Events - 2024

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 — 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM EST

Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024
Time: 1:30 – 2:20 p.m. 
Location: Dana Porter Library, Room 323 
Facilitator: Alex Smith 

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.  

By the end of this workshop, participants will have: 

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 — 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM EST

Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024
Time: 1:30 – 2:20 p.m. 
Location: Dana Porter Library, Room 329 
Facilitator: Chris Hewitt 

Discover how to harness the power of GeoAI to revolutionize your spatial analysis tasks! 

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST

Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024 

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. 

The Library’s Geospatial Centre, Environment Technology & Instructional Support (ETIS), and the Waterloo Association of Geography Students (WAGS) have partnered to host an afternoon of learning. 

Schedule of Events 

1 - 3:30 p.m.  

  • Geospatial Centre welcome and networking

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 — 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST

When: Tuesday November 19, 2024 
Time: 12 – 2 p.m. 
Where: Davis Centre Library, Silent Study Room 

Join the Library for an opportunity to connect with others in the UWaterloo community!  

Living ‘books’ 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.  

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Digital Tools and Methods: An Introduction to Data Cleanup    

Date: November 19, 2024 

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.   

Location: Zoom 

Thursday, November 14, 2024 — 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EST

Curious about Special Collections & Archives (SCA)? If you’ve never had an opportunity to visit SCA on the first floor of Dana Porter Library, now is your chance!  

Drop in to chat with staff; stay for a hot beverage and listen to music on SCA’s 1921 gramophone. All are welcome! 

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     

Date: November 12 

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.  

Location: Zoom 

Thursday, November 7, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Digital Tools and Methods: An Introduction to Web Scraping    

Date: November 7, 2024 

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.   

Location: Zoom 

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    

Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024 

Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.   

Location: Davis Centre Library, room 1568

Facilitator: Caitlin Carter, liaison librarian 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT

Introduction to GIS: Using ArcGIS for Research

Date: Tuesday October 29, 2024

Time: 2 – 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   

Date: October 29 

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.  

Location: Zoom 

Thursday, October 24, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Open Access Week: Publishing Open Access (for free!) as a STEM Scholar    

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    

Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024

Time: 2 – 3 p.m.

Location: Dana Porter Library Computer Lab (Room 329)

Facilitators: Mary Ochana and 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    

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    

Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024

Time: 10:30 – 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 – 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    

Date: Monday October 21, 2024 

Time: 2 - 3 p.m.  

Location: Teams 

Facilitators: Lauren Byl and Farzaneh Keramati

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 — 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT

Systematic Reviews for the Environmental Sciences    

Date: Wednesday October 9 

Time: 1 - 3 p.m.  

Location: Teams 

Take your literature review one step further!  

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.   

Thursday, October 3, 2024 — 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT

When: Thursday October 3, 2024 
Time: 6 – 7:00 p.m. EST 
Where: 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 Waterloo's U&AI Lab, Lai-Tze Fan. 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT

Join us for the next installment of Anti-Racism Reads, which will feature a discussion of the book Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education by Jo Chrona. 

[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: Jo Chrona

Thursday, September 26, 2024 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Title: Data Journeys: Organizing and Optimizing Your Research Data   

Date: September 26 

Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.  

Location: Zoom 

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.  

By the end of this workshop, participants will have: 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 — 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
pride zines

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Time: 4:30 – 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!

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