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SPOTLIGHT ON…


OUR E-JOURNAL PUBLISHING PROGRAM!

Did you know we publish more than 40 scholarly, peer-reviewed Open Access online
journals? Why? To make scholarship freely available globally. Recently, we
partnered with the University Honors College to launch the inaugural online
issue of the Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review. Learn more about ULS publishing
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NEWS


UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH LIBRARY SYSTEM RECEIVES ONE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM
THE HENRY L. HILLMAN FOUNDATION FOR AUGUST WILSON ARCHIVE OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT

We are pleased to announce we have received a $1,000,000 grant from the Henry L.
Hillman Foundation to support in-depth public engagement with the August Wilson
Archive over the next two years.



THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS ACQUIRED THE ARCHIVE OF ANDREY AVINOFF

Dr. Avinoff is known locally as a former Director of the Carnegie Museum of
Natural History and as the designer of Pitt's Russian Nationality Room




WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE DR. FREDDIE FU ARCHIVES

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of Dr. Freddie Fu,
noted orthopaedic surgeon and a leader in the field of sports medicine.




MEET FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY AND LIBRARY BOARD OF VISITORS MEMBER BRIAN
WONGCHAOWART

Brian has generously supported the Archival Scholars Research award and the
renovated ground floor of Hillman Media Labs.



UNDERGRADS: APPLY TO BE AN ARCHIVAL SCHOLAR!

Awardees will develop independent research projects from rare books,
manuscripts, music, photographs, diaries, organization records, or other
archival collections found in the University of Pittsburgh Library System’s
distinctive collections. Click here for more info!

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EVENTS & WORKSHOPS


UPCOMING EVENTS

Title:(On Campus) Creating websites with Pitt Fuego Webtext Generator / Github
Pages (Dr. Stephen Quigley, Department of English)Date:Wednesday, October 5,
2022Time:5:00pm - 6:00pmPresenter:Dr. Stephen QuigleyLocation:Hillman Library,
Amy Knapp Room, G-74Campus:PittsburghCategories:Coding and Computational
Methods, Digital Humanities Toolkit, Digital Scholarship Workshop,
WorkshopsRegistration:Registration is required for this event.Description:

Do you and your students regularly build webtexts for presentations and digital
documents using third-party tools like Adobe Spark, Wix, Weebly, or SquareSpace?
What if you could use open-source tools instead?

If this sounds interesting, Dr. Stephen Quigley will be running a workshop
introducing you to Pitt Fuego Webtext Generator, a “basic coding” tool you and
your students can use to quickly build a wide range of digital documents and
learn a little about coding literacy, computational thinking, and build computer
science knowledge. No coding experience needed! The tool uses code tags and
pre-built templates to guide you and your students through the process. It’s
easier than you think. And the more you use Pitt Fuego Webtext Generator, the
more comfortable you will become working with code.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

 * quickly build webtexts and websites using Pitt Fuego Webtext Generator
 * make sense of how HTML code works
 * edit content using a code editor
 * upload and host sites on GitHub
 * find additional coding resources

A laptop is required for this workshop. Please check the library's laptop
lending procedures and policies if you will need to check out a laptop for this
workshop.

 

Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us with your questions
about this and other digital scholarship topics.

This workshop is part of our Coding and Computational Methods and Digital
Humanities Toolkit Series.

Title:(Online) Building Digital Exhibits with OmekaDate:Thursday, October 6,
2022Time:12:00pm - 1:30pmPresenter:Gesina Phillips & Tyrica Terry
KapralCategories:Digital Humanities Toolkit, Digital Scholarship Workshop,
Online / Webinar, WorkshopsRegistration:Registration is required for this
event.Description:

Omeka is a platform for creating digital exhibits. Using this tool, you can
organize related items into collections or narrative exhibits in order to
display and contextualize them. This online workshop will introduce the purpose
and features of Omeka, offer examples of different uses of the platform, and
include a hands-on portion where participants can investigate Omeka through
guided instruction and individual experimentation. For an example of what an
Omeka site can look like, check out the examples on the ULS’s Omeka page.

Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us with your questions
about this and other digital scholarship topics.

This workshop is part of our Digital Humanities Toolkit Series.

Title:Meet the (Vandercook) PressDate:Thursday, October 6, 2022Time:12:15pm -
12:45pmLocation:Text & conText, Hillman 3rd
FloorCampus:PittsburghCategories:Text & conText Lab Description:

Print-curious? Drop by the Text & conText Lab to meet the Vandercook proof press
and learn the basics of printing on this exceptionally easy-to-use machine. 

The Vandercook is great for printing posters, cards, text pages for books or
chapbooks, broadsides combining words and images, and more! We'll introduce you
to the process from start to finish so you can make your own projects at your
convenience. 

Reserve a spot now to get us on your calendar, or just drop in on the day.

Title:(On Campus) Introduction to ArcGIS ProDate:Friday, October 7,
2022Time:2:00pm - 3:30pmPresenter:Boris MichevLocation:Hillman Library, Digital
Scholarship Commons, G-49Campus:PittsburghCategories:Digital Scholarship
Workshop, Navigating Digital Cartography , WorkshopsRegistration:Registration is
required for this event.Description:

This workshop will familiarize you with some of the basic concepts and features
of the professional desktop GIS application ArcGIS Pro as well as some
fundamentals of GIS mapping and analysis. With ArcGIS Pro, you can explore,
visualize, and analyze data; create maps; and share your work. This hands-on
workshop will introduce you to the basics of working with this tool

Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us with your questions
about this and other digital scholarship topics.

This workshop is part of our Navigating Digital Cartography Series.

Title:ETD Workshop OnlineDate:Monday, October 10, 2022Time:10:00am -
10:59amPresenter:John FudrowCampus:PittsburghCategories:ETD Workshops,
WorkshopsRegistration:Registration is required for this event.Description:

Learn how to format your thesis or dissertation using the University’s Microsoft
Word template. We’ll also cover converting the finished Word document to PDF and
submitting it for review.

Title:Copyright and Your Thesis or DissertationDate:Monday, October 10,
2022Time:11:00am - 12:00pmPresenter:Lauren
CollisterCampus:PittsburghCategories:ETD Workshops, Scholarly Communication,
WorkshopsRegistration:Registration is required for this event.Description:

What do you need to know about copyright for your thesis or dissertation? Join
us for a workshop specifically about copyright and graduate student work. We'll
cover copyright issues specific to theses and dissertations, including your
rights as a user of others' work, the permissions you need to gain, and your own
rights over your ETD. This workshop will include a 40 minute lecture followed by
20 minutes to answer questions.

Title:Using the Library OnlineDate:Tuesday, October 11, 2022Time:11:00am -
12:00pmPresenter:Marnie HamptonCategories:Online / Webinar, Research, Teaching,
and LearningRegistration:Registration is required for this event.Description:

You have online access to millions of scholarly sources through the University
of Pittsburgh libraries. This one-hour webinar will tour the ULS website, show
how to access and search PittCat and library databases, how to get full-text
content, and how to set up Google Scholar to link with Pitt journal content. 

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EXHIBITS


TODAY'S EVENTS

Title:Highlights from the University Library System's Distinctive
CollectionsDate:Wednesday, October 5, 2022Time:All Day Event Location:Hillman
Library, 3rd Floor Exhibit CasesCampus:PittsburghDescription:

Highlights from the University Library System's Distinctive Collections
showcases original archival materials and high-quality reproductions from ULS
Distinctive Collection areas Archives & Special Collections, Center for American
Music, Theodore M. Finney Music Library, and Frick Fine Arts Library. Visitors
can examine Japanese woodblock prints by artists such as Tsukioka Kōgyo, view
early recording devices such as an Edison tinfoil cylinder, and learn about Dr.
Jean Hamilton Walls, the first African American woman to graduate from the
University. Other materials on display include items from horror director George
A. Romero's archives, artists' books, political pamphlets and campaign ephemera,
records of Pittsburgh's theatre history, selections from New York Times
best-selling author Bebe Moore Campbell's Papers, rare books, selections from
the August Wilson Archive, and work from locally born pianists and composers
Erroll Garner and Ethelbert Nevin.

To view a more detailed description of exhibits currently on display, visit our
Archives & Special Collections Exhibits webpage! 



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Hillman Library 24 Hours Archives & Special Collections (Hillman) 9am – 4:45pm
Digital Stewardship Lab By Appointment Equipment Room (final checkout/return 30
minutes before closing) 9am – 8pm Open Lab at Hillman 9am – 8:30pm Saxbys at The
Cup & Chaucer Café 10am – 7pm Stark Media Services 9am – 12pm
1pm – 5pm Text & conText Lab 10am – 6pm Archives & Special Collections (Thomas
Blvd) 9am – 4:45pm Barco Law Library (Law School Students & Faculty Only) 8am –
8pm Bevier Engineering Library 8:30am – 10pm Center for American Music Library
By Appointment Finney Music Library 8:30am – 7pm Frick Fine Arts Library 9am –
7pm Falk Library (HSLS) 7am – 12am Bradford Campus: Hanley Library 8am – 10pm
Greensburg Campus: Millstein Library 9am – 9pm Johnstown Campus: Owen Library
8am – 10:30pm Titusville Campus: Haskell Library 8:30am – 5pm

 

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