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Introduction to GitHub In-Person
GitHub is a commonly hosting service for git repositories and workflows. It has many features to facilitate collaboration on shared projects, including code review, submitting changes, issue tracking,...
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- Date:
- Thursday, December 5, 2024
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- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Location:
- 2-20B2, Digital Scholarship Centre
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Faculty Scholarly Communications
- Categories:
- Digital Ecosystems
- Registration has closed.
Using nkoda: Digital Sheet Music Online
Learn how to register for, set up, search and access nkoda Digital Sheet Music on your computer or mobile device. The registration and access process will be repeated at various intervals throughout...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- Remote Delivery
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 92 seats left
LLMs and Structured Data: Introduction to the Ecosystem Online
Large Languages Models can be used to extract structured data from unstructured text, or to refine the structure of existing data. As with any application of LLMs in research there are dangers in this...
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- Date:
- Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Faculty Scholarly Communications
- Categories:
- Digital Ecosystems
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 14 seats left
Cryptic Mysteries and Literary Hoaxes
Instructor: Linda Quirk (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: The so-called "Voynitch manuscript" is a historic handwritten manuscript, encrypted from an unknown source language and filled...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- Remote Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Peering into the Bookmaking World of Susan Allix In-Person
Instructor: Jeff Papineau (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: Susan Allix has been making beautiful and inspiring books for more than half a century, drawing on her skills as an artist,...
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- Date:
- Monday, January 20, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Taming the Unruly Female Body: Exploring Misogyny in the History of Medicine
Instructor: Dagmara Chojecki (Scott Health Sciences Library). Description: The history of medicine is rife with misinformation when it comes to female anatomy and issues relating to women’s health....
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- Date:
- Monday, January 20, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- Remote Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
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...
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- Date:
- Thursday, January 23, 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! - 50 seats left
Making Marbled Paper, A Hands-On Learning Opportunity In-Person
Instructors: Jeff Papineau and Michaela Stang (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: Beautifully-bound rare books often feature endpapers that are decorated in colourful patterns that mimic...
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- Date:
- Friday, January 24, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Jane Austen and Friends In-Person
Instructor: Linda Quirk (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: An enduringly popular writer, Jane Austen pioneered the use of literary romance to assert nineteenth-century feminist values in...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Poison Books
Instructor: Carolyn Morgan (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: Poison books have been in the news as of late, and many of the stories have tended to focus on one particular colour: emerald...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Time:
- 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- Remote Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Medium and Message: Publishing Formats Through the Ages In-Person
Instructors: Linda Quirk and Michaela Stang (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: This hands-on in-person workshop offers the opportunity to consider the impact of a wide variety of print...
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- Date:
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Honorary Degree Books: What Are They and Why Were They Acquired? In-Person
Instructor: Robert Desmarais (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: The University of Alberta has a long tradition of presenting honorary degrees to inspirational and visionary figures such...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Honorary Degree Books: What Are They and Why Were They Acquired? In-Person
Instructor: Robert Desmarais (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: The University of Alberta has a long tradition of presenting honorary degrees to inspirational and visionary figures such...
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- Date:
- Friday, February 7, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025
Making Marbled Paper, A Hands-On Learning Opportunity In-Person
Instructors: Jeff Papineau and Michaela Stang (Bruce Peel Special Collections). Description: Beautifully-bound rare books often feature endpapers that are decorated in colourful patterns that mimic...
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- Date:
- Monday, February 10, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM
- Location:
- Bruce Peel Special Collections
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduate Students Faculty Staff
- Categories:
- In-person Delivery
- Registrations open at 8:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025