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Research Communications: Design & Presentation In-Person

Presentations and posters are the bread and butter of research communications, and they customarily involve the creation of presentation materials. Quite often in the hurry to create these materials,...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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 Registration
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Buyer Beware: Predatory Publishing In-Person

Predatory publishers have become an increasing blight upon scholarly communication as they devalue academic standards and quality scholarship. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Identify...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time:
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom, Google Hangouts
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty  
Categories:
  Remote Delivery  
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Digital Scholarship Tools: nVivo Basics In-Person

nVivo software is an established software platform used primarily for coding and analyzing qualitative research data. This workshop will go over the basics of using nVivo for data analysis. We will...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20A
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Digital Scholarship Tools  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 10 seats left

ORCID Integration with Publishing Workflows in OJS - UAL Open Publishing Editorial Series Online

Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) – globally unique digital codes – connect people (scholars), places (research institutions), and things (research outputs) across the research landscape. PIDs enable...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time:
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Audience:
  All Audiences  

Generative AI: Large Language Models in the Home Kitchen Online

Generative AI is here, for better or worse. We are most familiar with the hosted services like ChatGPT, but it is also possible to run a Large Language Model on a home workstation or laptop. This...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     Scholarly Communications  
Categories:
  Digital Ecosystems  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 26 seats left

Introduction to Git In-Person

Git is the most commonly used version control system today: it allows you to track and revert changes to text files (especially code), and to share your work with collaborators without stumbling over...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
2-20B2, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     Scholarly Communications  
Categories:
  Digital Ecosystems  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Introduction to Systematic Searching for Reviews (systematic, scoping, and other) [3 parts] In-Person

Need help getting started on a systematic (or scoping) review? This three-part workshop will show you the ropes on how to develop comprehensive searches! The sessions are sequential, later sessions...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Research Communications: Photo Editing with Photoshop In-Person / Online

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:
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20B2, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration / Online Registration
Register! - 49 seats left

Introduction to Systematic Searching for Reviews (systematic, scoping, and other) [3 parts] In-Person

Need help getting started on a systematic (or scoping) review? This three-part workshop will show you the ropes on how to develop comprehensive searches! The sessions are sequential, later sessions...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 93 seats left

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, October 17, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
2-20B2, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     Scholarly Communications  
Categories:
  Digital Ecosystems  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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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, October 17, 2024
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 27 seats left

Introduction to Systematic Searching for Reviews (systematic, scoping, and other) [3 parts] In-Person

Need help getting started on a systematic (or scoping) review? This three-part workshop will show you the ropes on how to develop comprehensive searches! The sessions are sequential, later sessions...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 17, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 95 seats left

Research Communications: Data Visualization In-Person

Humans have evolved to be adept visual pattern matchers. From the arts to the sciences, from the social sciences to journalism and literary studies, data visualization techniques attempt to make...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:
2-20A
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     Scholarly Communications  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 8 seats left

ChatGPT 101: Introduction to Generative AI In-Person

There has been a lot of buzz about ChatGPT but do you know what it really is and how it works? Come to this workshop to learn what ChatGPT can and cannot do. You'll also learn strategies on how to use...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Remote Delivery via Zoom, Google Hangouts
Audience:
  Undergraduate Students     All Audiences  
Categories:
  Remote Delivery  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 97 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:
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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 Registration
Register! - 14 seats left

Navigating the path towards publishing your paper In-Person

In this seminar, Calvin Chan from Canadian Science Publishing will provide practical insights and valuable information for both new and experienced authors. We will explore the process of preparing...  More
Date:
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Time:
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location:
Cameron/Math Classroom 3-10, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 72 seats left

Social Media Harvesting: Introduction to the Ecosystem Online

The transformation of Twitter into X has reduced the opportunities for harvesting social media for research purposes, but there is still much that can be done. This workshop will introduce you to some...  More
Date:
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     External Library Users  
Categories:
  Digital Scholarship Tools  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 37 seats left

Publishing in the Right Places for Health Sciences In-Person

When it comes to publishing, picking the right journal is everything. What's the best journal in which to publish your paper? There are several tools available to help you identify potential...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
see description for location details, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 29 seats left

Introduction to Git In-Person

Git is the most commonly used version control system today: it allows you to track and revert changes to text files (especially code), and to share your work with collaborators without stumbling over...  More
Date:
Tuesday, October 29, 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 Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 25 seats left

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, October 31, 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 Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 23 seats left

Research Communications: Illustration for Academic Purposes In-Person

Research communication often requires the representation of data in the form of charts or diagrams to illustrate how experiments were conducted, to elaborate on frameworks, and to explain complex...  More
Date:
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Time:
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20A, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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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, November 7, 2024
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  All Audiences  
Categories:
  Support Your Research  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
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Generative AI: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): Introduction to the Ecosystem Online

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) allows a researcher to constrain a large language model to use specific source files, essentially providing it with a curated knowledge base to use when answering...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     External Library Users  
Categories:
  Digital Ecosystems  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
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Research Communications: Advanced Photography Techniques In-Person

In this workshop, we will explore different styles and techniques of photography. We will learn the use and advantages of studio lighting and look into processing RAW format images. The workshop will...  More
Date:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time:
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:
2-20B2
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Undergraduate Students     Faculty     Staff  
Categories:
  Research Communications  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Introduction to Git In-Person

Git is the most commonly used version control system today: it allows you to track and revert changes to text files (especially code), and to share your work with collaborators without stumbling over...  More
Date:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Show more dates
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
2-20B2, Digital Scholarship Centre
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty     Scholarly Communications  
Categories:
  Digital Ecosystems  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 25 seats left