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Literary Research: How to Do Research in Literature (and Be Awesome)

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Literary Research: How to Do Research in Literature (and Be Awesome)

We love books! But how do you research authors, novels, literary periods, and more? Attend this online workshop with Stacy Reardon, the Librarian for literature, to learn to research in literary studies. We’ll focus especially on digital resources, especially the Library’s new search tool, UC Library Search. You’ll leave the workshops knowing the fundamentals of literary research to help you craft informed class assignments or just indulge your inner lit nerd!

These workshops are designed especially for UC Berkeley undergraduate literature students of all levels. Register here.

Available Times:

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
2:10pm – 3:00pm

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
1:10pm – 2:00pm

Monday, March 7, 2022
1:10pm – 2:00pm

Thursday, April 14, 2022
1:10pm – 2:00pm

Online: Register to receive the Zoom link

Note: these workshops will run when more than 10 people sign up.

Workshop: Publish Digital Books & Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks

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Publish Digital Books & Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks
Tuesday, February 8th, 11:10am-12:30pm
Online: Register to receive the Zoom link
Tim Vollmer and Stacy Reardon

If you’re looking to self-publish work of any length and want an easy-to-use tool that offers a high degree of customization, allows flexibility with publishing formats (EPUB, PDF), and provides web-hosting options, Pressbooks may be great for you. Pressbooks is often the tool of choice for academics creating digital books, open textbooks, and open educational resources, since you can license your materials for reuse however you desire. Learn why and how to use Pressbooks for publishing your original books or course materials. You’ll leave the workshop with a project already under way! Register here.

Upcoming Workshops in this Series – Spring 2022:

  • Can I Mine That? Should I Mine That?: A Clinic for Copyright, Ethics & More in TDM Research
  • HTML/CSS Toolkit for Digital Projects
  • By Design: Graphics & Images Basics

Please see bit.ly/dp-berk for details.

Fresh Starts: A Reading List for the New Year

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The new year is all about trying new things and getting out of your comfort zone. If you’re looking for a set of books to help you explore new genres and authors, look no further! Try out the Library’s recommendations of uplifting memoirs, riveting literary fiction, and culturally expansive works below to ring in 2022 right.