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 each other's changes. You will have git installed on your computer, and you will have a basic familiarity with what git does and how to use it to store and retrieve code or text, to manage changes, and to manage different branches. The second hour (optional) will consist of hands-on practice with basic git tasks.

Completion of this workshop can contribute to a partial requirement of the University of Alberta Professional Development program by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS). Information on how attendance will be recorded will be discussed in the workshop.

About the Instructor: Peter Binkley is the Digital Scholarship Technologies Librarian, and has been a librarian at the U of A for 24 years. His focus is on helping students and researchers apply digital techniques to their scholarship (broadly defined). This includes areas like the sharing of research online using durable static websites, the use of core digital tools like git and python, and most recently the use of local Large Language Models to apply AI techniques to research problems safely and securely. He has an MLIS and a Ph.D. (in Medieval Studies, working on 13th- and 14th-century Latin texts and manuscripts). Any questions about the workshop can be directed to peter.binkley@ualberta.ca.