Beginner’s Guide to Web Scarping

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If you're thinking of using web scraping for your project, this workshop may be for you. In this beginner workshop, we will be discussing some of the common practices and …

Geoprocessing tools with QGIS

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This workshop is intended to build up on an initial knowledge on the software QGIS. We will cover how to perform operations with vector and raster files within the QGIS environment. Operations with vector will consist of clipping, masking, intersecting, merging and buffering points, lines and polygons, in order to extract additional information from the …

Geoprocessing tools with QGIS

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This workshop is intended to build up on an initial knowledge on the software QGIS. We will cover how to perform operations with vector and raster files within the QGIS environment. Operations with vector will consist of clipping, masking, intersecting, merging and buffering points, lines and polygons, in order to extract additional information from the …

Tools for DH

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With the remarkable array of digital tools available, it can be difficult to determine which ones you’ll really need, particularly when you're in the research stage. Perhaps you only vaguely understand what "digital humanities" is. This workshop will give an overview of digital humanities methods and introduce a variety of tools for different kinds of …

[Rescheduled] An Absolute Beginner’s Introduction to Programming

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**THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 9/30 AT 2PM** Python is a programming language that can be used for a wide range of tasks inside and outside of the academic world. It is vastly used for Digital Humanities, collecting and analyzing data in a variety of formats, building web applications, and much more. It is …

Library Workshop: Introduction to SPSS

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.

Put it on the Web: An Intro to HTML and CSS

HTML and CSS are languages that form the structure and styling of a website. In this workshop, intended for beginning coders, you will learn the basic syntax of both languages and practice using a text editor (Visual Studio Code) to create a mock website page. No previous experience is required! This workshop will act as …

Event Series Introduction to Python [Fall Python Series]

Introduction to Python [Fall Python Series]

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Fall Python Series: An Exploration of Research Tools for Beginners   Join GCDI for a fall Python series exploring various research methods and tools. We will begin by introducing the programming language Python and then continue by practicing and building out core skills through various practical applications, including text analysis with NLTK, data analysis with …

R You Ready? Beginning Your Research with R

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R is a versatile programming language, best suited for a variety of data science needs. Whether you need to run some statistical analyses, create publication-worthy data visualizations, or even publish a website, R has a multitude of tools to help you get what you need done. This workshop is intended to get interested users up …

Discover the Facts: Data Analysis in R

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In this hands-on workshop, we will learn the basics of data exploration, analysis and visualization with R. We will introduce and work with the Tidyverse series of library and R Studio, tools that have become the standard for data analysis with R. Some introductory R knowledge is necessary, since we will not have time to …