Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing how students learn, research and create. But using AI effectively takes more than knowing which tool to open or what prompt to type. It takes judgment: knowing when to rely on AI, how to evaluate what it produces and how to use it thoughtfully and with integrity.
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This semester’s workshops at the University Libraries offer numerous opportunities to connect with resources to support your teaching, learning, and research needs.
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Arts and Humanities Librarian Kristen Heath has led "Breathe, Reset, Connect with Your Heart" workshops since Fall 2024, connecting with folks across campus and even being invited to different departments for in-person sessions.
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On Tuesday, April 28, the Posner Center for Special Collections was delighted to welcome Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, for the CMU Libraries’ first annual Shakespeare Lecture. At the event, cosponsored by the International Poetry Forum, Armitage read new works drawn from a book that sat on his childhood shelf: "The Ornithology of Shakespeare" by James Edmund Harting.
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More than 60 visitors joined the Libraries Student Advisory Council (LSAC) at their end-of-year showcase on Wednesday, April 22. “Journey to This Spot: Mapping Everyday Life at CMU” celebrated the ways maps and other depictions of spaces tell stories of where people gather, what they do, and how they live, inviting the CMU community to trace paths from dorms to class, see how their peers use spaces in different ways, and see how time of day and changing seasons affect familiar views.
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On Saturday morning of Carnival weekend, the Class of 1966, many of whom graduated from Margaret Morrison Carnegie College (affectionately known as “Maggie Murph”), gathered for a reunion breakfast in the recently renovated Maggie Murph Café in Hunt Library.
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During Spring Carnival, the University Archives hosted a “Buggy to Bots” open house, which showcased Carnegie Mellon University’s history, traditions, and stories that make the CMU community unique. At least 90 people attended the open house, which the university archivists opened early because of how eager attendees were to enter.
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During Spring Carnival, the Posner Center for Special Collections invited members of the CMU community to explore the recently renovated space and experience its inaugural exhibition. The open house highlighted Special Collections as a campus and community resource, both for scholarly research and more spontaneous exploration.
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Four years ago, the University Archives opened its first exhibition in the new gallery space on the first floor of Hunt Library. “Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100+ Years of Buggy” introduced the CMU community to the power of using archival materials to tell stories about the university’s past — and imagine its future.
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CMU’s Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation explores this evolution of human understanding in "To Make a Prairie: Pollination and Human Understanding," running March 17 through June 30. Drawing its title from Emily Dickinson's observation that "To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee," the exhibition reveals how centuries of curiosity, observation, and debate transformed isolated discoveries into scientific consensus.
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