Articles tagged with: BrockUDSL

• International Love Data Week comes to Brock

  Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Join the Map, Data & GIS Library for events celebrating International Love Data Week 2024 (February 12-16). A variety of workshops will explore queer data, scraped data, geodata, census data, and more. The Brock University community can learn more about the events and is encouraged to sign-up on ExperienceBU.

  Nicole Stradiotto, Data Services Librarian says, “Love Data week is a chance for the Brock community to highlight the importance of data literacy and to highlight the variety of creative ways that researchers can use data.”

  For more information contact maplib@brocku.ca

  Tags: BrockUDSL, MDGL, Research, Research methods, Workshops
  Categories: Main, MDGL

• We are Hiring Student Assistants

  Monday, August 16, 2021 | By tribaric

  

  The Digital Scholarship Lab and Map Data GIS Library are looking for 5 student assistants to help us run the two spaces this year. If you enjoy helping people and learning new things this might be the job for you. You can check out the posting on Workday. Questions? Please send us an email: dsl@brocku.ca

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Digital Scholarship Lab, Employment opportunity
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• Career Opportunity in the Digital Scholarship Lab

  Thursday, July 22, 2021 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  Brock University Library invites applications for a full-time contract position of Digital Scholarship Lab Coordinator.

  The Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) Operations Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating and administering the daily operations of the Digital Scholarship Lab. The incumbent also works in collaboration with library and University colleagues to develop and implement integrated internal and external marketing communications and outreach initiatives to promote the DSL.

  Apply online by August 10, 2021, 2021 at 12:01am EST.

  Questions? Email tribaric@brocku.ca, Acting Head, Digital Scholarship Lab.

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Digital Scholarship Lab, Employment opportunity
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• What’s New in the DSL for Fall 2020

  Friday, September 04, 2020 | By tribaric

  

  The Fall 2020 term is set to be a very unique experience. The Digital Scholarship Lab at Brock University is working hard to put together some great new things for you to check out.

  Workshops

  

  We’ve posted a full schedule of workshops for the term. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about R, Visualizations, how GIS works, or even how to create a bibliography for your paper, we’ve got your covered. Our completed listing can be found on ExperienceBU.

  Contest

  

  We talk a lot about visualization as a cool way of presenting your findings, and we spend a good amount of time teaching people how to use visualization software, now we want to see what you can cook up. For the first time ever we are holding a design a visualization contest. If you’ve created a visualization in one of our workshops, or for some work you’re doing for a class or project, we want to see it. The winner will get a gift card and their work will be highlighted on the DSL visualization wall (once it’s safe to go back to campus of course)

  Interested? Find the Full details and Submission Form on our website.

  Podcast

  

  Did you know that the The Digital Scholarship Lab has a podcast? It’s called “Steering the Digital Scholarship” and it chronicles the work we’ve been doing with the lab. It features interviews with different people on campus doing digital scholarship work and features lots of nautical puns. Find more information on the Podcast Homepage or subscribe directly via RSS. We are also listed on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

  Be sure to check our website throughout the term.  We keep adding more tutorials and resources there to help you explore and learn about digital scholarship.

  Best of luck with your classes!

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Citation Management, Digital Scholarship Lab, Workshops
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main, Uncategorised

• Introduction to Compute Canada Resources Coming to Brock Library

  Monday, January 06, 2020 | By afloyd

  

  Research often involves computational demands that exceed the resources contained within a laboratory or research institute. Some common research computing challenges include data storage, execution of large scale computational cycles, as well as access to advanced research computing (ARC) expertise. Did you know that Brock University is partnered with Compute Canada? Compute Canada deploys state-of-the-art advanced research computing (ARC) systems, storage and software solutions which helps accelerate research and innovation. Compute Canada’s vision is to “make Canada a world leader in the use of advanced computing for research, discovery and innovation.” You can access this amazing resource right here on campus!

  On January 15th from 10-11 AM the Brock University Library’s Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) will be hosting an Introduction to the Compute Canada Federation research computing resources. This session provides an introduction to the ARC resources offered by the Compute Canada Federation with demonstrations of accessing the national storage infrastructure, executing programs on the national general purpose compute clusters as well as a tour of the documentation, support and training materials.

  This workshop is open to everyone and is being held in the DSL, located at the front of the Rankin Family Pavilion.

  To register please visit Eventbrite.

  For more information please contact dsl@brocku.ca

   

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Compute Canada, Research methods
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• Two Day Data Carpentry Event Coming to Brock

  Friday, December 06, 2019 | By afloyd

  

  Coming to the Brock Digital Scholarship Lab February 2020, a two day Data Carpentry workshop!

  Data Carpentry develops the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners’ existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

  This course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You do not need to have previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.

  For more information on what will be taught and why, please see the paper “Good Enough Practices for Scientific Computing“.

  All the details about this event can be found on ExperienceBU.

  Contact: Please email dsl@brocku.ca for more information.

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Data Carpentry, Digital Scholarship Lab, Research methods
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• Explore Digital Scholarship This Fall

  Friday, August 30, 2019 | By afloyd

  

  September is here and we are very excited to welcome everyone back to Brock University for the Fall semester! We hope you are as ready to get back to learning and doing as we are.

  This Fall the Brock University Digital Scholarship Lab is offering a series of hands-on workshops, each of which focuses on a different tool or skill that will be beneficial to your learning experience and will also give you skills to add to your resumé.  Another bonus of attending these workshops, is that they will earn you credit towards your Campus-Wide Co-Curriculum Certificate. Each workshop is open to everyone.  Workshops included in this series are as follows:

  September 12 –  Introduction to OpenRefine

  September 18 – Introduction to R

  September 27 – Introduction to Data Visualization

  October 1 – ArcGIS Pro: the software, a flu outbreak and network analysis

  October 7 – Introduction to Python

  October 15-16 – Software Carpentry. This is a two day even that requires a small fee to attend.

  October 21 – Introduction to Data Science with Python. Case Study: Sci-Hub close to home

  October 30 – Python 2.0. Attendance to the first Python workshop is beneficial but is not required.

  November 6 – Introduction to R – Nov. 6

  November 11 – Introduction to the Command Line

  November 12 –  Intro. to Data Visualization – Nov. 12

  November 20 – Introduction to PowerBI

  November 26 – Introduction to Tableau

  To learn more about the series including dates, times and registration information, please visit ExperienceBU. For questions please contact dsl@brocku.ca

   

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Digital Scholarship Lab, MDGL, Training & Development, Workshops
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• How to Draw a Pig Blindfolded

  Wednesday, June 26, 2019 | By afloyd

  

  Have you ever wondered who Sean O’Sullivan is and why Brock University has a theatre named after him?  Have you pondered over Brock Library’s namesake James A. Gibson? Or perhaps you’ve contemplated what it takes to be a bee keeper or how to draw a pig blindfolded?

  Well if you have or even if you haven’t mused over such musings, your interest must certainly be piqued!  You’re encouraged to take a peak at some of the curiosities and treasures held in Brock’s Archives and Special Collections by accessing some exceptional new online exhibits.

  Special Collections staff have been hard at work digitizing their collection to make it more accessible to you and in partnership with the Brock Digital Scholarship Lab they have been developing intriguing online exhibits to showcase their many resources.

  By visiting these online exhibits you will learn about who Sean O’Sullivan was, see wrestling trading cards from the 1930’s, learn about Niagara’s very own Alexander Hamilton, explore the Welland Canals, and view photographs of a very young St. Catharines! You can even read a letter that the 1941 Toronto Maple Leaf’s coach Hap Day wrote to St. Catharines Mayor Charles Daley under the instruction of Conn Smythe! This list of prized content truly does not do the collection justice.

  Visit the following links to explore and experience the Brock Special Collections for yourself:

  https://exhibits.library.brocku.ca/s/sean-o-sullivan/page/introduction

  https://exhibits.library.brocku.ca/s/ArchivalApps/page/ArchivalAppsWelcome

  For more information on the Archives and Special Collections visit:  https://brocku.ca/library/collections/special-collections-archives/ or drop by the 10^th floor of the Schmon Tower.

  If you are interested in how these exhibits were created using the platform Omeka S and would like to learn how you can create your own exhibit, contact the Brock Digital Scholarship Lab at: dsl@brocku.ca and visit https://brocku.ca/library/dsl/.

  Tags: Archives and Special Collections, BrockUDSL, Digital Scholarship Lab, Omeka
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main

• NEW ArcGIS Pro Workshop

  Thursday, June 06, 2019 | By afloyd

  

  Interested in learning ArcGIS Pro by really digging into the software and using realistic data? This workshop, offered in partnership by the Map, Data and GIS Library and the Digital Scholarship Lab, will use a fictitious scenario about a flu outbreak in St. Catharines.  In this workshop we will geolocate each incident of the flu and determine what schools should be shut down based on their proximity to flu incidents. We will also use network analysis to calculate the nearest medical centres.  In attending this workshop, you will learn the basics of creating a visually pleasing layout and how to share your work with others.  This event is open to everyone, no previous ArcGIS experience is necessary.

  When: Thursday, June 27, 10-12 AM

  Where: Brock University, James A. Gibson Library – Classroom A (ST228)

  Register: Eventbrite

  Note: Registration for this event ends June 25th

  Tags: ArcGIS Pro, BrockUDSL, Digital Scholarship Lab, MDGL, Workshops
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main, MDGL

• Introduction to Data Science with Python. Case Study: Sci-Hub close to home

  Monday, May 27, 2019 | By afloyd

  

  At the Brock University Digital Scholarship Lab, we are not only exploring a wide variety of tools for data processing, analysis, and visualization, as well as digital pedagogy, we are also considering ways of interacting with these tools in unique ways as a method of demonstrating the vast possibilities digital scholarship offers.  In our upcoming workshop: Introduction to Data Science with Python, we will be teaching the basics of data science and visualizing results by investigating the Niagara Region’s Sci-Hub usage for 2017 through the case study: “Sci-Hub close to home”.

  The SCI-Hub database is famed for providing unrestricted access to a plethora of research papers that would normally be blocked by paywalls. In this workshop, attendees will see how quickly and easily using Anaconda and Jupyter Notebooks will enable them to analyze the Sci-Hub Download Log of 2017.  We will also be exploring two more ingredients; Pandas https://pandas.pydata.org/ and matplotlib https://matplotlib.org/.

  No previous knowledge of coding or statistics is required for this workshop. All you need is your curiosity.

  When: Monday, June 24^th from 9:30 – 11:00 AM

  Where: James A. Gibson Library, Brock University, Classroom A (ST228)

  To register for this event, please visit: Eventbrite

  Tags: BrockUDSL, Data Science, Digital Scholarship Lab, Workshops
  Categories: Digital Scholarship Lab, Main