Bibliographic manager: formation of own library and fair use of sources

KPI Library invites students, teachers and all interested KPI researchers to participate in educational online activities «Good Honest Borrowing». 

May 27 15.00 – 16.00 

Theme: Bibliographic manager: the formation of own library and the fair use of sources 

Key aspects: 

• Basics of creating your own library of sources on the example of the tool EndNote 
• Quick citation of sources in the text 
• Automatic generation of a list of bibliographic references according to any of the international styles. 

Register here.

Checking academic texts for signs of plagiarism: online blitz

We invite KPI students and KPI researchers on the 26th of May at 15:30 to ask everything they have wanted for a long time about checking academic texts for signs of plagiarism. 

Namely, get answers within the following topics: 

• Why academic texts are checked; 
• Who checks them and how; 
• Which academic texts are checked in KPI; 
• At what stage the inspection is carried out; 
• Indicators of originality and borrowings; 
• How many quotes can be; 
• Allowed percentage of plagiarism; 
• Who can decide on the presence of plagiarism; 
• What happens after the inspection; 
• Who to contact if you do not agree with the expert opinion. 

The meeting will be held on conditions of prior registration.

A link to the Zoom conference will be sent to your email address on the day of the event.

Taphonologist, science fiction writer, idealist: online lecture of the project «Fantastic course»

The next meeting of the Fantastic Course will take place on the 25th of May at 19:00. Hosts Ievhenia Breznytska and Iryna Filonenko will tell about the life and work of I. Yefremov. 

An outstanding paleontologist and science fiction writer Ivan Antonovych Yefremov – a star of the first magnitude in science fiction, abandoned the tendency to describe interplanetary wars and the destruction of civilizations. He dreamed of a happy bright future for mankind, in which the main driver of progress will not be the perfection of technology, but human evolution. 

His works were called «communist utopia». In addition to short stories and novels, Ivan Yefremov wrote only 4 major novels: «Andromeda Nebula», «Razor Blade», «Bull Hour» and «Thais of Athens», but each of them became an event. It has become, as they now say, «cult» for several generations of readers. 

Adventures of thought – this is how Yefremov formulated his writing credo. He studied the past as a scientist, as a science fiction writer

dreamed of the future and was always convinced that science leads to emptiness, if there are not philosophy and humanity behind it. 

The lecture will take place in Zoom on conditions of prior registration.

A link to the conference will be sent to your email address on the day of the lecture. 

Text borrowings, citations and references in educational and scientific works

KPI Library invites students, teachers and all interested KPI researchers to participate in educational online events «Good Honest Borrowing». 

25th of May 15.00 – 16.00 

Theme: Text borrowings, citations and references in educational and scientific works 

Key aspects: 

• How to borrow from others or plagiarism avoidance strategies 
• How to borrow from yourself 
• General requirements for citing sources registration of bibliographic information in accordance with Ukrainian and international standards 
• Examples of bibliographic descriptions and bibliographic references 
• Services that help to make lists of used sources. 

Register here.

And it’s all about him: Igor Sikorsky

On 25th of May, the whole world celebrates Igor Sikorsky’s birthday. 

The genius aircraft designer was a student of KPI, it was here that he got acquainted with airplanes, made the first project and built the first aircraft. 

We announce the theme of the next lecture in the series of historical studies «Think about it» – «And it’s all about him: Igor Sikorsky». 

A glorious company gathers in the cozy Zoom-space of the KPI Library: local historian Larysa Stepashko, local historian and historian Mykhailo Kalnytsky, author of the children’s book «Igor Sikorsky» Oleg Promakhov, scientists of the State Polytechnic Museum of KPI and specialists of the KPI Library. 

We invite everyone to join the conversation about Igor Ivanovych Sikorsky – his life and creative achievements. 

The meeting will be held on 24th of May, 2021, on conditions of prior registration.

From the traditional garment to the identity marker

20th of May is the 15th anniversary of celebration of Vyshyvanka Day.

For Ukrainians, an embroidered shirt is a talisman and a link between generations. 

For the Vyshyvanka Day we have a wonderful gift for everyone. The KPI Library together with the Department of Ukrainian language, literature and culture invited to give a lecture Volodymyr Shchybria, candidate of historical sciences, director of Folklore and ethnography center of Philology institute of the Taras Shevchenko National University, assistant of Folklore studies department.

On the 10th of May at 14:15 we will talk about the history of vyshyvanka, embroidery techniques, traditional ornaments and features of the cut of the Ukrainian embroidered shirt.

The lecture will take place on the zoom platform subject to prior registration. 

A link to the conference will be sent to your e-mail on the day of the lecture.

Tea culture of Japan

Tea club meetings continue in the KPI Library.

In fact, there are so many topics to discuss! Tea is such a thing that you can drink and talk about it endlessly. 

For example – «tea» traditions of different countries… We have already heard the story of Chinese tea and tea rituals in this country. Now it’s time to learn about the Japanese tea ceremony and, in general, the place of tea in the life of the Japanese.

So on the 20th of May Tetiana Kulkova from the Ukrainian-Japanese Center will tell about Japanese tea culture. The meeting starts at 19:00.

We invite everyone!

To participate please register via the link.

Link to the conference in Zoom will be sent to your email on the day of the event.

Archeoastronomy

On the 15th of May two dates are celebrated in Ukraine: International Astronomy Day and Science Day in Ukraine.

That is why KPI Library invited an astronomer and scientist, and a good friend of the Library Juliana Kuznetsova.

So we will talk about the young science ARCHEOASTRONOMY.

The subject of its study is the astronomical ideas of ancient people, the search and study of ancient megalithic observatories, ancient calendars and the restoration of astronomical observations (drawings on rocks, in caves, etc.).

At the online meeting we will get answers to many interesting questions, in particular:

• When did people become interested in the sky and observe the celestial bodies?
• What methods and tools were used for this?
• What practical use did ancient people receive from astronomical observations?
• Since when can we assume that astronomy has become a science?
• How long ago did one of the first solar-lunar observatories, such as Stonehenge, appear?
• Who created the geoglyphs of the Nazca Desert and why?

Lecture will be held on the 14th of May at 19:00 on conditions of prior registration.

GoodIntegrity: values in everyday actions

We invite you to join the open dialogue «GoodIntegrity: values in everyday actions».

On the 18th of May first open discussion will be held in the students space on the theme of academic integrity in everyday university life.

The event is conducted commonly by the Department for Student Affairs, Library, Students Council, Professional Committee and Igor Sikorsky KPI Scientific society of students, graduate students, doctoral students and young scientists.

Academic integrity is one of the main values to which the attention of the entire educational space is directed. Copywriting and biased assessment are serious and pressing issues that cause a lot of controversy and disagreement, both among students and teachers. That is why we want to thoroughly discuss these issues and work together to find ways to solve them.

The aim of our event is:

• Discussion of the implementation of the principles of academic integrity among students;
• Open and honest discussion with students about writing and biased assessment;
• Finding ways to overcome the challenges of higher educational institutions on the formation and keeping of the principles of academic integrity in the educational environment.

Registration by the link.

After registration you will receive confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the meeting.

Lithographed textbooks

Dear friends and users of the library! We continue to get acquainted with the treasures of the university library. 

The next meeting will be devoted to a special type of textbooks – lithographed textbooks. Lithography is a separate type of graphic art, when the image is created by applying a layer of ink on paper from a printing plate under strong pressure. This way you can make prints of works of art, but not only: you can also print manuscripts. 

That is what we have in our collection: the lithographed lecture notes. This is a fairly large collection of publications – more than 150. Let’s talk about them… And we will find out which of the teachers of Kyiv Polytechnic published such works at their own expense, how they were designed outside and inside, how different marginals (inscriptions, marks, stamps, etc.) can tell we have an interesting story…

We are waiting for you on the 12th of May at 19:00 at the lecture «Lithographed textbooks». To participate please register via the link.