Back by popular demand, again! All digital instructional materials must be WCAG 2.1 AA compliant by April 2026. If this statement comes as a surprise, or the idea of the task feels daunting or overwhelming, use this training as your starting point. We will introduce you to basic accessibility principles... Continue reading...
“Library Renovation Updates, Fall 2025” by Amy Harris Houk, Tuesday December 2 11am Description coming soon! Sign Up
All digital instructional materials must be WCAG 2.1 AA compliant by April 2026. If this statement comes as a surprise, or the idea of the task feels daunting or overwhelming, use this training as your starting point. We will introduce you to basic accessibility principles (SLIDE) that apply to many... Continue reading...
“Open Access (OA) Funding Updates” By Anna Craft, Thursday January 22 at 12pm In 2026, UNCG authors continue to have a number of options to help fund their open access publishing activities. In this session, we'll provide updates about available financial awards, as well as APC waivers and discounts that are... Continue reading...
“AI prompt engineering for academic research: best practices” by Steve Cramer, Tuesday February 3 at 12pm How should we be teaching students to craft generative AI prompts for academic research projects? And how can students use AI as a tool to better engage with academic sources, including journal and research databases? We... Continue reading...
“AI assistants in academic databases (retrieval-augmented generation)” by Steve Cramer and H. Blake-Lee, Tuesday February 17 at 12pm Scholarly publishers are adding AI tools to many products that the UNCG Libraries funds for the campus. Most of these AI tools provide RAG (retrieval-augmented generation), which apply large language model semantic capabilities... Continue reading...
In this virtual workshop, we will spend time exploring how distress impacts our students both academically and personally. We will look at data and trends regarding student distress then spend time discussing supports and resources available to UNCG students who may be in distress. Learning Outcomes: Be able to recognize... Continue reading...
“Gale Archival Materials” by Jenny Dale and Joshua Olsen, Tuesday March 3 at 11am In 2025, the University Libraries increased its digital holdings with new Gale archival materials, expanding our collection of Gale primary source databases. Join our webinar to explore these exciting additions and learn how they complement our existing online library... Continue reading...
"The new AI-powered tools for scholarly literature discovery" by Steve Cramer, Tuesday March 24 at 12pm - Learn about some of the AI-augmented databases for research discovery and citation analysis. Examples include Scite, Research Rabbit, Consensus, Undermind, and Elicit. These tools allow researchers to search by semantics (concepts), map scholarly... Continue reading...
“Governance Indexes” by Rachel Olsen, Wednesday March 25 at 12pm Governance indexes are composite measures that assess how effectively institutions govern, based on political, legal, and administrative indicators. These unique sources of information can be extremely useful but are also complicated and sometimes controversial. In this session, we will look at several... Continue reading...
"Open Access at UNCG: Support from the University Libraries" by Anna Craft, Thursday August 27 at 12pm *45 minutes In this session, we'll offer a brief overview of some of the areas where the University Libraries offer open access support, including open access funding, sharing in the NC DOCKS repository, and... Continue reading...
Get an early look at YuJa Panorama, UNCG's new course accessibility tool, before its official Canvas release on October 14. Participants will learn what to expect when Panorama is enabled and explore its core features and workflows, including how to identify accessibility issues and use Panorama's tools within Canvas courses.
