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Comics in GovDocs Collections: April 22-May 31

New Exhibit - Zoroastrianism at a Glance: History, Faith & Culture

April 22 - Earth Day - Seed Ball Making Ed

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Fondren Library Signs New Agreement with Taylor & Francis

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Patent Searching, Part I

Patent/Trademark Searching Patents/Trademarks

Wed May 14, 11:30am - 1pm

Introduction to Zotero: Collect, Organize, and Cite Research

Digital Media Commons (DMC) Workshop Research

Thu May 15, 11am - 12pm

Getting Started with ArcGIS Boot Camp

GIS/Data Center (GDC) Short Course Getting Started with ArcGIS Series

Tue May 20, 1 - 4pm

Patent Process Basics

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Wed May 21, 11:30am - 12:45pm

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