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.
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.
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.
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!
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
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
EndNote: the Basics – October 18, 2023
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Open Access Publishing Support @Tufts – October 25, 2023*
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
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!
- You can leave your ID on your desk beside you, so no one will interrupt you while you’re studying.
- You can write down your affiliation on a piece of paper and leave it beside you.
- 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.
- Just tell whoever walks by.
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!
Autumn Workshops@Hirsh are dropping :-)!
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
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
PubMed: An Introduction – September 20, 2023
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
JumboSearch: Your Gateway to Library Resources at Tufts – September 27, 2023
Time:2:00pm – 3:00pm
Zotero: The Basics – October 4, 2023
- 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
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
EndNote: the Basics – October 18, 2023
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Open Access Publishing Support @Tufts – October 25, 2023
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
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