Coffee with a Librarian: Thursdays this Fall at Gutman Library (win prizes!) 

Stop by the the Nexus Library Instruction Space on the Main Floor of Gutman Library on Thursdays from 12-2pm to get research help and chat with librarians. You can win prizes like gift cards, and we’ll provide free coffee and snacks. Bring your laptop for help with your work. Thursday, September 21 – Thursday, November 30.

Register at Jefferson.libcal.com/calendar/AcademicCommons/coffeeor just drop by! We can’t wait to see you for Coffee with a Librarian!  

25 New eBooks this September: Color Theory, Reframing Assessment with Regards to Student Equity, Real Estate Development, and Ethics in AI

Check out our 25 additions to our eBook collection this September. Topics range from hemp sustainability to emergency nursing and internet security. Explore the list of new eBooks below or browse the complete collection at Center City/Scott Library, Horsham/Dixon Library, or East Falls/Gutman Library.

Afterlives of Data: Life and Debt Under Capitalist Surveillance

The Architecture of Social Reform: Housing, Tradition, and German Modernism

Color Theory: A Critical Introduction

Community Real Estate Development: A History and How-To for Practitioners, Academics, and Students

Construction Superintendents: Essential Skills for the Next Generation  

Convergence: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing: Social, Economic, and Policy Impacts

Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Can Beat Startups at the Innovation Game

Design in Modern Life

Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum

Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI

Financing our Anthropocene: How Wall Street, Main Street and Central Banks Can Manage, Fund and Hedge our Global Commons

Handbook of Nonwovens

Hemp and Sustainability

Managing the Complexities of Real Estate Development

My Robot Gets Me: How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human

Other People’s English: Code-Meshing, Code-Switching, and African American Literacy

The Place of Glass in Building

Product Design and the Role of Representation: Foundations for Design Thinking in Practice

Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practices

Seeing Color in Classical Art: Theory, Practice, and Reception from Antiquity to the Present

Sustainable Approaches in Textiles and Fashion: Consumerism, Global Textiles and Supply Chain

Textiles of Medieval Iberia: Cloth and Clothing in a Multi-Cultural Context

The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse

Urban Regeneration and Real Estate Development: Turning Real Estate Assets into Engines for Sustainable Socio-Economic Progress

Visual Research: An Introduction to Research Methods in Graphic Design

Research as Art Competition Now Open

Jefferson’s Research as Art Competition celebrates all Jefferson faculty, students, and staff who have an eye for the beauty in their research or scholarship. Submit your images through Friday, October 6, for a chance to win a $250 gift card in each of two categories, and have your work featured in Jefferson research publications and online.

Categories include a) cellular and molecular, or life under the microscope and b) conceptual – renderings of research observations, experiences and concepts in various media.

Entries must be submitted via this form.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Annika Zitto and learn about her Gutman Library signage project

The Gutman Library is thrilled that Annika chose to create signage for the library for her Experiential Graphic Design course. Annika’s project will be on display at the Gutman Library, on the Main Floor, in the display cases across from the Check Out Desk for the Fall 2023 semester.

We sat down with Annika to learn more about her project and what excites her about graphic design, wayfinding, and libraries.

What is your name, major, and class year?
My name is Annika Zitto. My pronouns are she/they. I’m a Visual Communication Design major in the Class of 2025.

What made you decide to become a Visual Communication Design major?
Even before I knew what graphic design was, I was paying attention to it in the world. I loved infographics as a kid and I was always taking notice of the typography on signage. Graphic Design is my concentration within Visual Communication Design.

Could your project be implemented in real life?
This project is purely hypothetical but I was very intentional to ensure the design was feasible. Consider, for example, the blade signs, used to show the range of books available in each aisle. Since library collections often change or move around, the Dewey call numbers on the blade signs feature removable vinyl. As the collection is moved around, the numbers can be removed and adjusted to reflect the aisle’s new contents. Shelf dividers can also be arranged based on the library’s collection. To ensure that the signs would look clean with a variety of dewey numbers, lining numerals were used to keep the numbers spaced evenly.

What inspired you to do this project?
When I was asked to choose a location on campus to make signage for, I immediately chose the library. During the school year, I am constantly visiting and borrowing books from the library. One of my professors even called me the “Library Advocate,” because of how often I am sharing resources and cool finds with other students in my major. I knew this project would allow me to use my design skills to conceptualize an ideal library experience.

What’s your favorite thing about libraries?
My favorite thing about libraries is the visual and physical exploration of finding new books. Actively browsing the shelves leads me to finding books I would have never thought to search for digitally. The tactile experience of browsing and flipping through books really peaks my curiosity.

Why is wayfinding so important?
Good wayfinding is so important because it allows us to access and navigate the world we live in. Signage that facilitates efficient wayfinding is an essential component to creating accessible spaces. It makes it possible for people to find their destination. It also enables people to discover new parts of a place they often visit. Since wayfinding is constant in our lives, it’s important to give it proper attention when designing a space. Bad wayfinding can be stressful, time consuming, confusing, and inaccessible to many. Good wayfinding flips this around, creating an accessible and enjoyable user experience on each front. Efficient design utilizes identifiable, consistent, patterns so people can predict the experiences they will have in the space and navigate accordingly to access what they’re looking for. To provide accessibility to a variety of users, it will utilize differing cues, such as type, color, and multisensory elements, to guide people through the space. It can also evoke a sense of the place’s identity, connecting users to the place through its wayfinding design.

What career paths are you interested in pursuing after graduation?
After graduating, I plan to pursue a career in information design with a focus on sustainability. I want to use information design to increase accessibility to and awareness of environmental knowledge that when known by many, has the power to change our world, legislation, and quality of life for generations.

This past year, I was a research assistant for Dr. Radika Bhaskar, where I designed visual information about bioplastics for educational outreach. Working under Dr. Bhaskar, I engaged my intellectual curiosity for the intersections between user experience, accessibility, environmentalism, and urban design. I hope to explore these topics more in my future research and career.

How can people get in touch with you to collaborate?
If you want to see more of my work, be sure to check out my design Instagram which is linked on my Link Tree. Feel free to reach out to my Jefferson email to connect.

I am also the President of Jefferson’s AIGA Professional Association for Design chapter. Any student is welcome to drop by one of our meetings to connect. If you’re interested in collaborating with AIGA, direct message our official Instagram account!

Is there anything you’d like to mention that we didn’t ask?
I’m grateful to have the opportunity to showcase my work and share my passions. I am so thankful to everyone who helped me bring this project to life!

I want to thank Renee Walker for teaching this course. I really enjoyed it! I also want to thank Jess Jahnle and the rest of the team at the Surface Imaging for their help with creating this display. We were able to get some incredible prototypes printed through the Surface Imaging Lab that truly elevated the project. Finally, biggest thanks to the Gutman Library organization for hosting my display and to Megan Donnelly, Outreach and Engagement Librarian, for collaborating with me to create it.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Annika Zitto and learn about her Gutman Library signage project

The Gutman Library is thrilled that Annika chose to create signage for the library for her Experiential Graphic Design course. Annika’s project will be on display at the Gutman Library, on the Main Floor, in the display cases across from the Check Out Desk for the Fall 2023 semester.

We sat down with Annika to learn more about her project and what excites her about graphic design, wayfinding, and libraries.

What is your name, major, and class year?
My name is Annika Zitto. My pronouns are she/they. I’m a Visual Communication Design major in the Class of 2025.

What made you decide to become a Visual Communication Design major?
Even before I knew what graphic design was, I was paying attention to it in the world. I loved infographics as a kid and I was always taking notice of the typography on signage. Graphic Design is my concentration within Visual Communication Design.

Could your project be implemented in real life?
This project is purely hypothetical but I was very intentional to ensure the design was feasible. Consider, for example, the blade signs, used to show the range of books available in each aisle. Since library collections often change or move around, the Dewey call numbers on the blade signs feature removable vinyl. As the collection is moved around, the numbers can be removed and adjusted to reflect the aisle’s new contents. Shelf dividers can also be arranged based on the library’s collection. To ensure that the signs would look clean with a variety of dewey numbers, lining numerals were used to keep the numbers spaced evenly.

What inspired you to do this project?
When I was asked to choose a location on campus to make signage for, I immediately chose the library. During the school year, I am constantly visiting and borrowing books from the library. One of my professors even called me the “Library Advocate,” because of how often I am sharing resources and cool finds with other students in my major. I knew this project would allow me to use my design skills to conceptualize an ideal library experience.

What’s your favorite thing about libraries?
My favorite thing about libraries is the visual and physical exploration of finding new books. Actively browsing the shelves leads me to finding books I would have never thought to search for digitally. The tactile experience of browsing and flipping through books really peaks my curiosity.

Why is wayfinding so important?
Good wayfinding is so important because it allows us to access and navigate the world we live in. Signage that facilitates efficient wayfinding is an essential component to creating accessible spaces. It makes it possible for people to find their destination. It also enables people to discover new parts of a place they often visit. Since wayfinding is constant in our lives, it’s important to give it proper attention when designing a space. Bad wayfinding can be stressful, time consuming, confusing, and inaccessible to many. Good wayfinding flips this around, creating an accessible and enjoyable user experience on each front. Efficient design utilizes identifiable, consistent, patterns so people can predict the experiences they will have in the space and navigate accordingly to access what they’re looking for. To provide accessibility to a variety of users, it will utilize differing cues, such as type, color, and multisensory elements, to guide people through the space. It can also evoke a sense of the place’s identity, connecting users to the place through its wayfinding design.

What career paths are you interested in pursuing after graduation?
After graduating, I plan to pursue a career in information design with a focus on sustainability. I want to use information design to increase accessibility to and awareness of environmental knowledge that when known by many, has the power to change our world, legislation, and quality of life for generations.

This past year, I was a research assistant for Dr. Radika Bhaskar, where I designed visual information about bioplastics for educational outreach. Working under Dr. Bhaskar, I engaged my intellectual curiosity for the intersections between user experience, accessibility, environmentalism, and urban design. I hope to explore these topics more in my future research and career.

How can people get in touch with you to collaborate?
If you want to see more of my work, be sure to check out my design Instagram which is linked on my Link Tree. Feel free to reach out to my Jefferson email to connect.

I am also the President of Jefferson’s AIGA Professional Association for Design chapter. Any student is welcome to drop by one of our meetings to connect. If you’re interested in collaborating with AIGA, direct message our official Instagram account!

Is there anything you’d like to mention that we didn’t ask?
I’m grateful to have the opportunity to showcase my work and share my passions. I am so thankful to everyone who helped me bring this project to life!

I want to thank Renee Walker for teaching this course. I really enjoyed it! I also want to thank Jess Jahnle and the rest of the team at the Surface Imaging for their help with creating this display. We were able to get some incredible prototypes printed through the Surface Imaging Lab that truly elevated the project. Finally, biggest thanks to the Gutman Library organization for hosting my display and to Megan Donnelly, Outreach and Engagement Librarian, for collaborating with me to create it

Lights, Camera, Action: Library Documentary Nights at Gutman Library are BACK!

Join us Tuesdays this fall at Gutman Library to watch riveting documentaries, enjoy snacks, and connect with others. Each film centers on themes of ancestry, identity, and home. These events are open to all; registration isn’t required but encouraged to ensure we have enough snacks! RSVP at jefferson.libcal.com/calendar/academiccommons/documentary

Tuesday, September 12, 7pm: Three Identical Strangers
In Three Identical Strangers, three strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families.

Tuesday, October 17, 7pm: Descendant
Descendant tells the story of the descendants of survivors of The Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States. Descendants celebrate their heritage and take command of their legacy in this moving portrait of a community actively grappling with and fighting to preserve its heritage while examining what justice looks like today. The first five people to register will receive a free copy of Barracoon by Zora Neal Hurston. Barracoon is an oral history of Cudjo Lewis, the last survivor of the Atlantic slave trade.

Join us after the film for a discussion facilitated by Slade Roff, LCSW, East Falls Student Counseling Center. 

Tuesday, November 14, 7pm: Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition is an underdog story for the ages that follows an unlikely team of Zimbabweans turned sommeliers who shake up the international wine establishment when they compete in the World Wine Tasting Championships.

Tuesday, December 5, 7pm: Flee
December’s documentary film night will be run in conjunction with the LGBTQA+ Film Nights program and together we’ll watch Flee. Flee tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, as he reveals his hidden past, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. 

We hope to see you at one or all of our documentary film nights! RSVP here.

Need a break? Check out our fidget spinners, play toys, & resources

New at Gutman Library: Fidget spinners, play therapy toys, and resources! If you’re needing a moment to decompress, feeling distracted and want to focus, or interested in learning more about play therapy, check out these two new collections.

The Play Therapy Collection
Donated by the Community & Trauma Counseling department, the collection offers a wide range of books, workbooks, and play examples for practitioners, researchers, and those with a general interest in play therapy.

Where is the collection? The collection is stored in the popular books section across from the Circulation Desk on the Main Floor.

The Fidget and Stim Toy Collection
The collection includes a wide variety of fidget and stimulation toys (fidget cubes, wacky tracks, slugs, and more), that allow for students to decompress, engage in play, and regulate their emotions. This collection aims to normalize the practice of fidgeting and stimming.

Where is the collection? Behind the Main Floor’s Circulation Desk! Students can check out one item for four hours by leaving their Jefferson ID with us.

What is stimming?
Stimming (or self-stimulation) is a self-regulatory behavior that includes movements such as hand flapping, finger-flicking, rocking, speaking phrases, sounds, and other repetitive motions in order to keep oneself calm. Often done in times of stress, this behavior is usually seen in people with autism or those who fall under the neurodivergent umbrella.

Fidget and stim toys allow for this behavior to be carried out in a safe and consistent way that will often not disrupt the person’s daily life. While neurodivergent individuals often use these tools, it is completely normal behavior for everyone to engage in, especially when feeling stressed or distracted.

We hope you enjoy these resources!

Looking for something fun to read? Check out our Graphic Medicine & Popular Magazine Collections!

If you want a break from medical textbooks and journals, check out our graphic medicine collection and popular magazines.

Graphic Medicine Collection: 2nd floor

Graphic medicine uses comics and art to tell the personal stories of healthcare and medicine. Our collection has over 100 stories that invite you to understand and empathize with patients and their caregivers as you encounter medical dilemmas with new eyes. Browse the full collection online or visit the 2nd floor to check out the materials. You can borrow a graphic medicine book for up to 3 weeks.

Just a few graphic medicine books on display  on the 2nd floor:

Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression by Iris Gottlieb
“Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book demystifies an intensely personal–yet universal–facet of humanity.”

Everything is an Emergency: An OCD Story in Words and Pictures by Jason Katzenstein
“Everything is an Emergency is a comic about all the self-destructive stories someone tells himself, over and over, until they start to seem true. In surreal, witty, and confessional images, Jason shows us that OCD can be funny, even when it feels like it’s ruining your life.”

The Body Factory by Heloise Chochois
“A Graphic Novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies.”  

Doc-Related: A Physician’s Guide to Fixing our Ailing Health Care System by Peter Valenzuela
“Doc-Related takes us behind the clinic doors of today’s ailing US healthcare system. A medley of anecdotes, comics, and data-backed musings, Doc-Related’s “truth-tellers” turn out to be a half-dozen characters you will surely recognize.”

Popular Magazine Collection: 1st Floor

Our popular magazine collection has many titles, including Food & Wine, Elle, Bicycling, Men’s Health, The New Yorker, and Mac Life. Learn more about a new hobby, check out a recipe to try out for dinner, or get inspired to plan your next vacation with our popular magazines!

August eBooks: 25 titles on topics of occupational therapy for dementia, textile artist Alice Fox, the healthcare workforce shortage, carebots, and more

This month’s new eBooks cover brain injury medicine, a history of textiles in twentieth-century Yoruba communities, a guide to neurodiversity, and more. Check out the list below or browse the complete eBook collection at Center City/Scott Library, Horsham/Dixon Library, or East Falls/Gutman Library.

1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities: Creative Ideas for Therapy Sessions  

The Academic Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Documenting Teaching, Research, and Service  

Art Nouveau: Art, Architecture and Design in Transformation  

Biofabrication  

Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice  

Caregiving, Carebots, and Contagion  

Cases on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Health Professions Educator  

Emotion-focused Therapy for Complex Trauma: An Integrative Approach  

Essentials of Clinical Radiation Oncology  

General Surgery Residency Survival Guide  

A History of Cast Iron in Architecture  

A History of Textiles and Fashion in the Twentieth-Century Yoruba World  

How COVID Crashed the System: A Guide to Fixing American Health Care  

Integrating the Organization of Health Services, Worker Wellbeing and Quality of Care: Towards Healthy Healthcare  

Management and Leadership Skills for Medical Faculty and Healthcare Executives: A Practical Handbook  

Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: How to Safeguard your Organization’s Most Important Asset  

Necessary Architecture: Raw Earth Solutions for a Common House in Niger  

Occupational Therapy for Dementia  

The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity  

Prêt-à-Porter, Paris and Women: A Cultural Study of French Readymade Fashion, 1945-68  

The Scholarly Communications Cookbook  

Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach  

Vernacular Architecture: Sustainability and Risks  

Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found  

Women and Global Health Leadership: Power and Transformation  

Sign up for fall workshops: Topics will cover AI tools, DEI dilemmas, Canvas quick sessions, and more

New (academic) year, new us! Over at the Academic Commons, we’ve got a new website AND a new workshop calendar. Explore our new website (learn about new site features) and check out the workshop calendar.

Viewing the Workshop Calendar

View the workshop calendar in a card view (default), monthly view, or weekly view. Choose your preferred view from options in the upper right-hand corner.

Default card view, viewing options in right-hand corner

Browsing Events

Search for a specific event by title or filter workshops by category (topic), audience, or campus location.

Filters and search are found on the left-hand side of the calendar

Fall 2023 Workshops

New Topics:
We’re excited about new sessions on navigating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) dilemmas, improving student research assignments, and exploring AI tools for the classroom and scholarship.

Canvas:
Register for Canvas Lightning Sessions, 15-30-minute online workshops focused on a tool or feature within Canvas, and Canvas Clinics, informal drop-ins where you can ask instructional designers questions or get assistance with your Canvas courses.

Writing:
If you’re looking for “me time” to focus on your scholarly writing, join the Office for Professional Writing, Publishing, and Communication for First Fridays Writing Retreats. We’ll meet (virtually) on the first Friday of the month from October to December, where you’ll get quiet time to research literature, write, and get answers to your questions from our editors and librarians.

Check out the workshop calendar and register for events today!


Meet the New Academic Commons Website: Register for fall workshops, schedule a consultation with our team, complete self-paced programs, and more 

We’ve got a new look! Explore (and bookmark) the new Academic Commons website at academiccommons.jefferson.edu.  

The new design makes it easier to find what you need, whether learning about our services and helpful resources, registering for workshops, or completing self-paced learning in your own time.  

What’s New 

Workshop Calendar: Browse, filter, and register for workshops on instructional design and educational technologies, research tools, professional communications, and more. Sign up for our fall 2023 workshops today! 


 Consultation Form: Fill out the consultation form for help with instructional design and educational technologies or professional writing, publishing, and communication. 

Self-Paced Programs: Explore our growing library of self-paced learning modules on information literacy, universal design for learning, effective group assignments, and more.  

Our Services: Connect with our teams for help with audio-visual classroom support, website and database development, and more. View samples of our photography, videography, and graphic design projects to see how we can help you! 

Thomas Jefferson University Libraries: Quickly access the Jefferson Libraries websites by clicking the Thomas Jefferson University Libraries link in the upper-right corner, found throughout our website.

We hope our website helps you learn more about who we are, what we do, and how we can support you. Check it out now: academiccommons.jefferson.edu.    

Evanescent asks the question: where is our empathy?

Check out the latest issue of Evanescent!

Cover art for Evanescent (vol 4)

Evanescent: A Journal of Literary Medicine is the journal of the Eakins Writers’ Workshop, which also sponsors the Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize. The Eakins Writers’ Workshop is supported by the Jefferson Center for Injury Research and Prevention and includes members of the Office for Professional Writing, Publishing, and Communication.

Volume four of Evanescent asked the question: where is our empathy? The Jefferson community responded with brave, honest, and heartbreaking personal stories. We in healthcare bear witness to nearly every emotion of the human experience. 

Evanescent seeks to chronicle, communicate, and celebrate this richness of experience. Submissions are welcomed from all members of the Jefferson community. For inquiries regarding submissions, please email evanescent@jefferson.edu.

Special content includes:

· Select essays from the 2022 Theresa and Charles Yeo Prize, focused on gun violence

· Artwork from the Souls Shot Project, which pairs local artists with loved ones who have lost family to gun violence

Explore the latest issue of Evanescent now.

Register Now: The Qualitative Institute (Oct 5-7)

Join experts from Thomas Jefferson University, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel University, and Vanderbilt University for The Qualitative Institute, October 5-7, 2023, in Jefferson Alumni Hall. Attendees will learn new skills and expand on prior strengths in qualitative and mixed methods research. 

Overview:

The Qualitative Institute (TQI) is a comprehensive educational program hosted by Thomas Jefferson University with speakers from Jefferson, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Vanderbilt University.

Agenda:

  • Philosophical Foundations of Qualitative Inquiry
  • Conventional & Alternative Data Collection Approaches
  • Ethnography & Observation
  • Visual Methods & Arts Informed Research
  • Developing Interview & Focus Group Guides
  • Social Media: A Data Gold Mine
  • Community Engaged & Participatory Research
  • Concept Mapping
  • Mixed Methods Research
  • Research Dissemination
  • Interview Skills Workshop
  • Focus Group Skills Workshop
  • Coding & Analysis Skills Workshop Who should attend:
  • Healthcare, public health, education, & social work researchers
  • Students & trainees
  • Members of community, non-profit, & government organizations

Learn more about The Qualitative Institute and register for the conference on their website. Email QualitativeInstitute@jefferson.edu with any questions.

Sponsored by: Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health and Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care.

New eBooks this July: Topics include Burnout in Nursing, Wartime Style & Fashion, Climate Change, Remote Work, and More

This July, check out our 25 new eBook additions to the collection. Topics include workplace wellbeing, the connection between food and fashion, gynecologic cancers, and more. Browse the list below or explore our complete eBook collections at Gutman Library/East Falls campus, Scott Library/Center City Campus, and Dixon Library/Horsham Campus.

Achieving Sustainable Workplace Wellbeing

Appreciative Leadership: Building Sustainable Partnerships for Health

Big Data Applications in Industry 4.0

Clinical Atlas of CT Virtual Hysterosalpingography

Clinical Lymphatic Mapping in Gynecologic Cancers

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing: Enhancing Professional Quality of Life

Database System Concepts

Developing a Fashion Collection

The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI

Fashion, Identity, Image

Fashion Styling

Food and Fashion

Going Remote: How the Flexible Work Economy Can Improve Our Lives and Our Cities

Impacts of Future Weather and Climate Extremes on United States Infrastructure: Assessing and Prioritizing Adaptation Actions

Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work

A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021

Murray’s Basic Medical Microbiology: Foundations and Cases

Netter’s Atlas of Neuroscience

The OTA’s Guide to Documentation: Writing SOAP Notes

Pandemic Economics

Physical Agent Modalities: Theory and Application for the Occupational Therapist

Piecing Together Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses: A Guide for Librarians

Refining Nature: The Landscape Architecture of Peter Walker

Wartime Style: Fashion and American Culture During 20th Century Conflicts

Women in the Workforce: What Everyone Needs to Know

Register Now: LabArchives Education Bootcamp & Summer Skills (June 26-June 28)

Join LabArchives, Jefferson’s electronic research notebook, throughout the week of June 26 for sessions tailored to help you prepare to use LabArchives in your Fall courses.

The fall semester is nearly upon us, and LabArchives is here to help you begin to plan fall courses. LabArchives online tools make it easy to build, organize, and manage your course whether you’re teaching in-person, online, or a combination of the two. Whether you’ve been using LabArchives for years or are just getting started, the Education Boot Camp is a great place to begin planning your next course.

During these special training sessions, you’ll learn everything you need to know to prepare for Fall semester. Attend the sessions to learn how the LabArchives Education Edition can help you and your peers to easily manage student lab work and course content.

June 26: Setting up your Course Notebook for Student Success
Learn how to build the instructor course notebook. Whether you have your course materials ready or you are using the repository of 500+ prebuilt OER labs & eBooks, this session is for you. Learn how to convert existing course materials to an interactive LabArchives notebook and set up templates for easy course management.

Register Here (June 26, 10am)

June 27: Grading and Feedback: Improving student outcomes with real time collaboration
Learn the ins and outs of grading student work and measuring success throughout the semester. The session will cover qualitative and quantitative methods for providing feedback for students in your course. The session will also cover ways to manage semester long projects and techniques to help identify students at risk.

Register Here (June 27, 2pm)

June 28: Leverage LabArchives ELN in your Lab Courses
This session will cover your needs to use LabArchives ELN as a digital lab notebook. Learn how to integrate your STEM material into LabArchives for introductory and/or upper-level courses, organize and create templates, manage your course, and facilitate grading.

Register Here (June 28, 12pm)

Tip: Want to get started early? These sessions are hosted all year long at the link below!

Register Here (bi-monthly on Wednesdays, 1pm)