An Hour With Archives: Valentine's Day
Monday, February 8, Noon - 1:00pm @ Google Meet: meet.google.com/eps-ppbx-pem
Join UWF Libraries (online!) for University Archivist Dean DeBolt's illustrated program of Early Valentine cards in our collections covering the 1870s through the 1920s - in short, everything is between 100-150 years old! We'll talk about symbols, child labor, Shakespeare, Holland, German and American printing, and cupids!
View recording: https://youtu.be/YrjFcSKkR14
An Hour With Archives: Pensacola's First Female Astronaut
Monday, March 15, Noon - 1:00pm @ Google Meet: meet.google.com/mdg-gygd-rrs
Join UWF Libraries (online!) to hear our university archivist, Dean DeBolt, discuss how Pensacola made history with a unique local celebrity.
View recording: https://youtu.be/9-NBdqBJEwE
Workshop: Create and Manage Your Citations With Zotero
Tuesday, April 20, 4:00-4:45pm
Zotero is a powerful bibliographic management tool that will help with your research process. Zotero software is freely available through UWF Libraries. Ask-a-Librarian for easy access.
At the end of this session you will be able to add references to Zotero from databases and online sources, migrate data from RefWorks, and create and manage a bibliography in Zotero. No prior experience with Zotero required.
For more information, email Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu.
APA Citation Workshop
Wednesday, April 21, 4:00-4:45pm
American Psychological Association (APA) style is commonly used for citing references in student papers in science, medicine, public health, health sciences and nursing as well as the social sciences.
This workshop teaches the essentials of working with APA 7th Edition: accessing it, terminology, source type tutorials, and details for your final draft. By the end of the session, you will be able to find the APA 7th edition on your library homepage, navigate the guide, determine relevant examples, and complete your bibliography.
For more information, email Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu.
MLA Citation Workshop
Thursday, April 22, 4:00-4:45pm
Modern Language Association (MLA) style is commonly used for citing references in student papers in language arts, cultural studies, and other humanities disciplines.
This workshop teaches the essentials of working with MLA 8th Edition: accessing it, terminology, source type tutorials, and details for your final draft. By the end of the session, you will be able to find the MLA 8th Edition on your library homepage, navigate the guide, determine relevant examples, and complete your bibliography.
For more information, email Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu.
An Hour With Archives: West Florida Photograph Collections
Monday, April 26, Noon - 1:00pm @ Google Meet: meet.google.com/mrc-epwb-zqc
Join UWF Libraries (online!) to hear our university archivist, Dean DeBolt, talk about our West Florida Photograph Collections.
View recording: https://youtu.be/YSMonUZyLos
APA Citation Workshop
Tuesday, April 27, 4:00-4:45pm
American Psychological Association (APA) style is commonly used for citing references in student papers in science, medicine, public health, health sciences and nursing as well as the social sciences.
This workshop teaches the essentials of working with APA 7th Edition: accessing it, terminology, source type tutorials, and details for your final draft. By the end of the session, you will be able to find the APA 7th edition on your library homepage, navigate the guide, determine relevant examples, and complete your bibliography.
For more information, email Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu.
Workshop: Create and Manage Your Citations With Zotero
Wednesday, April 28, 4:00-4:45pm
Zotero is a powerful bibliographic management tool that will help with your research process. Zotero software is freely available through UWF Libraries. Ask-a-Librarian for easy access.
At the end of this session you will be able to add references to Zotero from databases and online sources, migrate data from RefWorks, and create and manage a bibliography in Zotero. No prior experience with Zotero required.
For more information, email Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu.
MLA Citation Workshop
Thursday, April 29, 4:00-4:45pm
Modern Language Association (MLA) style is commonly used for citing references in student papers in language arts, cultural studies, and other humanities disciplines.
This workshop teaches the essentials of working with MLA 8th Edition: accessing it, terminology, source type tutorials, and details for your final draft. By the end of the session, you will be able to find the MLA 8th Edition on your library homepage, navigate the guide, determine relevant examples, and complete your bibliography.
For more information, email Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu.
Welcome Week 2021
Join Pace Library on Monday, August 23rd and Tuesday, August 24th from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm for free snacks, a chance to win a 'goodie bag,' and to meet your friendly library staff. Stop by the 1st floor lobby to learn more about what the library can offer you as a UWF student!
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of this tragic day, we honor those we lost, their families, and their loved ones. Please check out our display on the 1st floor of John C. Pace Library, and continuing into the Great Good Place on the 2nd floor.
*exhibit posters courtesy of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
Not sure where to start with research? Learn more about all of our library services, technology and the best places to find quality sources for your next class assignment. Workshops will be held in the Pace Library Classroom (Rm 123) on the first floor.
Held during Week of September 19th & September 26th
Mon/Wed. starting at 9am and 2pm
Tu/Thurs. starting at 9:30 am and 1 pm
All are welcome to attend! Contact Ben Bell at bbell3@uwf.edu for more details.
Tuesday, October 12, 8:00am - 2:00pm @ John C. Pace Library, 1st floor
Join us for the UWF Libraries fall book sale. Great deals on "gently used" books!
***CASH or CHECK Only***
*this event is brought to you as part of UWF Homecoming 2021
Monday, October 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Open Access and Open Educational resources both support and expand research, scholarship, and affordable educational opportunities. Each has a different focus with Open Access centering on scholarship, including publishing and presentations, and Open Educational Resources concentrating on a wide variety of materials for teaching, which range from textbooks to test banks.
Join us and learn more about Open Access publishing and how you can utilize Open Educational Resources to support your curriculum while saving students significant textbook and materials expenditures. You will also learn about how you can obtain a professional development certificate by completing our *New* Open Access and Open Educational Resources Canvas short course and take a look at our guide: https://libguides.uwf.edu/open.
*this event is brought to you as part of Open Access Week 2021
Monday, October 25, Noon - 1:00pm @ Google Meet: meet.google.com/dno-ucjf-mrk
Join us (virtually!) to hear UWF Archivist Dean DeBolt share haunted stories about the West Florida region.
View recording: https://youtu.be/n5FrgnJhRKQ
Wednesday, October 27, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
While we all have a basic understanding of copyright, the vast amount of information available makes it confusing. Understanding copyright is important for your author rights, as well as others. As open access and open educational resources grow, it is important to understand your rights and how to use Creative Commons licenses to designate the global use of your creative resources.
Join us for a copyright, fair use, and public domain refresher and gain understanding of how you can apply Creative Commons Licenses to your works. See our Copyright guide for more information: https://libguides.uwf.edu/Copyright.
*this event is brought to you as part of Open Access Week 2021
Friday, October 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
You've adopted an Open Access textbook or think it’s time to create a textbook of your own. Fantastic!! The UWF Libraries can now support your Open Access textbook adaptation and/or creation with our subscription to Pressbooks, a web-based authoring tool. You may be familiar with their 2000+ catalog of textbooks and monographs, and if not, this is your opportunity to find out you can utilize this resource to create your own textbook.
Take the time to learn more about this tool and how you can take advantage of this opportunity and check out our Pressbooks Guide: https://libguides.uwf.edu/pressbooks.
*this event is brought to you as part of Open Access Week 2021
Monday, November 15, 11:00am - 1:00pm @ John C. Pace Library, 1st floor
Take a study break for some cuddle time with dogs from Service Dog university!
Monday, November 22, Noon - 1:00pm @ Google Meet: meet.google.com/xdm-ncyv-uqs
Join us (virtually!) to hear UWF Archivist Dean DeBolt share the story of Maxine, a circus elephant from Pensacola who traveled extensively in the 1930s and 1940s and had a special relationship with local naval cadets.
View recording: https://youtu.be/syzZ-OYu6Os
Monday, November 29, 5:00pm - 7:00pm @ John C. Pace Library, 2nd floor
Join us for a reception for "Antarctica: Seasons of Water and Ice," an exhibit featuring the work of UWF Professor Dr. Wade Jeffrey. The artwork was created during two oceanographic research trips to western Antarctica during 2019. The images from these expeditions present a contrast between the long days of summer and very short days of winter, and show some of the diversity of Antarctic vistas, from gray to blue skies, and open water to icebergs and sea ice. The artwork will be on exhibit in the library October 23rd through December 12th.
This event is presented by the UWF Libraries; The Art Gallery at UWF; UWF Department of Art and Design; UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; UWF Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation; and the Reubin O’D. Askew Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies.
Monday, November 29, 7:00pm @ John C. Pace Library, 1st floor (while supplies last!)
Take a break from studying for finals to enjoy some doughnuts, courtesy of your favorite library peeps!