Author: Clinton Dick

University Libraries’ Maria Sclafani, coordinator of Library Instructional Services and assistant professor, and Victoria Koger, coordinator of Collection Acquisition and assistant professor will continue to serve as OAT faculty fellows at Wichita State for the 2022-23 academic year. To learn more about Open Educational Resources (OER) at Wichita State visit the following:

• Faculty guide to OER
• Recordings from the 2022 Kansas OER Summit are available on the KBOR website
• “Getting Started with OER” May Academic Resources Conference: 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 25

For more information, contact maria.sclafani@wichita.edu or victoria.koger@wichita.edu.

The next University Libraries Savvy Scholar Series Workshop “Finding Books For Fun” will take place 4-5 p.m. April 12 at the Ablah Library (Room 217, second floor). There is no fee to register. During the workshop, participants will learn online resources to find book recommendations and tools for keeping track of what they’ve read or want to read next.

Discover the difference between a trademark, service mark, and registered mark. Then learn how to search for existing marks and logos and walk through the online trademark application process.

Part of the Entrepreneurship Research Series by University Libraries, “Trademark Basics: Protect Your Business Name,” takes place 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 in Ablah Library 217 (second floor).

The University Libraries’ annual Edible Book Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 in Ablah Library. All are encouraged to vote for their favorite entry in-person or online via the survey that will be sent out on all the University Libraries’ social media channels:

• Twitter: @wsulibrary
• Instagram: @wsulibrary
• Facebook: @wsulibraries

University Libraries annual Edible Book Festival is set for this Friday, April 1 in Ablah Library. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to submit their culinary creations for a chance to win awesome prizes.

There is no-cost to sign-up, and contestants must be signed up by noon Thursday, March 31. The event takes place in-person, and participants must bring their entry to the library for voting. Please read the rules and regulations at the link below.

Everyone is invited to vote for your favorite between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 at the library.

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use, and powerful tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research. In this workshop, librarians will demonstrate how reference management systems can make your life much easier in writing, citing, and keeping track of your resources and research projects.

The workshop, which is part of University Librarie’s Savvy Scholars series, is from 4 to 5 p.m. March 29 in Ablah Library Room 217.

Do you utilize library resources? Are you participating in Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum (URCAF)? Applications are currently being accepted for University Libraries annual awards for undergraduate research until April 1. For more information or to apply visit Wichita State’s University Libraries website.

Dr. Joseph Kerski and Mark Stewart, from the international Geographical Information Systems (GIS) field technology company Esri, will present two workshops March 24-25. The events are hosted by University Libraries.

The first workshop, “Data, Dashboards, and Dynamic Maps: GIS Today and Tomorrow” will take place 3-4 p.m. March 24 at the “Ablah Library. During the event. Kerski and Stewart will introduce GIS technology with examples from a variety of industry and academic fields.

The event is free of charge. Registrations is required to attend. For more information about these events, contact ethan.lindsay@wichita.edu.