{"id":9,"date":"2012-07-18T00:20:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T04:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerri.web.uri.edu\/wp\/library\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2019-06-09T20:50:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T00:50:56","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/02\/25\/new-lynda-com-resource-10-seats-available\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LinkedIn_Learning_logo-150x117.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/02\/25\/new-lynda-com-resource-10-seats-available\/\">LinkedIn Learning Account Request<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island Libraries provides 10 seats for LinkedIn Learning access. LinkedIn Learning provides quality online courses in software development, CAD, multimedia design, and more. You can browse available LinkedIn Learning courses at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/courses. In order to request access to Lynda.com, Contact the account manager at the URI Libraries.&nbsp; Each seat is available [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2022\/05\/17\/university-of-rhode-island-libraries-have-joined-punctum-books-supporting-library-membership-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/2022-05-17_13-12-18-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/2022-05-17_13-12-18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/2022-05-17_13-12-18-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2022\/05\/17\/university-of-rhode-island-libraries-have-joined-punctum-books-supporting-library-membership-program\/\">URI Libraries have joined Punctum Books\u2019 Supporting Library Membership Program.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island Libraries join a growing international collective of institutional libraries collaborating with Punctum Books. The Supporting Library Membership Program was initiated with metadata management, scholarly communications, and collection management librarians at UCSB Library and OAPEN. When libraries support Punctum, they not only receive specific things that are meaningful to them (such as [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/uri-libraries-hosts-new-online-exhibit-the-unremembered-indian-soldiers-of-world-war-ii\/\">URI Libraries hosts new online exhibit.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/05\/25\/third-iron-is-now-available\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/browzine_icon-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"third iron\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/05\/25\/third-iron-is-now-available\/\">Connect to articles using Browzine and LibKey<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Want to find articles faster and more efficiently? Browzine is a desktop and mobile app that connects you with the URI Libraries&#8217; current ejournal subscriptions. See the&nbsp;how-to-guide to learn more. LibKey Nomad is an extension for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi browsers. Find out more on our guide. LibKey.io allows you to search for [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/04\/09\/the-university-of-rhode-island-has-joined-hathitrust\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/hathi-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"hathitrust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/hathi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/hathi-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/04\/09\/the-university-of-rhode-island-has-joined-hathitrust\/\">The University of Rhode Island has joined HathiTrust!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">HathiTrust is a digital library of more than 17.4 million volumes, digitized from member library collections. Funded by member libraries and governed by members through its Board of Governors, HathiTrust is a global collaborative of research and academic libraries working towards its mission to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/04\/08\/new-for-fall-2021-lti-350g-bias-interrogating-the-archive\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"LTI350G-square-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-1532x1536.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-2042x2048.jpg 2042w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-1000x1003.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-1280x1284.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image-2000x2006.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/LTI350G-square-image.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/04\/08\/new-for-fall-2021-lti-350g-bias-interrogating-the-archive\/\">New for Fall 2021:  LTI 350G, Bias: Interrogating the Archive<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University Libraries presents a new Grand Challenge course for fall 2021 &#8211;&nbsp; LTI 350G, Bias: Interrogating the Archive Machine learning and other artificial intelligence applications are becoming more prevalent in our society with algorithms assisting and\/or making decisions on college admission, employment, lending, parole and sentencing among other things. Because AI both learns and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/02\/07\/uri-is-now-an-official-member-of-east\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/east-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"east logo\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2021\/02\/07\/uri-is-now-an-official-member-of-east\/\">URI is now an official member of EAST.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University Libraries are always looking for the most reliable and productive ways to ensure that we have the informational and research materials needed for all students, faculty, and researchers. &nbsp;&nbsp;As new members of the Eastern Academic Scholars&#8217; Trust (EAST), the URI Libraries joins over &#8220;&#8230; 80 academic and research libraries located from Florida to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2020\/11\/17\/online-reference-hours\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/research-card-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/research-card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/research-card-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2020\/11\/17\/online-reference-hours\/\">Online Reference Hours!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">You can get research help using live chat. Click here during our business hours to start a chat session! Note that hours may be slightly different on Holidays, check the Hours page for the Reference and Research Help section for most up-to-date information.&nbsp; If we&#8217;re not online, please email us at researchhelp@uri.edu. Please allow 1-2 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/gate-counts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/GateCount.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"graph\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/gate-counts\/\">1,155 and 336 people visited the Robert L. Carothers Library &amp; Learning Commons and the 24 Hour Room in the week of 3\/14\/2020; 18,850 and 7,492 in the week of 3\/7\/2020.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2019\/11\/08\/speaker-event-maybe-we-shouldnt-talk-about-diversity-anymore\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/speakerevent.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"speaker event icon\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2019\/11\/08\/speaker-event-maybe-we-shouldnt-talk-about-diversity-anymore\/\">Speaker Event &#8211; &#8220;Maybe We Shouldn\u2019t Talk About Diversity Anymore&#8221; on 11\/13<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">by Donna Lanclos, Ph.D, Associate Professor for Anthropological Research at Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte November 13th 2019 at noon URI Library&#8217;s &#8220;Galanti Lounge&#8221; (3rd floor) 15 Lippitt Road,&nbsp;Kingston, RI Parking &amp; Directions Please PRE-REGISTER for parking: https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/visit\/parking-information\/ The Library is a 10 minute walk from the Welcome Center. https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/904\/URI-KingstonCampusMap-Web-FINAL.pdf Speaker Bio Donna Lanclos is [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/uri.libguides.com\/faqs\/faculty\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/FAQ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a question mark icon\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/uri.libguides.com\/faqs\/faculty\">FAQs for New URI Faculty Members<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2019\/04\/16\/stand\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/JW6LrSlr_400x400-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Project STAND: Documenting Student Activism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/JW6LrSlr_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/JW6LrSlr_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/JW6LrSlr_400x400-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/JW6LrSlr_400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2019\/04\/16\/stand\/\">Centering The Marginal: Toward Inclusivity in the Documentation of Student Struggle<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A Project STAND (STudent Activism Now Documented) Symposium) Monday, June 3, 2019 8:30 am &#8211; 5 pm Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library Contemporary student activism is undergoing a transformation as the traditional methods of direct action through demonstrations and protests converge with online practices where organizing, communication, solicitation, and interrogation occurs primarily within digital spaces. As [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/uri.libguides.com\/sss\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1549\/SearchSavvy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"magnifying glass icon\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/uri.libguides.com\/sss\">Search-Savvy Seminar Series for Time-Saving Tips and Tools!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2018\/04\/04\/the-uri-libraries-sign-preservation-steward-agreements-with-gpo\/\">The URI Libraries Sign Preservation Steward Agreements With GPO<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">[Original Source: https:\/\/www.fdlp.gov\/news-and-events\/3398-four-libraries-sign-preservation-steward-agreements-with-gpo] The University of Rhode Island Libraries, the University of Washington\u2019s Gallagher Law Library, Oklahoma State University\u2019s Edmon Low Library, and Queens, NY Borough Public Library each signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards.\u00a0 Under this agreement, the libraries pledge to permanently preserve its [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2018\/02\/05\/sign-up-for-the-speaker-series-non-traditional-career-opportunities-for-students-in-humanities-and-social-sciences\/\">Sign Up for the Speaker Series: &#8220;Non-traditional Career Opportunities for Students in Humanities and Social Sciences&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island (URI) Libraries are offering the &#8220;Non-traditional Career Opportunities for Students in Humanities and Social Sciences&#8221; speaker series in the Spring semester of 2018. This speaker series has been developed by Bohyun Kim, Associate Professor at the URI Libraries in order to help students in humanities and social sciences explore non-traditional [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/2017\/12\/05\/building-bridges-in-a-divisive-climate-diversity-in-libraries-archives-and-museums\/\">Building Bridges in a Divisive Climate: Diversity in Libraries, Archives, and Museums<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island (URI) Libraries hosted a panel discussion program &#8220;Building Bridges in a Divisive Climate: Diversity in Libraries, Archives, and Museums&#8221; on Thursday November 30, 2017 at the Galanti Lounge of the&nbsp;Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. This event was organized by the URI Libraries and&nbsp;sponsored by&nbsp;the URI Office of Community, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/uri.libguides.com\/interlibraryloan\">Need something we don&#8217;t have? Request books, articles, and more via Interlibrary Loan.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/uri.libguides.com\/newbooks\">New Books<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1729,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6118,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/6118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}