Workshops, Talks, and Trainings

Each semester the Library hosts workshops designed to promote awareness, build skills, and educate the Tulane University community on issues associated with research and learning in the information age. We are committed to creating a welcoming, supportive, and engaging environment for everyone to learn and build research skills. All events are free and open to the greater university community.
 
Have an idea for a workshop or are interested in a collaboration? Email rhorlick@tulane.edu

Visit the events page for a schedule of non-workshop events.

Upcoming Events

Title: Workshop: Audio Editing with Audacity (beginner level)
From: 3:30pm Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
To: 4:20pm Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
Presenter: lisa Hooper
Location: HTML - 602 (seats 18)
Audiences: Faculty / Staff, Graduate Students, Other, Undergraduate Students, Web (homepage Calendar)
Categories: Library Workshops
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

This workshop introduces the essential audio editing functions in Audacity, an open source (a.k.a. free) audio editing tool. Through demonstration and hands-on practice, attendees will learn functions they apply to create quality-sounding audio-based assignments. Functions covered include:

  • adding multiple tracks
  • removing background ambient noise
  • creating fade ins and outs
  • and more

Previous experience not required.

Required:

  • personal laptop with Audacity installed in advance of the workshop
  • if attending in person, headphones

Audacity is an open source software free for anyone to download and install. Audacity is compatible with Windows and MacOS, and Linux operating systems.

**The Zoom link will be provided immediately following registration**

This workshop may be recorded and made available upon request to registered attendees.

Title: Librarianship: A Rewarding Alt-Ac Career
From: 12:30pm Thursday, April 17th, 2025
To: 1:30pm Thursday, April 17th, 2025
Audiences: Faculty / Staff, Graduate Students, Other, Undergraduate Students, Web (homepage Calendar)
Categories: Library Workshops
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

Full Description: Librarianship offers a rewarding and engaging alternate career path for successful scholars who seek to avoid faculty positions in which they serve as low-paid contingent labor with little job security. Join us to find out more about what librarianship can offer to people with postgraduate degrees who seek a fulfilling home elsewhere in academia. Undergraduate students are also welcome!

Requirements: None

This workshop will be: Zoom Only

 

**The Zoom link will be provided immediately following registration**

This workshop may be recorded and made available on the Tulane University Libraries YouTube page