Date: June 19 2025 Description: Metadata is as metadata does. As researchers and institutions embrace digital research infrastructures (DRIs) and digital tools for conducting research, researchers need a better and deeper practical understanding of metadata in these new digital contexts. Usually defined as essentially being data about data, metadata provides additional information or context about an […]
Date: June 26 2025 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 taught by a […]
Date: June 27th 2025 Location: UBC Digital Scholarship Lab, Koerner Library, 4th floor Recommended Reading Beshero-Bondar, Elisa, Lee Skallerup Bessette, Quinn Dombrowski, and Roopika Risam. “DSC #5: The DSC and the Impossible TEI Quandaries.” The Data-Sitters Club. June 25, 2020. https://doi.org/10.25740/wq850xt2646. This session will offer an introduction to critical digital editing in TEI. In particular, this session will […]
Date: June 30 2025 This practical workshop, delivered by the 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 helps participants avoid common pitfalls and adopt best practices in […]
Date: July 7 2025 This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, explores how selecting the right file formats can support long-term preservation, data sharing, and reuse. Aimed at graduate students, researchers, and staff, the session highlights best practices for choosing formats that align with FAIR data principles. Participants will learn how […]
Date: July 14 2025 This hands-on workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, introduces the importance of README files in documenting research data for long-term access and reuse. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and staff, the session provides practical guidance for creating clear, consistent, and useful data documentation. Participants will learn how to: […]
Date: July 21 2025 Presenter(s):Eugene Barsky, Vanessa Choy 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 to support collaboration, reproducibility, and long-term data stewardship. […]
Date: July 23rd 2025 Location: SFU Harbour Centre MORE INFO COMING SOON
Date: July 24 2025 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 taught by a […]
Date: July 28 2025 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. Participants will learn how […]
Date: August 11th 2025 Location: UBC Digital Scholarship Lab, Koerner Library, 4th floor MORE INFO COMING SOON
Qu’est-ce qu’on entend exactement par Intelligence Artificielle aujourd hui ? Pour ne pas se sentir dépassé par le discours ambiant sur ces nouvelles technologies et leurs grandes promesses, on vous propose une séance de rattrapage sur les fondements de l’IA. Venez apprendre la place des chatbots dans l’histoire de la discipline et comprendre l’intérêt d’étudier l’IA du […]