Heads up Cornellians! September 17 is National Voter Registration Day. Cornell Votes will be staffing tables in the Mann Library lobby all day with information on getting registered to vote–here in New York State or in your home state. Drop by anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. to make sure YOUR vote gets counted in the coming election season!
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Fall 2024 Workshops @ Mann Library
Check out our fall semester workshop schedule and make a game plan to level up your research skills! Click the links below to register for these live workshops. To see the full list of all Cornell University Library workshops, visit bit.ly/cul-workshops-spring24
In addition to the live workshops listed below, we also have a wide selection of pre-recorded workshops – including citation management software and research data management options – listed on our Workshops page.
Introduction to Bloomberg
Over the course of the next couple weeks, Mann Library will be offering workshops for Bloomberg Professional. This is among the best financial databases available, and is widely used by finance and investment professionals. From company information, to analyst advice, to mergers and acquisitions, few resources have either the range or depth of information of Bloomberg. Give yourself an edge in the job search by learning to use this powerful and sophisticated research tool.
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 5-6pm
- Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 4-5pm
- Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 12-1pm
Introduction to Market Research
Understanding the consumer is essential for any successful business. Market research encompasses a number of aspects critical to understanding the consumer, ranging from their demographic make-up, to their attitudes and behavior regarding a product or service. This workshop will introduce attendees to the basics of market research, highlighting key concepts that dictate what information is available, and exposing attendees to Cornell’s top resources for discovering this information.
NEW! Using Your ORCID
Thursday, September 12, 2024, 9:30-10:30am
Using your ORCID with Mike Priehs, Open Scholarship Specialist
Spend more time conducting your research than managing your research! ORCID is a free, unique, and persistent identifier (PID) for researchers. Distinguish yourself and claim credit for your work no matter how many people have your same (or similar) name; learn how to use your unique ORCID to link your funding, publications, data, and other research.
POSTPONED Introduction to Citation Management with EndNote (virtual)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 12-1pm
Make your research life easier by learning how to manage your citations using a program like EndNote desktop. In this one hour hands-on workshop, learn how this free program organizes your citations and PDFs and formats citations & bibliographies in your Word documents with your preferred output style. No previous experience with the program is required, nor is it required to have EndNote to participate. Note: While EndNote is a commercial product that must be purchased, anyone in CALS or CHE may download a copy for free at either CHE: https://adminportal.human.cornell.edu/csg.reports/rptCsg.cfm (under Software) or CALS: https://cals.cornell.edu/faculty-staff/information-technology/how/endnote-cals.
How to Write a Data Management & Sharing Plan
Thursday, September 19, 2024, 9:30-10:30am
Many funders require a data management plan with a grant proposal. We’ll discuss the basics of preparing a data management & sharing plan, as well as tools and templates you can use to help and how to get free and confidential consultations and feedback on draft plans.
NEW! Introduction to Wikipedia Editing
Interested in improving the open educational content of the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia? This session will get you started with the production side of Wikipedia, providing an overview of the basics of editing for new and beginning editors through a real-time, hands-on editing session. You don’t have to be an expert to contribute! Just come with an open mind and a willingness to contribute to public information.
NEW! Copyright & Author Rights
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 9:30-10:30am
Copyright & Author Rights with Mike Priehs, Open Scholarship Specialist
Yes, copyright can be confusing, but you do have rights! Many publishers will ask you to surrender more of your rights than are necessary for publication. You may find yourself unable to re-use portions of your articles in other publications or prevented from printing your writings for your own classes. Luckily, we can help you navigate these publishing agreements and empower you to take more control over your copyrights.
Systematic Reviews and Beyond: Getting Started with Evidence Synthesis
Are you interested in working on a systematic review, scoping review, or meta-analysis but don’t know where to start? The library can help! In this workshop, we’ll show you how to get your evidence synthesis project off the ground with the most up-to-date guidance and time-saving tools. Systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses can be complicated, but we’ll help you map out the project and develop a plan for each step so that the process is as efficient as possible. Along the way, experts in evidence synthesis methodologies will share their tips and advice for how to turn your research question into a rigorous, and publishable, evidence synthesis.
This workshop assumes a general grasp of evidence synthesis. If you are unfamiliar with evidence syntheses, please watch The Nuts & Bolts of Systematic Reviews prior to attending the workshop. For more information about how the library can support your evidence synthesis projects, check out our Evidence Synthesis Service page.
Intro to QGIS
Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 3-5pm
This workshop will cover basic tasks using QGIS: loading data, changing the styles used to display the data on a map, installing plugins, using processing tools to do basic analysis, and exporting a finished map image.
Data Publishing (and Citing)
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 9:30-10:30am
Data sharing is required by many funders and publishers and publishing data in a repository can help maximize research impact by making it easier for others to find and cite your research. We’ll cover tips, strategies for sharing, and resources available to you.
Introduction to Open Science Framework
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 9:30-10:30am
Collaboration tools can make practicing Open Science easier. Come explore and learn how the Open Science Framework allows you to build and develop projects, providing a centralized workspace while leveraging different tools for different parts of the project. Show Your Work. Share Your Work. Advance Science. That’s Open Science.
Communicating Your Research Through Comics
Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 12-1pm
Looking for a fun and unique way to communicate your research? Come and learn how to use comics to visually communicate scientific information – for conference posters, papers, and more. This is open to all skill levels, no experience drawing or graphics programs necessary!
Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 3-5pm
Learn the basics of video editing with Premiere Pro. This hands-on workshop will cover the essentials of post-production for video projects, as well as basic effects and color correction, and normalizing audio.
Power Searching: Developing a Search Strategy for Your Literature Review
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 12-1pm
Whether you’re new to searching academic databases or want help designing the most comprehensive search strategy possible, this workshop will help you get the most out of searching for academic literature. We will discuss the steps of turning your research question into a search strategy, and we’ll explore tips and tricks to make sure you are getting the most out of your online searching. In this workshop, we’ll focus on PubMed and Web of Science, but we’ll cover other databases and grey literature searching as well. The workshop will include hands-on practice and an opportunity for you to start designing your own search strategy.
Kickoff Coffee
Kick-off Coffee
Tuesday, August 27
11am to 1pm
Mann Lobby
And we’re off into a new academic year! Mann Library cordially invites our campus community to start the semester right with your librarians–come enjoy free coffee, button-making, coffee mug raffles, and other fun stuff. Of course we’ll have useful info for you, too. All are welcome–please join us to celebrate a fresh, good start to the fall 2024 semester!
Mann Library Welcomes New Director
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ye Li joined Cornell University Library as the Director of the Science and Agriculture Libraries on July 29.
Ye has been the Librarian for Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering at MIT since 2019. Prior to that, she worked as the Scholarly Communications and Instruction Librarian at the Colorado School of Mines, and as the Chemistry Librarian at the University of Michigan. While at MIT, Ye led a variety of teams, both within the library and across campus, seeking opportunities to collaborate and bringing people together for research and learning. Committed to open science and reproducible research, Ye has developed and led new projects and initiatives, such as Carpentries@MIT and library support for text and data mining, machine learning, and AI in science and engineering.
Ye is active in research and her work is reflected in a substantial list of peer-reviewed publications, as well as dozens of presentations and poster sessions. The recipient of many professional awards, Ye serves as a trustee of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, is a past chair of the Chemical Information Division of the American Chemical Society, and is a member of the Research Data Alliance, as well as serving in numerous additional national and regional associations and various publisher advisory groups.
Ye holds a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Beijing Normal University, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Iowa, and an M.A. in Library and Information Science, also from Iowa.
Please join us in welcoming Ye to Cornell University Library and the Cornell community! And stop by our Kickoff Coffee event on Tuesday, August 27, between 11am to 1pm in the Mann Library lobby for a chance to win a free reusable coffee mug and meet Ye in person!
New Student Exhibits at Mann
Mann Library has two new student exhibits that will be up through August.
Bycatch by Charlotte Tysall ’26 is a series of paintings focused on the plight of bycatch species–i.e. non-target species which are nonetheless caught, killed, or otherwise negatively impacted by commercial, large-scale fishing operations. The exhibit explores just a few of the many species which compose the approximately 40 percent of all marine catches which are unintended, including endangered animals like turtles and dolphins which get injured or killed before simply being dumped back into the water. Charlotte is studying Biological Sciences in the college of Arts and Sciences with a minor in Fine Arts. You can see more of Charlotte’s work on her Instagram feed: instagram.com/ctysall.art/
Portal by James Parker is part of Portals in the Palace of the People, a series of installation pieces designed for public libraries which seeks to highlight the power of libraries to transport people to other places. Each piece consists of a small diorama and sound played on headphones. Both the diorama and the sound are related to the section of the library in which the piece is installed. The sounds give context to the content of the books adjacent to the piece. The portal thus works both ways: transporting participants to a new but related space while also bringing some of that space into the library to make the content of the surrounding books sing. James is an artist, composer, and a Cornell DMA graduate student. Learn more about this project and other work by James here: https://jamesparker.org/portals
Reunion 2024 @ Mann Library
Welcome Cornell alums and families! We’re so pleased to have you back on campus and in the library, and we hope that we’ll see many of you at Mann throughout the weekend’s festivities. A quick reminder of our hours this weekend:
- Thursday, 8am to 6pm
- Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Saturday, noon to 5pm
- Sunday, CLOSED
The following events are happening at Mann Library, Friday, June 7:
Open to the public: Introducing Vladimir Nabokov, Lepidopterist
10 – 11am, 2nd floor
Join us for a guided tour of Mann’s new exhibit on Nabokov’s work in butterfly science, with Cornell University Insect Collection & Mann Library (includes special collections viewing & family-friendly arts and crafts activities).
For Class of 1964 only: Fragile Legacy film screening
10am, Room 102 (off the Mann Library Lobby)
Members of the Class of ’64 are invited to join Cornell marine biologist Dr. Leslie Babonis and filmmaker David O. Brown for a film screening of Fragile Legacy, immediately followed by a viewing of Blaschka glass sculpture display on Mann’s 2nd floor.
Open to the public: Butterfly Sticker Workshop
11am – 12pm, CALS Zone (Room 112, off the Mann Library lobby)
Learn to make your own butterfly stickers at this interactive workshop with Andrea Strongwater and the Cornell University Insect Collection (CUIC).
And don’t miss these exhibits & displays throughout Mann Library during reunion weekend:
- From Nabokov’s Net: Nabokov’s Contributions to Butterfly Science & the Cornell University Insect Collection (Mann Gallery, 2nd Floor)
- No Mere Curios: Finding Nabokov’s Lepidopterist Inspiration in the Rare Books of Entomology (Mann Lobby, 1st Floor)
- Bycatch, an exhibit by Charlotte Tysall ’26 (Top Shelf Gallery, 1st Floor)
- Portal: Sound sculptures by James Parker ’26 (3rd Floor stacks)
- The Magic of Mushrooms, artwork by students of Plant Sciences 2010 (2nd Floor)
- Blaschka sea invertebrate models, on long-term loan from the Cornell Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (2nd Floor)
Mann is also participating in the campus-wide Library Scavenger Hunt for Young Explorers!
On Your Own Time, Mann Library puzzle area, (1st Floor)
Grab a bookmark and collect animal stickers while exploring different libraries across campus. Discover what each space holds for explorers, whether it’s a children’s reading nook, a coloring station, or a unique spot to relax in. Young adventurers will have a blast! Stations will be open during regular hours for each library, which vary. Please visit https://library.cornell.edu/libraries/ for library hours.
Other participating locations include: Catherwood Library, Clarke Africana Library, Cox Library of Music and Dance, Kroch Library Asia Collections, Mathematics Library, Olin Library, and Uris Library.
Congratulations Cornell Class of 2024!
All of us at Mann Library wish the graduating Cornell class of 2024 the very best for commencement weekend! We hope all graduates have a wonderful time celebrating with friends and loved ones – and hope the weather cooperates!
A few reminders about library services and spaces as we approach the long weekend:
- Mann Library will be closed over Memorial Day weekend. We will close at 5pm on Friday, May 24 and will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, May 28. You can find our full summer hours schedule on our hours page.
- You can find the hours for all Ithaca campus libraries on the main Cornell University Library website: library.cornell.edu/libraries/
- If you need to return library books while Mann is closed, please use our book drop in the breezeway between Mann Library and the Plant Sciences building. Please do not return laptops and other equipment to the book drop. For more information on returning library materials, including which libraries or book drop are accessible by car, please visit our Return Books webpage.
- Still have questions? You can email or call us over the long weekend, and we will return your message when we return on Tuesday, May 28. For questions regarding returning library materials, contact mann_circ@cornell.edu or call (607) 255-3296. For research help, email mann-ref@cornell.edu or call (607) 255-2920.
Once again, congratulations, Cornell Class of 2024! We look forward to seeing you again at future reunion celebrations!
May Stressbusters
The end of the semester is in sight, and Mann Library and the CALS Zone are partnering up to bring some much-needed stressbusters programming to the Ag Quad. Stop by for some treats, some canine cuddles, or get crafty at our “butterfly break” event. Feeling competitive? Check out our Geoguessr Jam, co-hosted with the Cornell Mapping Society. And keep an eye out for free coffee, treats, and healthy snacks in the CALS Zone and at the Mann Help Desk throughout study week!
Guiding Eyes Puppies
Monday, May 13, 12-1pm
CALS Zone (Mann 112)
Feeling stressed? Some canine cuddles are just what the doctor ordered! Come meet some furry friends in the CALS Zone!
Butterfly Break
Tuesday, May 14, 3-4:30pm
CALS Zone (Mann 112)
Take a break from studying and come get crafty while enjoying the beauty of butterfly science!
Geoguessr Jam w/ Cornell Mapping Society
Wednesday, May 15, 5-6pm
CALS Zone (Mann 112)
Join the Cornell Mapping Society for some fast-paced rounds of team Geoguessr! From the Alps to the Australian Outback, refine your geography skills and learn how to locate yourself on Earth within seconds. Bring your own laptop.
Late-night Hours
Mann Library has extended hours during study week and finals. From Thursday, May 9, through Wednesday, May 15, Mann Library will have the following late-night hours:
- Monday – Thursday, 8am to midnight
- Friday, 8am to 10pm
- Saturday, 10am to 10pm
- Sunday, noon to midnight
Attention Night Owls: Don’t forget that the lobby, Stone Computer Classroom (Mann 103), and the CALS Zone (Mann 112) are 24/7 study spaces! So even after the library closes, you still have a variety of spaces to choose from if you’re studying late into the night.
See our full hours online: mann.library.cornell.edu/full-hours. You can find the hours for the Mann Café, or order online, via the Cornell Dining website.
Right to Read April 26
Cornell University Library invites the campus community to a series of special events titled “Right to Read,” to honor and promote diversity of thought and expression found in books of all kinds.
Friday, April 26, 9am to 2:30pm
Mann Library, 1st Floor
The readathon will feature excerpts from banned and challenged books, selected and read aloud by students, staff, and faculty members. A selection of banned books will be on hand for attendees to take home, for free. Stop by to listen anytime throughout the day!
Friday, April 26, 3 to 5:30pm
Right to Read: A Conversation and Reception
Books of all kinds stimulate the imagination, enrich the mind, and provide insights into our complex world. And yet, there is a growing list of books continually being challenged and banned in schools and libraries across the U.S. In addition, nowhere is censorship more restrictive than in prisons, where books and other educational resources are direly needed for building meaningful lives and preparing for re-entry into civic life. As PEN America stated in a recent report, “carceral censorship is the most pervasive form of censorship in the United States.”
Join us for this conversation about how schools, libraries, and prisons are affected by censorship and how these institutions are providing access to books as wellsprings of knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Our guest speakers include:
Rob Scott, executive director of the Cornell Prison Education Program and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Global Development, Cornell University
Leslie Tabor, director of Tompkins County Public Library
Elaine L. Westbrooks, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, Cornell University
Can’t be there in person? Register for the livestream and enjoy the Right to Read Conversation in real-time!
A reception from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Mann Library Gallery immediately follows this conversation.
Advancing the university’s “Freedom of Expression” theme year, these free public events are part of Cornell University Library “Right to Read” festivities throughout the day, which also includes a readathon.
The Nature-Study Idea by Liberty Hyde Bailey: Panel Discussion & Book Celebration
In The Nature-Study Idea, Liberty Hyde Bailey articulated the essence of a social movement, led by ordinary public-school teachers, that lifted education out of the classroom and placed it into firsthand contact with the natural world. The aim was simple but revolutionary: sympathy with nature to increase the joy of living and foster stewardship of the earth.
With this definitive edition, John Linstrom reintroduces The Nature-Study Idea as an environmental classic for our time. It provides historical context through a wealth of related writings, and introductory essays relate Bailey’s vision to current work in education and the intersection of climate change and culture. In this period of planetary turmoil, Bailey’s ambition to cultivate wonder (in adults as well as children) and lead readers back into the natural world is more important than ever.
In commemoration of Earth Week 2024, please join us for a panel discussion and celebration of this ground-breaking book with:
- John Linstrom, editor of The Nature-Study Idea and Related Writings, Series Editor of The Liberty Hyde Bailey Library, and Fellow in Climate Humanities and Social Justice at the Climate Museum
- Alexa Maille, panelist – Interim NYS 4-H Youth Development Program Leader for the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Christa Núñez, panelist – Founder and Director of The Learning Farm and of Khuba International, and Doctoral Student in Development Studies at Cornell University
- Scott Peters, panel moderator – Professor of Global Development at Cornell University and coauthor of In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight against Industrial Agribusiness in California.
This event is co-sponsored by the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, the College of Human Ecology, the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Department of Global Development, the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Cornell Botanic Gardens, Marvin Pritts, and Mann Library.