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SUMMARY:Rethinking “Good” Data: Power\, Vulnerability\, and Queer Data Care
DESCRIPTION:Date: February 9 2026 \n\n\n\nData is never truly neutral. It is imagined\, created\, managed\, and archived through the perspectives\, values\, and lived experiences of those who produce it. This workshop introduces queer data care\, a feminist framework that challenges conventional understandings of “good” or “gold standard” research (Compton\, 2018) and invites more ethical\, accountable\, and justice-oriented approaches to working with data. Together\, we will explore how data practices are shaped by\, and can reinforce\, existing power structures. We will then examine alternative strategies for collecting\, maintaining\, and sharing data that center care\, collaboration\, and community. \n\n\n\nGuided by questions such as: How is data maintained? Who controls access? Who is most at-risk during data collection? And how can we collect data that more effectively serves marginalized communities while remaining attentive to the ways data collection can also heighten their vulnerability? —this workshop will guide participants through a reflection on and reimagining of data practices through case studies. \n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, we will: \n\n\n\n\nAnalyze how social\, political\, and disciplinary contexts might shape data practices\n\n\n\nIdentify how data practices can reinforce or resist structural power dynamics\, particularly in relation to marginalized communities.\n\n\n\nDevelop ethical\, accountable\, and community-centered approaches to data collection\, maintenance\, and access.\n\n\n\nApply these methods and principles to your own research projects\, and/or case studies.\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is for anyone interested in thinking differently about data\, such as graduate students\, librarians\, community researchers\, data professionals\, and others engaged in research\, advocacy\, or knowledge production. No formal experience with data is required. We all generate and interact with data in our everyday lives! \n\n\n\nDetails: Any preparatory work for the session can be found on its information page. This virtual workshop will be recorded and shared on the same page\, and discoverable via the Sherman Centre’s Online Learning Catalogue. \n\n\n\nFacilitator Bio:  \n\n\n\nAlexis-Carlota Cochrane (she/they) is the Digital Scholarship Coordinator at the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship. In her role\, she connects students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members to resources\, tools\, and training that advance their digital research projects. Alexis is also PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts at McMaster University. Her research interests include critical data studies\, platform studies\, data feminism\, online harms\, data justice\, and digital humanities. \n\n\n\nDanica Evering holds broad experience with research support\, education\, project management\, advocacy\, and knowledge translation; with fluency in social practice art\, healthcare\, community research\, data\, and systems development. Danica supports students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff with RDM through the data lifecycle—Data Management Plans\, storage and backup\, data security\, data sharing. With an MA in Media Studies from Concordia\, they are interested in fostering RDM within curious scholars and disciplines. \n\n\n\nSubhanya Sivajothy (she/her) brings a background of research in data justice\, science and technology studies\, and environmental humanities. She is currently thinking through participatory data design which allow for visualizations that are empowering for the end user. \n\n\n\nCertificate Eligibility: This workshop is eligible for the Sherman Centre’s certificate program. For more information\, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. It is also eligible for the Canadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more\, visit ccdhhn.ca or contact scds@mcmaster.ca. \n\n\n\nCredit Eligibility: This workshop counts toward credit for students in the Faculty of Science who are enrolled in SCIENCE 2SF1: Digital Skills Workshop. For any questions\, please contact oursci@mcmaster.ca.
URL:https://ccdhhn.ca/workshop/rethinking-good-data-power-vulnerability-and-queer-data-care/
LOCATION:Nova Scotia
CATEGORIES:1-4 hour workshop
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SUMMARY:Mapping for Academic Publication (Reference Maps)
DESCRIPTION:In this beginner-friendly workshop\, you will learn to create simple\, static maps to accompany academic publications. You will be introduced to a variety of maps as well as best practices in cartography. This workshop is suited for anyone who wants to make a map of their research area\, or whose project involves data with a spatial component. To make our maps\, we will use QGIS\, a free and open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) for analyzing\, modifying\, and visualizing spatial data. \n\n\n\nBy the end of this workshop\, you will have the confidence to: \n\n\n\n\nDecide what kind of map best conveys your research or contextualizes your study area;\n\n\n\nFind and download relevant spatial data;\n\n\n\nLoad datasets into QGIS and style them as data layers;\n\n\n\nCompose a map that includes a title\, scale bar\, legend\, and north arrow; and\n\n\n\nExport this map into formats compatible with print and digital publication.\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: The fundamental skills and concepts pertaining to spatial data\, map types\, and the QGIS interface will not be covered during this workshop. Therefore\, prior to the workshop date\, please review our Introduction to Mapmaking with QGIS (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/gis-mapping-intro/) \n\n\n\nThis workshop is designed for those with no experience using GIS. It is taught by a graduate student in Geography with expertise in GIS and cartographic methods. \n\n\n\nWorkshop link: https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/gis-reference-mapping/ \n\n\n\nThings to do before arriving:\n\n\n\nQGIS is a free and open source desktop geographic information system (GIS). It can be installed on Windows\, MacOS\, and Linux using the download instructions here: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html. This workshop will use the latest Long Term Release version. Please make sure you have this installed on your computer. \n\n\n\nPresenter(s): Lily Crandall-Oral
URL:https://ccdhhn.ca/workshop/mapping-for-academic-publication-reference-maps/
LOCATION:Nova Scotia
CATEGORIES:1-4 hour workshop
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SUMMARY:Data Bites - Creating a Data Dictionary for Research Projects
DESCRIPTION: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 how data dictionaries enhance data documentation\, sharing\, and reuse. \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn how to: \n\n\n\nUse templates and tools to build data dictionaries that promote transparency and reproducibility across research projects \n\n\n\nIdentify key components of a data dictionary\, including variable names\, definitions\, formats\, and units \n\n\n\nCreate and maintain a data dictionary that aligns with best practices and supports FAIR principles \n\n\n\nPresenter(s): Eugene Barsky\, Vanessa Choy
URL:https://ccdhhn.ca/workshop/data-bites-creating-a-data-dictionary-for-research-projects-4/
LOCATION:Nova Scotia
CATEGORIES:1-4 hour workshop
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