A notebook environment is an increasingly popular way to develop and share code. This workshop will introduce two of the most popular types of notebooks: Jupyter and Colab. We will briefly discuss the literate programming paradigm, then examine the main features that are common to both platforms. In the process, we will see examples of… Keep reading
Blair faculty, students, and staff are invited to an Open House and continental breakfast on the first day of classes, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to noon. Come meet our new students and visit with faculty and returning students.
Sponsor: Digital Commons Presenter: Pam Morgan Facilitator: Cazembe Kennedy, Assistant Director, Digital Commons Date and Time: Thursday, August 11, 2:00pm to 3:00pm Location: Zoom While you may be familiar with Google Scholar as a way to use the Google search capabilities to find scholarly literature, you may not know all the tools that can help you… Keep reading
Sponsor: Digital Commons Presenter: Pam Morgan, Central Library Librarian Facilitator: Cazembe Kennedy, Assistant Director, Digital Commons Date and Time: Tuesday, August 9, 11:00am to 12:00pm Location: Zoom Research takes a lot of time, especially keeping track of sources, finding them again, and learning about new ones. Did you know that many of the VU databases have… Keep reading
Sponsor: Digital Commons Presenters: Kayce Gill, MSIS, Health Sciences Collections Librarian, Eskind Biomedical Library and Rachel Lane Walden, MLIS, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Eskind Biomedical Library Facilitator: Cazembe Kennedy, Assistant Director, Digital Commons Date and Time: Tuesday, August 2, 10:00am to 11:00am Location: Zoom Covidence is a web-based tool that can be used to conduct your reviews… Keep reading
Help us celebrate the end of the semester and the 75th Anniversary of the Wilson Music Library! The event will be held on Friday, 4/29 from 4-6 p.m. in the Ingram Lobby and the outdoor space near the Blair School of Music main entrance. Join us for food, live music (including a string quartet commissioned… Keep reading
The Robert Penn Warren Center in partnership with the Department of History, Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries and the Department of African and African American Studies is pleased to welcome University of Maryland Baltimore County Professor Marjoleine Kars to campus on April 14, 2022. Professor Kars is the 2022 Black Atlanta Speaker Series author of… Keep reading
Curators’ Tour and Reception, Thursday, March 24, 4:10–5:10 p.m., Fine Arts Gallery Co-curators Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities and professor and chair of the department of History of Art and Architecture, and Lisa Reilly, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia will lead an interactive tour of… Keep reading
The Wilson Music Library will celebrate its 75th birthday on April 29, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. at the Blair School of Music in the Ingram lobby and outside patio. Join us for food, exhibits, performances, and a special music commission by alum and composer Madeline Myers. This free, in-person event welcomes donors, Friends of the… Keep reading
Join us for a conversation with Maxine Gordon, author, curator, and independent scholar. Maxine is the wife of the late jazz musician Dexter Gordon and has spent her lifetime career working with jazz musicians. She will discuss her new book Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (University of California Press) on March… Keep reading
