Tuesday, November 26, 2024 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Introduction to GIS: Using ArcGIS for Research
Date: Tuesday November 26, 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, 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
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
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!
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 — 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Join us for the next installment of Anti-Racism Reads, which will feature a discussion with the author of the book Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces.
Thursday, March 21, 2024 — 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Day: Thursday March 21
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Teams (online)
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Day: Wednesday March 20
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: Teams (online)
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 — 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Presented by: Brie McConnell and Caitlin Carter
Day: Tuesday March 19, 2024
Where: Davis Centre Library, DC 1568
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Are you planning to publish a systematic review? Or considering incorporating a scoping review in your thesis? The Systematic and Scoping Review Workshop series will provide you with foundational knowledge to help prepare and plan the methodologies used in these types of knowledge synthesis projects.
