Library Workshop: Intro to Archival Research

Room C196.05 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

NYC Archives Week – Intro to Archival Research Workshop October 7 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm A workshop on the basics of Archival Research. Possible topics covered will include: Overview of Archival Research Examples of Research Projects using Archival Materials Before entering the Archive (How to Prepare) Components of Archival Collections Considerations for Archival materials Entering …

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Digital Fellows Workshop: WordPress 1 (beginner)

Room C196.02 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

This semester, the Digital Fellows at the Graduate Center are offering free workshops for all students and faculty. These workshops will go beyond introducing you to software and websites; we’ll be suggesting new, digital solutions to ongoing research problems. Please join us for our latest workshops of the Fall 2014 term: WordPress 1: Establishing a Digital …

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Library Workshop: Introduction to SPSS

Room C196.03 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Introduction to SPSS – 6:30pm October 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm This class will give a general overview of the SPSS statistical package: What is it? What can it do? What do you need to know to get started? This workshop is part of a series of data-focused workshops taught by Graduate Center Adjunct Librarian Margaret …

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New Media Lab General Meeting

Room 7388.01, New Media Lab, @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

We hold general meetings that are open to the Graduate Center community in addition to other less formal discussions that focus on individual projects. Fall 2014 Meeting Schedule: Wednesday, September 10, 12:30 – 2:00 Presented: Bijan Kimiagar, “Organizing Ourselves” Thursday, October 9, 12:30 – 2:00 Presenting: Johnathan Thayer, “Mapping New York City’s Sailortown” Friday, November 7, 12:30 …

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Digital Fellows Workshop: Intro to DHBox

Room C196.02 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

This semester, the Digital Fellows at the Graduate Center are offering free workshops for all students and faculty. These workshops will go beyond introducing you to software and websites; we’ll be suggesting new, digital solutions to ongoing research problems. Please join us for our latest workshops of the Fall 2014 term: Intro to DHBox This workshop focuses …

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ITP Workshop: HTML/ CSS Basics

Room C196.03 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

This workshop is being offered by the Interactive Technology & Pedagogy Certificate Program (ITP); space is limited and registration will prioritize ITP students. HTML/ CSS Basics | October 10, Friday 2-4| Computer Lab C196.03 | Jared Pike HTML/CSS will cover the basics of writing HTML code and styling it with CSS. Participants will create a simple …

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What Is a Dissertation? New Models, New Methods, New Media

Room 4406 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

What Is a Dissertation? New Models, New Methods, New Media October 10th, 4 pm, English Department Lounge (room 4406), The Graduate Center, CUNY Chair: Cathy N. Davidson, Distinguished Professor and Director, Futures Initiative and HASTAC@CUNY Panelists: Jade E. Davis, Communications, University of North Carolina Dwayne Dixon, Anthropology, Duke University Gregory T. Donovan, Communication and Media …

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Library Workshop: Data for Social Research 1

Room C196.03 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Data for Social Research 1: Finding Data – 6:30pm October 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Data for Social Research Part 1: Finding Data  October 15th, 2014, 6:30 – 8:00pm Location: C196.03 The Graduate Center Library offers a series of workshops on data mapping and GIS sources. The first in the series, Finding Data introduces sources of data (demographic, …

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Destruction and Documentation: Saving Syria’s Cultural Heritage

C198 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

Destruction and Documentation: Saving Syria’s Cultural Heritage Lecture Oct 15, 2014, 6:30 pm Room C198 Bernard Gagnon: View of Apamea, Syria. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Since 2011, Syria has been mired in war and destruction. The country’s cultural patrimony has been ruined and is likely to be obliterated. Join Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis as she introduces Manar al-Athar, an open access …

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Digital Fellows Workshop: Intro to Programming with Python

Room C196.02 @ The GC 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

This semester, the Digital Fellows at the Graduate Center are offering free workshops for all students and faculty. These workshops will go beyond introducing you to software and websites; we’ll be suggesting new, digital solutions to ongoing research problems. Please join us for our latest workshops of the Fall 2014 term: Intro to Programming with Python  This …

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