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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,...  More
Date:
Thursday, December 5, 2024 Show more dates
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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,...  More
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....  More
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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...  More
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