The practicum is a day-long (9am to 4:30pm) event that takes place on a Friday. at Baruch Newman Library, 151 East 25th Street. For more information, go here: http://guides.newman.baruch.cuny.edu/gis/gisprac Participants will: Add data to GIS software and navigate a GIS interface Perform basic geoprocessing operations for preparing vector GIS data Convert text-based data to a GIS …

Is your virtual desktop in need of some spring cleaning? Join us for a hands-on introduction to Digital Tools for Managing Your Research and take control of your workspace. This workshop will provide an overview of (mostly) free and open source software that can help you streamline your research workflows and make sure you can …

Wikipedia-edit-a-thon: Art+Feminism | February 25, 6:30 to 8:30| Sign In Room 4108 beginning at 5:30  | Coordinator: Michael Mandiberg Art+Feminism is pleased to announce Train the Trainer, a series of workshops in advance of the second annual international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We will provide tutorials for both the beginner Wikipedian and the more experienced editor. Learn the bestpractices on writing …

Due to the popularity of our 2/19 Python workshop, we have decided to offer the same workshop again for those who were not able to register in time.  Intro to Programming with Python Thursday, February 26th 2014 – 6:30-8:00pm; Room 6418 This workshop introduces the fundamentals of programming using Python, a language popular in both academia and the commercial …

Introduction to Data Visualization | Monday March 2, 4:15 to 6:15 | Room TBD | Michael Mandiberg This workshop will introduce participants to basic concepts and tools in data visualization for the humanities and social sciences. Beginning with a definition of data visualization and information design, we will explore key examples including basic line graphs and complex interactive …

So You Wanna Make a Mobile App? Know Your Options | March 4, 4:15 to 6:15 | Computer Lab C196.03 | Joe Kirchhof This workshop will provide an overview of options for creating mobile apps.  We will focus on the range of tools for building cross-platform HTML5 applications, but we will also address native apps for iOS …

Data for Social Research, Part 1: Finding Data March 4 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Data for Social Research Workshop Series The Graduate Center Library offers a series of workshops on data mapping and GIS sources. Part 1: Finding Data March 4th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm The first in the series, Finding Data emphasizes sources …

March 10: Mapping the Futures of Higher Education, Open Class Session, 4:15-6:15pm, The Graduate Center, CUNY, Room 9206 Please visit the Futures Initiative website for more information.

Github is the most commonly used version control and collaboration software. Structured collaboration is a necessity for correcting others work on large projects. In this workshop we will cover commits, branching and pull requests. The workshop project will be to add a photo of yourself to a the tutorial repository. You must bring a laptop that on which you can …

Omeka| March 11, 4:15 to 6:15 | Room TBD |Pamela Thielman This workshop will introduce the web-publishing platform Omeka. Omeka allows you to build and organize collections containing a variety of media objects in ways that have applications for personal research and teaching. This workshop will cover the basic differences between self-hosted and Omeka-hosted sites …

Data for Social Research, Part 2: Analyzing and Visualizing Data March 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Data for Social Research Workshop Series The Graduate Center Library offers a series of workshops on data mapping and GIS sources. Part 1: Finding Data March 4th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm The first in the series, Finding Data …

WordPress 1: Establishing a Digital Academic Identity The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize participants with the WordPress platform while creating a digital academic identity on the CUNY Commons.  We will focus on the main design and content components of a WordPress site, including theme editing, managing content, custom menus and image use*.  We will create …

Data for Social Research, Part 3: Mapping Data March 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Data for Social Research Workshop Series The Graduate Center Library offers a series of workshops on data mapping and GIS sources. Part 1: Finding Data March 4th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm The first in the series, Finding Data emphasizes sources …

In this workshop, you will learn more about developing and customizing your WordPress site. If you have some knowledge of WordPress (i.e., you can make a page and a post and have used the dashboard), but you want to add some more structure or functionality, this workshop is for you. By taking this workshop, you …

DATE CHANGE: This workshop will now be offered on Tuesday, March 31st. In this workshop, we will be using R and various databases to manage data.  This is a common academic task. We will also cover how to get data out of proprietary formats like Excel, SAS, SPSS and ArcGis. We will also cover confidentiality and encryption.  You …

Intermediate Python | Wednesday, April 1, 4:15 to 6:15pm | Room TBD | Ian Phillips This workshop will build on the Fall 2014 Intro to Python workshop. Participants will have an opportunity to continue building their coding skills with more complex exercises. Experience with Python is not required but some familiarity with  basic coding will be helpful. …

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? Please visit the Library's website for more information.