Description This course introduces participants to AVAnnotate, an open-source digital humanities tool for creating annotated audiovisual exhibits. Through hands-on exercises with sample media, participants will learn how to set up projects, create annotations for accessibility and research, and explore case studies in teaching and scholarship. By the end of the week, participants will have built […]
Description The course will be an introduction to automatic text recognition technologies, focusing on the example of Kraken and eScriptorium but including an overview of other existing solutions. At the end of the course, participants will have a better understanding of machine learning through the example of automatic text recognition, will have first-hand experience using […]
Description Agile project management is about negotiating the completion of a project from beginning to end while remaining flexible. Being patient and delaying decisions until you have to make them, gathering as much information as you can in the meantime, and then taking action with the information you have, always keeping alternatives in mind in […]
Description Data sets with rich underlying temporal dynamics are ubiquitous across the Humanities. A non-exhaustive list includes oral history interviews, medieval chronicles, news streams, diaries, as well as biographies. Even songs, poems, and novels can be approached as temporal data. Time series analysis is a branch of modern data science aiming to investigate temporal dynamics; […]
Description Ce cours propose un aperçu des méthodes numériques appliquées aux études littéraires. Il s’adresse aux débutant·e·s intéressé·e·s par le potentiel du numérique dans leurs recherches et souhaitant découvrir une diversité de techniques. Nous explorerons des exemples novateurs de recherches en études littéraires, en abordant les méthodes et la gestion des données qui les rendent […]
This 6-hour workshop will teach participants how to create and host static websites using Jekyll and GitHub Pages. Static websites have many benefits, including low cost, faster rendering, easier backup and preservation, and far fewer security issues in comparison to popular dynamic platforms. Learners will be guided through writing formatted content with Markdown, configuring GitHub […]
Date: 25 June 2026 @ 11:00 – 13:00, Pacific Daylight Time Instructor: Abi Muthukumar We will introduce Voyant, a free suite of visual tools for text analysis. Participants will get hands on experience applying common tools within Voyant to a corpus. No prior experience with text analysis is required. This workshop is part of the Digital Humanities workshop […]
This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, explores how licensing supports responsible sharing, reuse, and attribution of research data. Aimed at graduate students, researchers, and staff, the session highlights best practices for applying data licenses that align with FAIR and open science principles within the Canadian data landscape. Participants will […]
Learn how to create your own podcast in this introductory and interactive workshop. This workshop will cover all levels of podcast production including content creation, recording, editing, and promotion. No previous podcasting experience is necessary. This workshop will also cover the basics of Audacity, a free sound editing software. Audacity can be used for many […]
Learn how to create effective and funder-compliant Data Management Plans (DMPs) in this hands-on workshop led by UBC’s Research Data Management team, designed for graduate students and researchers across disciplines. Participants will explore best practices in research data planning and gain experience using the DMP Assistant tool, a free, bilingual platform maintained by the Digital […]
15 July 2026 @ 11:00 – 12:30, Pacific Daylight Time This workshop is a brief introduction to the Digital Storytelling tool, Twine. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: This workshop is part of the Digital Humanities workshop series presented by the UBC Library Research Commons.
Workshop: Programmatic Data De-identification with R This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, introduces programmatic approaches to de-identifying sensitive research data in R. Through hands-on exercises using a realistic survey dataset, participants will apply a structured workflow, from assessing privacy risks to exporting a shareable, de-identified dataset. Participants will learn […]