collection. Participants will learn about how and why the library developed the collection, experience how the materials are used in instruction, and have the opportunity to examine materials firsthand. Open to all. A second session may be offered on January 31.
Open Access Support Workshop
Thursday, February 8, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due (Avoid Plagiarism)
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | 3:10pm – 4:30pm
Location: Shields Library Instruction Lab Rm. 165
Learn principles of citing sources in MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association) styles. Expand your understanding of paraphrases, summaries and quotations, and discover tools to help you create citations. Co-presented with the Academic Assistance and Tutoring Center (AATC).
Open Access Support Workshop
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
Creative Writing Series: Lydia Conklin — Reading and Q&A
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Location: Shields Library 205 and online (register for Zoom link)
Join us for a reading and Q&A with author Lydia Conklin.
Conklin has received numerous grants, prizes and fellowships for their fiction. They have drawn cartoons for The New Yorker and Narrative Magazine, and graphic fiction for The Believer, Lenny Letter, and the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. Their story collection, Rainbow Rainbow, was longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award and The Story Prize. Their novel, Songs of No Provenance, is forthcoming in 2025.
This event is free and open to all.
Open Access Support Workshop
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
Open Access Support Workshop
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.
Open Access Support Workshop
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Online (register for Zoom link)
Find out how to get help with the publishing process, financial support, and any questions you may have about open access publishing for articles or books. Open to everyone, including faculty, researchers, graduate students, grant administrators and departmental finance officers.