Wednesday, November 20, 2024 — 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM EST
Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024
Time: 1:30 鈥� 2:20 p.m.听
Location: Dana Porter Library, Room 323听
Facilitator: Alex Smith听
Google Colab with the GeoPandas Python package is an effective platform for GIS analysis. This introductory workshop, a combination of presentation, demonstration, and question & answer session, will showcase how users can load, project, query and visualize GIS data through graphs and maps.听听
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:听
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 — 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM EST
Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024
Time: 1:30 鈥� 2:20 p.m.听
Location: Dana Porter Library, Room 329听
Facilitator: Chris Hewitt听
Discover how to harness the power of GeoAI to revolutionize your spatial analysis tasks!听
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024听
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day is a day to share how GIS technology supports research, informs decision-making and creates a positive impact around the world.听
The Library鈥檚 Geospatial Centre, Environment Technology & Instructional Support (ETIS), and the 蓝莓视频 Association of Geography Students (WAGS) have partnered to host an afternoon of learning.听
Schedule of Events听
1 - 3:30听p.m.听听
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Geospatial Centre welcome and networking
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 — 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
When: Tuesday November 19, 2024听
Time: 12 鈥� 2 p.m.听
Where: Davis Centre Library, Silent Study Room听
Join the Library for an opportunity to connect with others in the U蓝莓视频 community!听听
Living 鈥榖ooks鈥� will be sharing their unique set of life experiences, stories and knowledge during 25-minute one-on-one conversations that challenge stereotypes and promote understanding.听听
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Digital Tools and Methods: An Introduction to Data Cleanup听听听听
Date: November 19, 2024听
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.听听听
Location:听窜辞辞尘听
Thursday, November 14, 2024 — 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EST
Curious about Special Collections & Archives (SCA)? If you鈥檝e never had an opportunity to visit SCA on the first floor of Dana Porter Library, now is your chance!听听
Drop in to chat with staff; stay for a hot beverage and listen to music on SCA鈥檚 1921 gramophone. All are welcome!听
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Systematic and Scoping Review Series: Systematic Screening using Covidence and Zotero
Date: Wednesday November 13, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Davis Centre Library, room 1568
Facilitator: Brie McConnell, liaison librarian
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Data Journeys: Sustaining Digital Futures, Planning for the End of Your Digital project听听听听听
Date: November 12听
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.听听
Location: Zoom听
Thursday, November 7, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Digital Tools and Methods: An Introduction to Web Scraping听听听听
Date: November 7, 2024听
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.听听听
Location:听窜辞辞尘听
Learn the basics of obtaining data from the web using a browser plugin. In this workshop, a combination of presentation, hands-on demonstration and question & answer period, web scraping will be explored within the broader context of gathering data to answer a research question. No prior coding knowledge or web scraping skills are required to participate.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Systematic and Scoping Review Series: Systematic Search Methods
Date: Tuesday November 5, 2024
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: Davis Centre Library, room 1568
Facilitator: Jackie Stapleton, liaison librarian
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Systematic and Scoping Review Series: Systematic and Scoping Review Methods听听听听
Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024听
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.听听听
Location:听Davis Centre Library, room 1568
Facilitator: Caitlin Carter, liaison librarian听
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Introduction to GIS: Using ArcGIS for Research
Date:听Tuesday October 29, 2024
Time: 2 鈥� 3 p.m.
Location: Dana Porter Library Computer Lab (Room 329)
Facilitators: Markus Wieland and Eva Dodsworth
GIS is a multi-disciplinary tool that is widely used across campus. Join this one-hour session to learn how you can incorporate GIS in your research, coursework and thesis.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Data Journeys: Data Foundations, A Beginner's Guide to Understanding and Using Data听听听
Date: October 29听
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.听听
Location: Zoom听
Thursday, October 24, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Open Access Week: Publishing Open Access (for free!) as a STEM Scholar听听听听
Date: Thursday October 24, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Teams
Facilitator: Priscilla Carmini and Lauren Byl
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Open Access Week: Claim your research identity with ORCID听听听听
Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024
Time: 2 鈥� 3 p.m.
Location: Dana Porter Library Computer Lab (Room 329)
Facilitators: Mary Ochana and听Tashayla Gouthro
Are you a graduate student looking to establish your research identity?
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Open Access Week: Publishing Open Access (for free!) as a Humanities Scholar听听听听
Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Teams
Facilitator: Priscilla Carmini and Lauren Byl
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 — 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Open Access Week: Increasing Research Impact and Academic Prestige through Open Access Publishing听听听听
Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024
Time: 10:30 鈥� 11:30 a.m.
Location: Dana Porter Library Computer Lab (LIB 329)
Facilitator: Laura Bredahl
Are you a researcher with questions about the citation impact of Open Access (OA) publishing?
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 — 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Open Access Week: Reproducibility and Replicability in Research
Date: Tuesday October 22, 2024
Time: 10 鈥� 11 a.m.
Location: Teams
Facilitator: Anneliese Eber
Monday, October 21, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Open Access Week: Predatory Publishing: How to Select a Journal and Avoid Bad Publishers听听听听
Date: Monday October 21, 2024听
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.听听
Location:听Teams听
Facilitators: Lauren Byl and听Farzaneh Keramati
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Systematic Reviews for the Environmental Sciences听听听听
Date: Wednesday October 9听
Time: 1听- 3 p.m.听听
Location:听Teams听
Take your literature review one step further!听听
Geared towards graduate students in the environmental sciences who wish to conduct a systematic review for either a thesis, coursework or journal publication, this workshop will outline systematic review methods and search strategy development through a combination of presentation and interactive activities.听听听
Thursday, October 3, 2024 — 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
When: Thursday October 3, 2024听
Time:听6 鈥� 7:00 p.m. EST听
Where:听Online via Teams
A panel discussion hosted by the University Librarian, Beth Sandore Namachchivaya, featuring librarians Brie McConnell and Kate Mercer, and associate professor and director of 蓝莓视频's U&AI Lab, Lai-Tze Fan.听
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Join us for the next installment of听Anti-Racism Reads,听which will feature a discussion of the book Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education by Jo Chrona.听
[All available free copies have been given out] We have copies of this book available at no cost to reduce barriers to participation. Please indicate when you register if you would like a copy.
Event details:
Author:听Jo Chrona
Thursday, September 26, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Title: Data Journeys: Organizing and Optimizing Your Research Data听听听
Date: September 26听
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.听听
Location: Zoom听
Learn how to organize and optimize your research data! This workshop, a combination of presentation and question and answer period, will introduce the basics of research data management with a particular focus on best practices for managing research data.听听
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:听
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 — 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Time: 4:30 鈥� 6 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
Monday, June 10, 2024 — 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Date: Monday, June 10, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Teams
In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, join Kevin George, Associate Director, Indigenous Initiatives, Library for an informative talk about smudging.
Join us online for a presentation that will provide learning about the spirit, meaning and need for a smudge-friendly campus.
We are pleased to be taking registration to facilitate virtual attendance. We look forward to seeing you!
