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Sep 4

Library Resources & Services for Grad Students: Building Blocks for Success 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Zoom
Sep 9

Data management topics and tools: an introduction to data management 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Zoom
Sep 10

PAWS study break at Wilson Library 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wilson Library - 309 S 19th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Sep 10

ONLINE: Introduction to Generative AI tools for research and writing 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Zoom
Sep 10

ONLINE: Library Resources & Services for Grad Students: Building Blocks for Success 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Zoom

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Library news

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Expanding ecology with a free textbook and an international friendship

Professor Clarence Lehman’s open access ecology textbook, published by UMN Libraries Publishing, has sparked an international friendship of scholarly proportions. Since publication, it’s been viewed over 20,000 times and downloaded over 15,000 times. One of those readers was 24-year-old Solomon Freeman from Assin Tabil, Ghana. He’s a master’s student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), studying to become an ecologist.

A busy summer with the University Libraries Creation and Innovation Hubs!
The Libraries Creation and Innovation Hubs had a busy summer, welcoming future students into our spaces, promoting our resources to internal and external partners, and preparing for the fall semester. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at our work these past months!
New workshop improves AI literacy for K-12 educators
On June 11, 2026, the University of Minnesota Libraries, along with partners from the AI Hub and Academic Technology Support Services, hosted a full-day workshop titled “AI Literacy for K-12 Educators” at Walter Library.
Behind the legend
Daryl Richard Lawrence, 2026-27 Chair of the Library Senate Committee, shares more about his in-progress biography on American actress Myrna Loy and how he has utilized UMN Libraries resources in his research process.

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