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Join us for a Software Carpentry workshop from October 24-27 from 1-4pm! This workshop is aimed at all members of the Tufts community, and we especially encourage researchers, graduate students, and Tufts Medical Center staff to join us.

In this workshop, we will be learning the essentials of:

  • The Unix Bash shell, to help automate repetitive tasks
  • Git, for help with collaboration and long-term projects (like your thesis!)
  • Python, for data analysis and visualization

This workshop is for complete beginners – if you have no experience with these tools but think that they can be useful to you, please join us! We can also help you set up the software for each session – we will be available for help for an hour before each session, starting at noon each day.

Make sure to register in advance, and keep in mind that you will be registering for all 4 days of the workshop.

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In observance of Indigenous People’s Day on Monday, October 9th, the Hirsh Library Service Desk will have shortened hours of 12pm – 7pm with no online chat. Regular hours resume on Tuesday. Building access remains unchanged on Monday, and the service desk will have regular hours on Saturday and Sunday. 

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the “sovereignty, resilience, and immense contributions that Native American have made to the world,” as stated in a federal proclamation by President Biden, the first president to formally commemorate the holiday instead of Columbus Day. There are many ways to learn more and recognize the day. You can read about how Indigenous Peoples’ Day provides greater context to American history, especially since most curriculums end their study of Native American history before 1900. You could visit Tufts University Art Galleries from 11am-5pm. In Medford, visit Véxoa: We Know (Nós sabemos), a survey exhibition about Indigenous artists of Brazil. In Boston, visit Double Arrows, feature art by Elizabeth James-Perry, an enrolled member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag. You could listen to this NPR podcast on Osage headrights, a system to give Osage people a share of the profits from the resources extracted from their land. Finally, you could find which Native land(s) you are on, through this interactive, searchable map showing Native territories, languages, treaties, and more.  

 

 

Rachel Partington

Please join us in welcoming our new staff member, Rachel Partington! Rachel is the latest addition to the Service Desk and is excited to answer student questions here at Hirsh! A southern transplant, this is their first library job, and they intend to pursue their MLIS in the near future. They live in Somerville where they are roommates to a many-thumbed cat named Goose and are in the process of writing a novel set in deep space.

We are thrilled to have Rachel as part of our Hirsh team!

 

 
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Zotero, EndNote, how to select a lit review, open access publishing! It’s a treat to learn these tricks at October Workshops@Hirsh!

Workshops are  held on Wednesdays from 2-3pm via Zoom, unless otherwise noted. Registration for workshops is required.  A Zoom link and password will be sent to registrants.
Click on the workshop title to register .

Please note that workshops are open to only Tufts-affiliated individuals.

Zotero: The Basics – October 4, 2023

Description: This session will introduce you to Zotero, a free citation management tool. Attendees will learn about and practice:

  • Adding references to a Zotero library from websites, article databases, and PDFs
  • Generating in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents
  • Setting up Zotero groups to share references with collaborators

While this session is for beginners–no previous experience required!–it’s helpful for attendees to download and install Zotero in advance.
Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Which Review is Right for You? How to Select Your Literature Review Project – October 11, 2023

Description: Systematic, narrative, scoping… oh my! This workshop will provide an introduction to various types of scientific literature review projects and help you decide which is the best fit for your own research. Open to researchers of all experience levels.
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

EndNote: the Basics – October 18, 2023

Description: This one-hour session will introduce you to the basics of using the citation management program EndNote.   EndNote allows you to create a library of references, attach and read PDFs, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents.  This session is for beginners – no previous experience required!
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Open Access Publishing Support @Tufts – October 25, 2023*

Description: Ready to publish, but short on funds to make it a reality?  In honor of Open Access Week, we’ll spotlight the different ways Tufts supports and sustains open access and other forms of publishing.  The library’s here to help broaden your research reach!
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
*RCR Credit:  Eligible attendees can receive credit (1 hr) in partial fulfillment of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training requirements. In order to be eligible for RCR credit, during the workshop you must: display your full name (first and last), have your camera  turned on, and attend at least 50 minutes of the workshop. This workshop addresses subject area (J) responsible authorship and publication  
 

We at the library are gearing up for our biannual School Affiliation Survey, which starts next week and last throughout October! 

Maybe you noticed people already walking around with clipboards, counting and tallying a few times a day. That is for our statistics on the popularity of different spaces, like the study rooms or the couches. School Affiliation is different.  

This time, we’re trying to figure out how many students and staff from which school and program are using the library. We do this two times a year, 3-4 times a day, for every day of the week. There are 7 days spread out over the whole month, strategically chosen to try and maximize the usefulness of the numbers (i.e. to avoid exam blocks).  

During Affiliation, you’ll see a library staff member with a clipboard in hand, asking everyone which school/program they’re with (Med, Dental, GSBS, etc.). We make a check mark and move on. That’s it.

Since we’ll be asking, we wanted to give you some tips to minimize interruptions and make it a smooth process for everyone! 

  1. You can leave your ID on your desk beside you, so no one will interrupt you while you’re studying.
  2. You can write down your affiliation on a piece of paper and leave it beside you.
  3. If you’re in a study room, write down the number of people and their programs on the sheet taped on the front of the door.
  4. Just tell whoever walks by.
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An approximation of library staff during an Affiliation count.
Illustration source: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/business-folder-clipboard-holding-3009825/

After it’s all over, we’ll take some time to analyze the data and share what we find with you. Feel free to whet your appetite with last March’s affiliation results.   

We really appreciate your cooperation as this helps us put together our budgets for different resources for your benefit. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask us! You can call us at 617-636-6706, e-mail us at hhslcirc@tufts.edu, visit our live chat on the Ask Us page, or just swing by the desk on the 4th floor and chat to us in person. Thank you so much!   

 

 

The trees are changing colors and fall is on its way! Join us at the Library Service Desk this Thurs 9/21 and Fri 9/22, starting at 12pm, for our first FunLab of the year and make a custom cozy to adorn your favorite seasonally-spiced drink. We’ll have all the supplies you need to protect your hand from hot beverages in style!

 

A September to Remember…at the Leisure Lounge!

Hello, and Happy Fall from Hirsh Library!

For September, please visit the Leisure Lounge on the 4th floor and check out our selection of memoirs! Whether you are looking for something action-packed, full of laughs, or thoughtful and contemplative for the cool days of fall, we have books to match any interest.

Here are a few suggestions, which can be found on display by the window (near the printers!):

The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen

All Souls: A Family Story from Southie by Michael Patrick MacDonald

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Epic: Stories of Survival from the World’s Highest Peaks by Clint Willis

 

Suggestions? Recommendations? Let us know!

–Megan Uberti, Collections Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

September brings with it a ramp up in reading assignments, papers, exams…and our writing consultant is here to help! The service is available to all Health Sciences graduate students on the Boston Campus. Sessions are held remotely on Zoom and are 45 minutes long.

The fall schedule is as follows:

Tuesdays: 10am-3pm

Thursdays: 10am-3pm

Sundays: 12pm-5pm

Registration for September is open, so sign up now!

For more information about the help our Writing Consultant provides and what to expect at your appointment, please visit the FAQ section of our Writing Consultants Guide.

Happy writing!

 

In observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4th, the Hirsh Library Service Desk will have shortened hours of 12pm – 7pm with no online chat. The building access remains unchanged, and the service desk will have regular hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Hope you enjoy the weekend and a little bit of history about Labor Day, an annual celebration of the American labor movement!

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Women of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union Local 62 marching in a Labor Day parade. Courtesy of the Kheel Center at Cornell University, CC by 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/kheelcenter/5278801929

 

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Leaves will be dropping and so are Autumn Workshops@Hirsh! Our  workshops will be focusing on exactly the skills you need to embark on your research, whether it be the first required paper for your course or a much anticipated grant application.

Workshops are  held on Wednesdays from 2-3pm via Zoom, unless otherwise noted. Registration for workshops is required.  A Zoom link and password will be sent to registrants.
Click on the workshop title to register .

Please note that workshops are open to only Tufts-affiliated individuals.

Approaching the Literature Review – September 6, 2023

Description: In this workshop, students will learn how to approach the literature review. Topics covered include database selection, devising effective search techniques, limiting articles to relevant study-types, and tools for keeping track of results.
Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Data Management Essentials for Grants – September 13, 2023

Description: Managing your data before you begin your research and throughout its life cycle is essential to ensure its current usability and long-run preservation and access.
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

PubMed: An Introduction – September 20, 2023

Description: This workshop will introduce you to PubMed, the world’s premiere biomedical literature database.  We will review the content of this database, planning and executing a search strategy, narrowing search results, finding full-text, and exporting results to a citation management program.
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

JumboSearch: Your Gateway to Library Resources at Tufts – September 27, 2023

Description: In this workshop, you will learn how to use JumboSearch, Tufts Libraries’ discovery tool. JumboSearch is your gateway to full-text articles, books, theses and dissertations, videos, music, images, and more!
Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Time:2:00pm – 3:00pm

Zotero: The Basics – October 4, 2023

Description: This session will introduce you to Zotero, a free citation management tool. Attendees will learn about and practice:

  • Adding references to a Zotero library from websites, article databases, and PDFs
  • Generating in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents
  • Setting up Zotero groups to share references with collaborators

While this session is for beginners–no previous experience required!–it’s helpful for attendees to download and install Zotero in advance.
Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Which Review is Right for You? How to Select Your Literature Review Project – October 11, 2023

Description: Systematic, narrative, scoping… oh my! This workshop will provide an introduction to various types of scientific literature review projects and help you decide which is the best fit for your own research. Open to researchers of all experience levels.
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

EndNote: the Basics – October 18, 2023

Description: This one-hour session will introduce you to the basics of using the citation management program EndNote.   EndNote allows you to create a library of references, attach and read PDFs, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in Word documents.  This session is for beginners – no previous experience required!
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Open Access Publishing Support @Tufts – October 25, 2023

Description: Ready to publish, but short on funds to make it a reality?  In honor of Open Access Week, we’ll spotlight the different ways Tufts supports and sustains open access and other forms of publishing.  The library’s here to help broaden your research reach!
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
 
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