Princeton University Library staff are offering the following courses during Wintersession 2022. Final registration for all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff and faculty will reopen from Monday, January 3 through Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Please check back here for session updates.

Update - Jan. 10, 2022: Registration for evening events remains open until the start of the event. To see a list of evening events, click here.

19th Century American Whaling: Where is the Risk Premium - Online Event

After presenting at the St. Francis Yacht Club earlier this year, Finance Research Librarian Bobbi Coffey adapted her research into this Wintersession course. Whaling evokes images of great mansions, tragic losses and fearless sailors. While much has been written about the voyages, little has been written about the financial returns. Newly available data allowed for an updated view.

Facilitated by Finance Research Librarian Bobbi Coffey. 

Academic Power Tools: Zotero and Overleaf Section A (and Section B) - Online Event

Does assembling and managing your bibliographies take hours that you could better spend improving your papers (or binge watching your favorite shows)? This session will show you how Zotero, Overleaf, and other related tools can streamline your research and writing process — whether you're a physicist or a philologist! Attendees will learn the three main functions of Zotero: Collecting, organizing, and deploying citations. Approximately half of the session will be devoted to hands-on time where students will be on their way to pain-free footnotes and bibliographies!

Facilitated by Librarian for Teaching and Research Services Audrey Welber.

An Archival Treasure Hunt in the Chicago Daily Tribune’s “Varied Activities of Women” Column - Online Event

Did you know that only 17 percent of biographies on Wikipedia are of women? Join the effort to build a fuller record of women’s contributions to history by contributing to the Varied Activities of Women Project. In this two-hour workshop, you will have a chance to explore the Chicago Daily Tribune’s bi-weekly “Varied Activities of Women'' column, which ran from June 1913 to March 1928.

Facilitated by Reference Professional for Special Collections Emma Sarconi and Librarian for Gender & Sexuality Studies and Student Engagement Sara Howard.

Archives for Historical Research - Online Event

Are you planning to work in the historical professions? Are you planning to do research in an archive? Archival research skills are invaluable to a professional historian. Librarians from Firestone Library will be providing a systematic introduction to a variety of topics in archival research including:

· Identifying archives relevant to your area of research

· Understanding finding aids, shelf lists, and other tools used in archives and special collections

· Creating research plans to increase the efficiency of a visit to one or more archives or special collections

· Finding funding opportunities for a research trip

Facilitated by Librarian for World History, History of Science, and African Studies Alain St. Pierre, Librarian for US History and African American Studies Steve Knowlton, Near Eastern Studies Librarian Deborah Schlein, and Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections Public Services Sara Logue.

#BAMM: Black American Music Matters - Online Event

In this introductory seminar we will explore music birthed in America through the lens of Black Lives, beginning with the vocal legacy of field hollers, work songs, and ring shouts moving into saxophonist Charlie Parker's groundbreaking invention of bebop and John Coltrane's "saxophonic screams." Through a close examination of the most pivotal recordings in Black American Music, we will lay the groundwork for an understanding of how this uniquely American music has shaped our culture and politics.

Facilitated by Performance Faculty Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin and Librarian for Teaching and Research Services Audrey Welber.

Best of the Movies - Online Event

January 11, and 13, 2022 beginning @ 3:00pm, select from the following films:

1)   Parasite

Kim Ki-teak's family are all unemployed and living in a squalid basement. When his son gets a tutoring job at the lavish home of the Park family, the Kim family's luck changes. One by one they gradually infiltrate the wealthy Park's home, attempting to take over their affluent lifestyle. (2h 12min)

2)   James Bond 007 in No Time to Die

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. (2h 43min)

3)   Star Wars – Phantom Menace

As imminent conflict brews between the powerful Trade Federation and the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi travel to Naboo to warn the Queen of the galactic fallout which is to follow. Eventually, Naboo is invaded forcing the Jedis to evacuate the planet with the Queen and her court. They travel to the desert planet of Tatooine where they meet a slave boy called Anakin Skywalker who is evidently one with the Force. They enlist his help in fighting the war, while the Jedis confront one of the Dark Jedis behind the invasion, Darth Maul, while his master Darth Sidious continues to lead the invasion as a "phantom" behind the scenes.  (2h10min)

• You may select more than one film to view.

Facilitated by Barbara McLaughlin Video Services Supervisor.

Especially for Seniors: Bibliographies and Footnotes Made Simple! - Online Event

Does assembling and managing your bibliographies take hours that you could better spend improving your papers (or binge watching your favorite shows)? This session will show you how Zotero and other related tools can streamline your research and writing process--whether you're a physicist or a philologist! Attendees will learn the three main functions of Zotero: Collecting, organizing, and deploying citations. Approximately half of the session will be devoted to hands-on time where students will be on their way to pain-free footnotes and bibliographies!

Facilitated by Librarian for Teaching and Research Services Audrey Welber.

Financial Literacy Workshop - Waitlisted - Online Event

In this workshop, participants will learn important information about taxes, tips for building credit and maintaining a good credit score, basics of saving and investing, and participate in an interactive exercise to create their own budget. The session will be a combination of lecture-style with presentations, as well as hands-on exercises. 

Facilitated by Finance Research Librarian Bobbi Coffey. 

Forever Wild in the Adirondack Mountains - Waitlisted - Online Event

By using photographs from hiking excursions and imagery from print and online publications in the Princeton University Library’s geosciences collection, this one-hour tour of the Adirondacks will include identification and information on local birds, ferns, moss, waterfowl, fish, trees, lakes, rivers, rock formations, mountains, minerals, environmental issues, and additional natural resources, natural hazards, and regulatory aspects within the Adirondack Park, and how the Adirondacks became "Forever Wild." 

Facilitated by Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian Emily Wild.

Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die: Preserving Your Digital Legacy - Online Event

How do you want to be remembered? Who will tell your story? Digital files are more at risk of being lost than any other format — and sooner than you’d think. Whether you are new to organizing your digital life or a seasoned Marie Kondo with your stuff, knowing where your content lives and how to access it in the far future is important. This session will help you identify and preserve your most important digital records, including your social media feeds (because social media is not an archive!) You will be introduced to the resources and tools available to help you or your organization get started in creating your history and documenting your legacy. This session is designed to help anyone who creates records — whether you’re a student, a student organization, or a faculty or staff member.

Facilitated by Archivist for Student Life Valencia Johnson and Digital Archivist Analise Berdini.

Integrating Preservation into Art Practice - Online Event

Join conservators Gillian Marcus and Bart Devolder as we explore ways to integrate preservation principles into your art practice. This workshop is for anyone who would like to learn more about best practices for selecting stable materials, storing artwork safely, and protecting objects from exposure to extremes in light, temperature, and humidity. 

Topics will include navigating manufacturers’ terminology, understanding art material standards and lightfastness ratings, planning storage and housing, managing the environment, and mitigating issues related to exhibition. Participants will be guided to preservation resources for artists and invited to ask questions about the materials they use in their own practice.

Facilitated by Preventive Conservator Gillian Marcus and Chief Conservator at Princeton University Art Museum Bart J.C. Devolder.

Princeton and Slavery: Reckoning with the University’s Past and Continuing the Investigation - Online Event

The Princeton & Slavery Project changed the University’s understanding of its connections to America’s “peculiar institution” by unearthing and illustrating how the University both profited from and shaped the debate over human enslavement. This session, held in the University Archives, will review the major findings of the project alongside the primary sources that researchers used in their investigation.

Facilitated by University Archivist and Deputy Head of Special Collections Dan Linke, and Editor and Project Manager of the Princeton & Slavery Project Isabela Morales

SPIA 2022 Wintersession Workshops 

The SPIA Undergraduate Program is excited to announce a collaboration with research librarians at Stokes Library to help juniors and seniors with their independent work during the 2022 winter session. Four workshops will be offered virtually where hands-on training will be provided on quantitative data wrangling (cleaning), qualitative methods and analysis. Librarians will provide relevant case studies from the social sciences for participants to work through. Our goal is to help you become competent with these software tools regardless of your current ability, so no prior knowledge is expected, and all are welcome.

Facilitated by the SPIA Undergraduate Program and the Stokes Library

This Sculpture Rocks! - Online Event

In this photographic journey of stone sculptures, Emily will show participants how to use the Library collections to discover the geology sources of the artwork at the Grounds for Sculpture, Princeton University Museum, and other artistic creations around Princeton, New Jersey.

Facilitated by Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian Emily Wild.

When the Cold War was Hot (Section A and Section B) - Waitlisted - In-person

For over 40 years, the United States and the Soviet Union tensely faced off with each other, but never actually went to war. The space race, the arms race with its Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), proxy wars, and cultural competition were all products of the Cold War. The Public Policy Papers at Mudd Manuscript Library holds what one scholar (a Yalie no less!) called “the greatest assembly of Cold War collections outside of the federal government,” and in this session, students will see and hold historically significant original documents documenting the conflict.

Facilitated by University Archivist and Deputy Head of Special Collections Dan Linke, and Public Policy Papers Archivist Will Clements.

Published on November 22, 2021

Compiled by Brandon Johnson, Communications Specialist

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