Film screenings and short film competition

Here are some annoumcements from Sarah Dorsey, "Music and Dance Librarian and sustainability nut"
 
An Inconvenient Sequel this Thursday, Jan 25th - will be screened at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at 6:30PM with IAR prof Anna Marshall-Baker leading post film discussion.

February: Saving Sea Turtles will screen on Thursday, February 15 in Sullivan Science Room 101 at 6:30PM with Bio prof and turtle expert Ann Somers leading discussion.

March: In Pursuit of Silence will be shown on Thursday, March 15  in Sullivan Science Room 101 at 6:30PM with Geo prof and ecomusicologist Aaron Allen leading discussion.

April: Sustainability Shorts (see info below about the competition currently afoot) will be happening on Thursday, April 19 at the Greensboro Project Space (GPS) - stay tuned for more info about that event. 

 

2018 NINTH ANNUAL

SUSTAINABILITY SHORTS

FILM COMPETITION

You are eligible for one of 3 prizes ($500, $300, $200) if you:

1.  Create a short film about sustainability (under 10 minutes)

2.  Submit it by March 16, 2018

All entries will be screened as part of the UNCG Sustainability Film and Discussion Series at the Greensboro Project Space on Thursday, April 19, at 6:30pm, where winners will be announced and celebrated.

Entries must address sustainability, which UNCG defines as the “enduring interconnectedness of social equity, the environment, the economy, and aesthetics.” Judging is based on relation to sustainability as well as concept, cinematography, acting, production quality, costuming, writing, etc.

Submit films on DVD or in screenable online format (YouTube, Vimeo) together with your name, phone number and email address, and the title and length of the film by 5pm on March 16, 2018 to Sarah Dorsey sbdorsey@uncg.edu (if you have questions, contact Sarah via email or at 336.334.5610).

By entering the competition, entrants agree to the following: 1) Films must be original work, must not infringe on any rights of others, and must have all necessary permissions. UNCG will not be held liable for any copyright infringements. 2) To claim prizes, winners must be present (in person or via audio/video connection) at the screening. 3) Entrants will retain all ownership rights to their films. 4) UNCG reserves the right to not screen any film(s) for any reason. 5) Prizes are not negotiable or transferable. 6) The decisions of the judges are final.

PubMed is surviving the government shutdown, other sites not so much...

I'm so relieved that PubMed is still operational.  But it looks like it will be going out of date as new records are not added.  Here is an announcement on their website -

I just received an announcement that the U.S. census website will be shutting down, including American FactFinder. Here's a blurb from Bob Coats, Governor’s Census Liaison, North Carolina State Data Center -

The US Census Bureau is a Federal agency and is impacted by the Federal government shutdown.

The Census.gov website including the American FactFinder data engine are currently running, but Census staff plan to backup data today and shut down the Census website.  This is to eliminate hacking risks to unmonitored resources during the shutdown. 

State resources such as the Log Into North Carolina (LINC) online database and State Demographer websites remain up and running.

This sounds similar to what we experienced back in 2013.

Hang tight, everyone.

Human Rights Film series - Citizen Four screening on 2/1

Please join us for the Spring Human Rights Research Network film series starting February 1 at 6:30 pm in School of Edu 120. We will be showing Citizenfour, a documentary about Edward Snowden, and Dr. Jerry Pubantz from Political Science will be our discussant. You can see more information about the series on our new website: https://sites.google.com/uncg.edu/hrrn/current-film-series 

Wiley seeking feedback on research support tool - Tues 1/23, 12 pm

On Jan 23rd (Tuesday), 12 - 1 pm Wiley representatives will be in Jackson Library Room 216 to demo a new product called Wiley Researcher Academy (www.wileyresearcheracademy.com).   They would like product feedback from librarians, graduate students, and early career researchers. 

Our library does NOT subscribe to this product.

Wiley is providing lunch for the first 20 graduate students and early career researchers who sign up to attend and give feedback:   https://goo.gl/forms/cu83y61fXe9dIBm43

ProQuest ebook central not available this Saturday afternoon and evening

FYI if you use ebooks from ProQuest Ebook Central - Due to scheduled maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable at: Saturday, January 20, from 1 pm - 7 pm EST

Apologies for the inconvenience!

Remember to check on whether the library has the ebook that you need from a different source.  Here's a 3.5 minute video that shows how to find out if the library has your book online: 

Introduction to R workshop Fri 1/12

This news was just shared with me -

 

The Introduction to R workshop will be offered this Friday, Jan. 12. Please alert any students or colleagues who might be interested.

For more information and to register, please visit the QMS website: https://www.uncg.edu/mat/qms/

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Scott J. Richter, PhD
Director, Statistical Consulting Center (http://www.uncg.edu/mat/sta/consulting.html)
UNCG Quantitative Methodology Series (https://www.uncg.edu/mat/qms/)
Mathematics and Statistics
107 Petty Building
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-5836 (Math/Stats office)

First library webinar of the semester on 1/11 - APA Style Central

The UNCG webinar series covers topics on library resources and research tools.  

Thursday, January 11th at 10am:

“APA Style Central” by Lea Leininger, Health Sciences Librarian and Karen Grigg, Science Librarian.  

Learn about APA Style Central, an online guide to writing style from the American Psychological Association. See tutorials, sample papers, and more.

Monday, January 22nd at 1pm:

“AccessMedicine” by Lea Leininger, Health Sciences Librarian and Karen Grigg, Science Librarian. 

Learn about a database with medical ebooks, videos, drug information and more. Available to any UNCG student, instructor, or employee with a current iSpartan account.

Tuesday, February 20th at 1pm:

“Data Management” by Lynda Kellam, Data Librarian.

Tuesday, March 13th at 11am:

“Digital Media Commons (DMC) and Digital ACT Studio (DACTs)” by Armondo Collins, Head of Digital Media Commons and Vaughn Stewart, Director of Digital ACT Studio.  

Thursday, April 5th at 11am:

“Online Teaching and Library Resources” by Samantha Harlow, Online Learning Librarian.

Please sign up through the Google Form or the UNCG Libraries workshop page. We will record these 30 minute webinars in WebEx Meeting Center and make them available on this library guide.