Events

Date: October 29th 2026 This workshop provides a gentle introduction to web mapping with , a free and open-source code library. No prior experience necessary! Join us to learn how to dynamically and interactively visualize geospatial data with maps that can be shared to others via a link.Note: This workshop is Part 2 of the series Intro […]

Researchers and librarians often deal with “messy” data. This could include inconsistent interview transcripts, poorly formatted longitudinal datasets, or standardizing names for an authority file. Preparing this data for analysis is a critical step that requires the same level of rigor and reproducibility as the analysis itself. This workshop introduces OpenRefine, a powerful, free, and […]

This introductory workshop explores how cloud computing can support research projects. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of cloud computing and be given the tools for determining  when cloud computing is the right choice over high-performance computing (HPC). The workshop will provide an overview of the cloud services offered by the Digital Research Alliance […]

November 4th 2026 This workshop focuses on Large Language Models (LLM) to provide participants with a foundational understanding of LLM, their working, and how to fine-tune a pre-trained LLM for your own data. In this workshop, we will use cloud-based platforms, so you don’t need to have Python installed. Please make sure that you have […]

Simple Sabotage was a document written by the US Office of Strategic Services in 1944 to train everyday citizens to thwart the forces of fascism (a resource garnering renewed attention in this particular political moment). This quick fix workshop is a tongue-in-cheek update to train citizen-saboteurs to thwart the predetermined inevitability of corporate AI from […]

The ability to create effective visualizations of your research impact is a valuable skill when competing for grants, awards, and attention in a crowded research landscape. This hands-on workshop introduces participants to a range of tools and techniques for creating clear, compelling graphics that communicate research impact from multiple perspectives, including citation metrics, collaboration networks, […]

November 10th 2026 Regular expressions are a powerful and standardized way of representing patterns in text using special symbols and syntax. A core part of many programming languages, search engines, text editors, and other commonly-used software, regular expressions have a surprisingly wide array of uses, from efficiently finding strings of text in large data sets, […]

This workshop will introduce the use of the Ollama application to extract text and structured data from images and sound recordings. It will cover installation and operation of Ollama, and will provide worked examples which can be explored in real time. Ollama provides a chat interface for familiar chat interactions, and also a network API […]

Are you applying for research ethics? Are you unsure what your responsibilities are for managing it or trying to figure out what a good way to manage it is? In this workshop, we will discuss the foundations of working with data from human participants. In our modern research environment it is essential to properly protect […]