| Save the date for Open Textbook Network Workshop – November 18, 2016
Rutgers University Libraries are excited to host a two-hour workshop for faculty which will be led by the Open Textbook Network, which is a national alliance of higher education institutions committed to improving access, affordability, and academic success through the use of open textbooks. The workshop will take place in New Brunswick, but teleconferencing will be available to other locations. Faculty who attend this workshop will learn more about the pedagogical benefits of open textbooks, as well as discover open textbooks in their field. They will also have the opportunity to review an existing open textbook and receive a stipend ($200). |
Counterfeit Caesars at the Zimmerli
Tim Corliss teamed up with classics professor Corey Brennan on a new display of counterfeit coins from the Ernst Badian Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Counterfeit Caesars: The Criminal Genius of Coin Forger Carl Wilhelm Becker (1772–1830) is on display at the Zimmerli Art Museum through February 6, 2017.
Buttonmaking event at Alexander Library
On Thursday, November 10th, Alexander Library will host a buttonmaking event for students and the Rutgers community from 3 to 4 p.m. Using our new buttonmakers, they can create a button and take it home. Students can bring an image or color one on-site. Paper & coloring utensils will be available to create customized designs at the event. Pre-made buttons will also be available for taking home. This event is co-sponsored by the Learning & Engagement Team, the Art Library, and Special Collections and University Archives.
Cambridge Structural Database and RUL Data Management Services
Co-sponsored by the CCDC and Rutgers University Libraries in New Brunswick, this workshop will present information about the Cambridge Structural Database, as well as data management best practices and data management services available through the Libraries. The second half of the presentation will be a hands-on demonstration of the uses of the CSD. Please register for one or both parts of the workshop.
The Legacy of Robert Moevs concert
Jonathan Sauceda has teamed up with the Mason Gross School of the Arts to plan a celebratory concert of the modernist composer who taught at Rutgers University from 1964 to 1991. The Legacy of Robert Moevs is a free event taking place Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Richard H. Shindell Choral Hall, inside Mortensen Hall on the Douglass Campus. It will feature the music of Moevs, as well as composer and sound artist Judith Shatin and Steven Kemper.
Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series Galleries Welcomes “Laura Anderson Barbata: Collaborations beyond Borders”
This fall, the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series Galleries in the Mabel Smith Douglass Library will welcome the 2016-17 Estelle Lebowitz Endowed Visiting Artist Exhibition, Laura Anderson Barbata: Collaborations Beyond Borders. The exhibit contains selected highlights of textile, sculptural, 2-dimensional, and video works from the traveling exhibition Transcommunality.
