Date: September 30 2025 Presenter: Alexandra Wong Drop-in and discover how different video games use data and data visualization to aid game play and tell stories. Participants will explore various types of data visualizations, from mini-maps to energy bars, and aspects of data design like colour choices and size, to better understand how these small features […]
October 1 2025 TIFU (Today I F’ed Up) by losing a ton of data for my research – Have you ever seen a description like this on Reddit? Are your desktop and downloads folders a jumble of files named Data-finalFINAL-USETHISONE? Is all of your lab’s data stored on a single drive located conveniently under a sprinkler […]
Date: October 1 2025 Instructor: Kendra Oudyk Learn the basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely used version control software that tracks changes to a group of files, referred to as a repository. GitHub is a popular website for hosting and sharing Git repositories, making it easier to collaborate and share your […]
Date: October 1 2025 Instructors: Eugene Barsky, Vanessa Choy Workshop: Optimize Directory Structures for Research Data This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, focuses on strategies for organizing research data using clear and logical directory structures. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and staff, the session helps participants manage files more effectively […]
Citations and referencing giving you headaches? Zotero will help you save and organize your references while you’re searching and will format citations and reference lists in hundreds of different citation styles. In this workshop we will show you how to set up your free account and get started with Zotero. This workshop will be held […]
Date: October 3 2025 Presenter: Jacob Turola Participants work on techniques that make their expensive games more affordable and create unique twists on classics like Catan, Chess, Monopoly, Warhammer, Battletech and many more. You’ll see demonstrations of designing and creating custom game pieces, followed by post-processing and painting techniques to achieve high-quality finishes. These methods enhance […]
Les humanités numériques réfèrent à l’utilisation d’outils et de pratiques numériques dans les sphères des sciences humaines et sociales et des arts et lettres. Le numérique peut intervenir à différents moments d’une recherche en sciences humaines et sociales et en arts et lettres, et ce, peu importe la nature et la portée du projet. Cette […]
October 8 2025 Presenter: Alexandra Wong This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the basics of Microsoft PowerBI, a widely used data analytics and visualization tool. Participants will learn the fundamentals of PowerBI, including how to import and transform data. By the end of the workshop, participants will have created their own interactive dashboards, which can […]
Date: October 8 2025 Whether you regularly engage with visual generative AI or are just dipping your toe into these waters, this workshop focuses on recognizing sources of image biases and its impacts and implications as artificial images become increasingly sophisticated and ubiquitous. Applying a combined historical and ethics lens, workshop participants will have the […]
Date: October 8 2025 Instructor: Kendra Oudyk Learn the basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely used version control software that tracks changes to a group of files, referred to as a repository. GitHub is a popular website for hosting and sharing Git repositories, making it easier to collaborate and share your […]
Date: October 8 2025 Presenter: Cora Coady Researching Indigenous topics is undeniably complex. Indigenous knowledges are deeply rooted in community but identifying authentic Indigenous voices in academia among numerous colonial narratives can be a daunting task. Processing this material can take an emotional toll. By learning how to navigate these resources thoughtfully, you can respectfully and […]
On vous a sûrement déjà dit que pour limiter les erreurs des IA génératives et pour s’assurer qu’une machine rende les bonnes informations, il fallait passer par un RAG. Mais qu’est-ce qu’un RAG et comment est-ce que ça fontionne exactement ? Dans cet atelier vous apprendrez à disséquer un outil de recherche d’information associé à […]
Date: October 14 2025 Researching Indigenous topics is undeniably complex. Indigenous knowledges are deeply rooted in community but identifying authentic Indigenous voices in academia among numerous colonial narratives can be a daunting task. Processing this material can take an emotional toll. By learning how to navigate these resources thoughtfully, you can respectfully and ethically incorporate […]
Date: October 14 2025 Have you ever gathered hundreds, thousands, or even millions of images from social media or the web, only to feel overwhelmed? In this workshop, you’ll learn strategies to create juxtas, a form of digital collage, that help you visually explore, reflect on, and gain a macroscopic perspective on your collection. Nick […]
Date: October 15 2025 Presenter: Jacob Turola Participants will get to make their own circuits and code by trying out Arduino control boards for the first time! Sensors and boards will be provided, alongside wires and other peripherals. This is an entry level orientation to get you started and show you what is available! No experience […]
Date: October 15 2025 Instructors: Eugene Barsky, Vanessa Choy Workshop: Creating a Data Dictionary for Research Projects This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, introduces the purpose and structure of a data dictionary to support clear, consistent, and reusable research data. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and staff, the session emphasizes […]
Date: October 15 2025 Instructor: Kendra Oudyk This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a computer. Most of the time we click on things and select options with a cursor through a graphical […]
Date: October 15 2026 Cette séance d’introduction pratique explore comment les marathons d’édition Wikipédia peuvent devenir des leviers puissants pour créer des communautés et promouvoir l’équité des savoirs. La séance démystifiera le processus de contribution à Wikipédia tout en soulignant son importance — notamment pour mieux représenter les groupes marginalisés. Nous aborderons la valeur du […]
Date: October 16 2025 Do you have a lot of oral histories, interviews, podcast episodes, or other audio or video material you need to transcribe? Have you heard of Whisper and not sure how or what it is? In this workshop you will get an overview and walkthrough of generating transcripts with Whisper. Nick Ruest is […]
Date: October 21 2025 Instructor: Reg Beatty Early digital type designers were challenged by having a limited grid of pixels to create their letterforms for computers, handheld devices, video and arcade games. These blocky fonts were one of the distinguishing features of the 70s through the 90s and are mostly used today for a retro […]
Date: October 21 2025 The ability to effectively track and express your research impact is an essential skill for today’s researchers. Profile tools like ORCID, Google Scholar, and McMaster Experts provide a valuable space to showcase your research outputs (from publications to datasets to creative works) and enable efficient workflows for demonstrating your impact. This […]
Date: October 21 2025 Presenter: Jacob Turola This session introduces participants to a blend of traditional and modern methods including 3D printing and laser cutting. Participants will see examples of suitable materials and get live demonstrations of our makerspace equipment. They will also be guided on selecting and attaching fittings and hooks. In a hands-on project, […]
Date: October 21 2025 Presenter: Sophie Bury, Ted Belke Are you exploring and building your knowledge of generative AI tools? Are you interested in using them for research purposes? Do you find it confusing to determine when AI-based tools are useful and appropriate for conducting research for assignments and projects for courses? In this workshop, designed […]
Date: October 22 2025 Presenter: Alexandra Wong and Rosa Orlandini An important part of working with any data is properly preparing and cleaning your data, whether you have conducted a survey or have found secondary data! If you also find cleaning your data to correct errors or make formatting consistent to be a tedious and time-consuming […]
Date: October 23 2025 Instructor: Lily Crandall-Oral This intermediate-level workshop is meant to extend basic knowledge of QGIS by exploring common plugins. Familiarity of the QGIS is therefore a prerequisite. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to use plugins to Familiarity with GIS is prerequisite for this workshop. This workshop is […]
Date: October 23 2025 Want more control over how your documents look and function? LaTeX is an open-source typesetting system used to create clean, consistent, and professional documents. It’s especially helpful for working with complex formatting, citations, or mathematical content, and it’s a powerful tool for writing reports, articles, and long-form texts in any discipline. […]
Date: October 24 2025 Instructor: Reg Beatty Join Reg in this two hour hands-on workshop on how to design a bitmapped font using BitFontMaker2. We’ll talk about the rudiments of type design, the specifics of pixel fonts, and how to publish and use your new font.
Date: October 28 2025 Presenter: Rosa Orlandini & Alexandra Wong Do you need to find published data to use in your research projects or assignments, and you don’t know where to start? We can help! This practical workshop will be conducted by members of the York University Libraries’ Data Services Team. It will introduce various sources […]
Date: October 28 2025 Presenter: Sophie Bury, Ted Belke In the second part of our two-part series, we will cover AI-integrated research discovery and workflow tools. This sub-category of AI tools is growing exponentially in number and can be a valuable addition to any serious researcher’s toolkit. Promoting research effectiveness and workflows, leveraged by AI models […]
Date: October 29 2025 Instructors: Eugene Barsky, Vanessa Choy Workshop: File Naming Best Practices for Research Data This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, introduces strategies for consistent and meaningful file naming to support better research organization, collaboration, and long-term data reuse. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and staff, this session […]
Date: October 29 2025 Instructor: Kendra Oudyk This workshop is meant to give you the skills to create and publish a static website using Jekyll and GitHub Pages. We’ll explore the default Jekyll installation setup and walk through the steps to publish a basic web site. We’ll cover the basic building blocks of Jekyll sites and discuss best […]