This workshop will provide an overview of the ResearchSpace environment for linked data. ResearchSpace is a web-based tool for the storage, review, publication, and discovery of Linked Open Data. It allows users to search, browse, visualize, and edit existing LOD stored in the LINCS triplestore. LINCS has adapted ResearchSpace as a publishing platform to support […]
Lead by the co-leads the National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance’s Respectful Terminology Platform Project, this workshop will introduce the work of the RTPP which brings together community projects with a similar goal of respectful terminology for all, and to discuss needs and goals of a national, Indigenous-led platform for respectful terminologies. Instructors: Stacy Allison–Cassin […]
LEAF-Writer is a free web-based semantic editor that supports text encoding with the Text Encoding Initiative and linked open data annotation without users having to learn complex encoding. LEAF-Writer supports all the core functionalities of an XML editor including tagging and adding attributes, validation, and error feedback within a stylesheet-based what-you-see-is-what-you-get interface that can show […]
This is an opportunity for researchers who have data within LINCS, or prospective LINCS projects, to consult with LINCS developers and UX specialists about how their data works or will work in ResearchSpace. Possibilities for consultation include tuning search pages, reviewing how their data interacts with the entity summary pages, planning how in-progress datasets will […]
In this workshop we will work with visual artifacts, translating ideas contained in earlier protest items into the digital vernacular of memes that are so predominant in the present. By exploring different acts of translation between digital and the martial objects of feminist protest we will develop a stronger sense of the affective and rhetorical […]
In this workshop we will work with a digital repository of feminist memes and translate them into material form. By exploring these different acts of translation between digital and the martial objects of feminist protest we will as a group develop a stronger sense of the affective and rhetorical force of feminist visual culture and […]
This bilingual workshop provides a practical introduction to bibliometrics, covering fundamental concepts and practical applications of publication and citation analysis in the context of research evaluation and science of science studies. Participants will gain hands-on skills in interpreting bibliometric indicators and in collecting, cleaning and analyzing bibliographic metadata from Web of Science and OpenAlex, using […]
In this bilingual workshop, we’ll work hands-on with machine translation and generative AI tools to discuss some of the important issues related to their use. We’ll explore good and not-so-good applications, identify common challenges and try out measures to help us overcome them, discuss possible short- and long-term impacts of using these tools, and explore […]
This month we are focusing on getting started on a LEMDO edition. In this technical webinar, LEMDO Project Manager, Navarra Houldin, will guide new editors through the process of being set up in the LEMDO Subversion repository. LEMDO Director Janelle Jenstad will be present to support editors in breakout rooms and to answer questions.
Are you a UVic student, faculty, or staff member and want to learn more about video editing? If so, then this hands-on workshop will give you an introduction to video editing using either iMovie or Microsoft Video Editor. Once you’ve completed this session you’ll create and edit a video including: Instructors: Dani K. Johnson and Rich […]
Why use transcription services? Automated transcription services can help save time in qualitative research. While there are many options available, Microsoft 365, Whisper Transciption, and Zoom are services that are free for UVic students and faculty. When choosing transcription services to use, one should also take into account the pros, cons, and research ethics considerations that are specific to […]
In this technical webinar, LEMDO Director Janelle Jenstad will give a talk on “Endings Compliance, Open Access, and Equity,” explaining how LEMDO creates Endings-compliant anthologies and editions for maximum digital sustainability, archivability, and longevity. Navarra Houldin (LEMDO Project Manager and expert in EDI and Accessibility) will then talk about “Making Editions Accessible.” Building on the DRE […]
