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Join us for an informative program on RefWorks, a tool you can use to gather, save, and cite your research sources. These intro workshops will cover how to set up your account, add your citations, importing and exporting references, and create bibliographies. Thursday, Feb.17th 9-10 am Information Commons 120

a href=”http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/files/2011/01/common.png”>Mobile Technologies in the Classroom Join Bruce Montes and Carol Scheidenhelm to discuss using mobile technologies in the classroom to facilitate engagement and learning. Who is using mobile technologies in the classroom? How are they using technologies successfully? How do students feel about the use of these technologies in the classroom? Stop by and […]

Digital Humanities Join Dr. Steven Jones, Professor of English and Co-Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, for a discussion about the digital humanities–which the Chronicle of Higher Education in 2010 referred to as “the next big thing” and the New York Times has covered in a recent series, “Humanities 2.0”–and its […]

September 26: Electronic Textbooks Join Dean Robert Seal of the University Libraries for a conversation about electronic textbooks. What textbook will you be using next semester? Have you considered not using a textbook or relying on electronic books and resources for your classes? How are iPads and Kindles impacting higher education? Your class? What about […]

Featured Guest: Baird Harper Featured Topic: Writing Short Stories Date & Location: Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Lake Shore Campus 1032 West Sheridan Winner of Chicago Tribune‘s Nelson Algren Short Story Award, for “My Thoughts While Cooling on the Hotel Veranda”, Baird Harper will discuss his short stories […]