Ray Siemens on the Digital Social Edition Mon 11/11, 4:15p-5:30p Rooms 9204/9205: Ray Siemens (University of Victoria) on the Digital Social Edition “Building Blocks of the Social Scholarly Edition”: This talk explores elements of the scholarly edition in the context of new and emerging social media from two pertinent perspectives: the first from the …
Text Analysis Methods in Humanities Research Monday, Nov. 11, 6:30-8:30 pm, Room C196.02 This workshop will explore a number of approaches for analyzing text as part of humanities research. Using tools to count word frequency and correlation, topic modeling and sentiment analysis, host and Digital Fellow, Micki Kaufman will review her research and methodology using text …
RefWorks interacts with Microsoft Word to easily manage and enter citations, footnotes, and bibliographies into your papers. Learn how! An introduction for intermediate to advanced. 18 slots only. Wednesday, November 13th, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Room C196.03 RSVP with [email protected]
Zotero Citation Manager training with interest in plug-ins for data-visualization, troubleshooting, and discussion on translators. Come to learn about Zotero as a citation manager, how it can help you manage your science resources, and tips for capturing sources when using unique databases. For intermediate to Advanced. 18 slots only. Wednesday, November 13th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm Room C196.03 …
Planning for Data Management This workshop introduces best practices for managing and preserving your research data, as well as what federal granting agencies (NSF/NIH) are looking for in your data management plan. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/omy6z9k Thursday, Nov. 14, 4.15-5.15
Intro to ArcGIS- This workshop will introduce the ArcMap user interface and the fundamentals of interacting with spatial datasets in ArcGIS mapping software. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/pl5b6yv Thursday, Nov. 14, 6.30-7.30 pm
Katina Rogers on Alt-Academic Careers Mon 11/18, 4:15p-5:30p Rooms 9204/9205: Katina Rogers (Modern Language Association) on Alt-Academic Careers While many graduate programs continue to focus on tenure track placement rates, a growing proportion of humanities scholars are embracing a much broader range of intellectually stimulating careers in, around, and beyond the academy. Focusing both on …
Github for Everyone: Open Source Collaboration and Version Control Beyond Coding Tuesday, Nov. 19, 6:30-8:30 pm, Room C196.02 A workshop covering the basics of using Github for a wide range of digital undertakings, from developing code, to working with datasets, to drafting public policy, and beyond. Learn what makes Github such a powerful tool for both …
New Media Lab General Meeting The New Media Lab holds general meetings that are open to the Graduate Center community in addition to other less formal discussions that focus on individual projects.
Advanced Twitter Wednesday, 11/20, 4-7pm. Register here. Instructor: Sandeep Junnarkar Already have your Twitter handle? Know your way around @ replies and hashtags? Want to start building followers and using Twitter more effectively in your research, scholarship and advocacy? Then this workshop is for you.
