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Unwind Your Mind at the Library In-Person

Take a break and find balance this exam season with Unwind Your Mind activities at the U of A libraries on North Campus, Augustana and Campus Saint-Jean. Unwind Your Mind is a mental health initiative...  More
Date:
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Location:
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  All Audiences  
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3D Design Basics In-Person

3D modelling has become a common practice and a necessary part of learning in fields such as engineering, medicine, architecture and industrial and textile design. It has also become a prominent...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location:
2-20A, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty  
Categories:
  Digital Scholarship Tools  
Registration Type:
In-Person (online registration required)
Register! - 20 seats left

Research Communications: Digital Photography Basics In-Person

While most of us carry a camera device with us every day, how many of us actually know how to use it to its full potential? We are living in a visual world where we take and share photos every day and...  More
Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20A, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person (online registration required)
Register! - 19 seats left

Support Your Research with Numbers: How and Where to Find Data! Online

The University of Alberta Library connects researchers with quantitative research data through various subscriptions and support services. This session will provide foundational information regarding...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 36 seats left

Research Communications: Video Production Basics In-Person

The medium of video is a robust and effective communication tool in the scholarly environment. If you are thinking of using video to share research findings, as part of classwork, to enhance...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20A, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person (online registration required)
Register! - 17 seats left

Support your Research with Data Management Planning! Online

Data Management Plans (DMPs) are recognized as an important component of supporting research and are increasingly becoming a requirement by many research funders, including the Tri-Agencies. Join us...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 49 seats left

Research Communications: Photo Editing with Photoshop In-Person

Is it ethical to edit photos? Do photos ever convey ‘the truth’? Is photography a product of technology or a form of art? These are some of the ideas that will be discussed in this workshop that will...  More
Date:
Friday, May 30, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20A, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person (online registration required)
Register! - 19 seats left

Research Communications: Video Editing With Premiere Pro In-Person

In this workshop we will dive into Adobe Premiere Pro for an indepth video editing session. In addition to technical processes in editing, we will discuss the power of the editing phase; how a change...  More
Date:
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20A, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person (online registration required)
Register! - 23 seats left

Support your Research with data deposit & Borealis-Dataverse! Online

Depositing research data into digital data repositories in support of their long-term stewardship is increasingly becoming a required component of the research process. Join us for an applied session...  More
Date:
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 49 seats left

Support your Research with better metadata in Borealis-Dataverse! Online

Increase the visibility of your research by learning how to create effective metadata for your data deposits in Borealis (Dataverse). The Borealis platform provides an extensive set of metadata fields...  More
Date:
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 49 seats left

Support your Research with Spatial/GIS Data Resources! Online

Delivered by Larry Laliberte, Maps/GIS Librarian, this session will provide participants with an overview of the current landscape of GIS data and historical map access, resources, and emerging...  More
Date:
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left

Secrets to Success in Archival Research In-Person / Online

Instructor: Linda Quirk (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: The moment of discovery and insight in an archive can be thrilling! But for many, the world of archives is a mysterious place and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Registrations open at 8:00 AM Tuesday, September 2, 2025