Fall Quarter Library workshops

The Library is offering workshops throughout Fall Quarter highlighting research tools, methodologies, and resources. Registration is required for most workshops; select the date to register. Unable to attend a workshop? Our librarians provide guidance and research support for specific majors and disciplines. We also have librarians with expertise in GIS, data, scholarly communication, digital humanities, etc. Find your expert and schedule an appointment.

GIS and Maps Librarian and students with map of Chicago on monitor
GIS and Maps Librarian Cecilia Smith pictured teaching GIS resources at Regenstein Library on Thursday, Aug., 30, 2018, in Chicago. (Photo by Joel Wintermantle)

East Asian Collection Orientation Tour
October 2, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (Chinese Studies)
October 7, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. (Korean Studies)
October 10, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. (Japanese Studies)
Regenstein Library, East Asian Collection, 5th Floor
Come to meet your library specialists and learn about the library resources in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean! Registration is not required.

Building Digital Collections for Research
October 7, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Fascinated by digital “archive” projects that summarize or interpret digitized collections? Learn the proper way to scope, create, preserve and ethically share digital scholarship. Learn about storage tools to use to build collections, and best practices on digitization, digital preservation, and acquiring born-digital materials. Ideal for Humanities majors.

Dissertation Procedures for Students
October 7, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
October 15, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Are you a Ph.D. student planning to graduate in Autumn 2019? Come to this information session about the procedures for submitting your dissertation using a web-based interface, the ETD Administrator. We will review formatting requirements and discuss open access for dissertations via the institutional repository, Knowledge@UChicago. To see the ETD interface, visit www.etdadmin.com/uchicago.

Introduction to Zotero
October 9, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
October 11, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
October 14, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
October 24, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Learn how to use Zotero, a free citation manager that allows you to save and organize citation information while searching and browsing the Web. With a single click, Zotero saves citations and enables you to create bibliographies in popular citation styles (MLA, Chicago and APA).

All About EndNote
October 9, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, Computer Classroom
EndNote is a research management tool used to keep track of citations and PDFs, and create formatted bibliographies as you write your paper. In this workshop, learn how to use the desktop version of EndNote. Topics covered include: creating and managing citation libraries, importing citations from online databases and other sources, importing and managing PDFs and creating bibliographies. Registration is required.

Introduction to Dissertation Procedures for Staff
October 10, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Doctoral candidates use the ProQuest ETD Administrator for online submission, review, and publication of dissertations. In this session, we will review the administrator’s role in helping students file their dissertations electronically and managing the departmental approval process. We will also discuss options for dissertation authors, including open access on the institutional repository, Knowledge@UChicago. New graduate program administrators as well as experienced staff are invited. Feel free to bring questions.

Data and Donuts: Introduction to R
October 11, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Crerar Library, Kathleen Zar Room
This workshop will teach you how to get started with R, an open source programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. The session will include a tour of RStudio, a software client for using R, and an activity that covers data exploration, graphing, and analysis. This workshop is for undergraduates with no prior experience with R. Donuts will be served! Please bring a laptop to the session; one can be borrowed at the TechBar..

Research Data Management: Managing Your Data and Files
October 16, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, Computer Classroom
This session will provide you with practical tips for naming, organizing, documenting, storing and preserving your research data. Making a plan for managing your data and digital files can save you time and potential headaches in the long-run. In this session, we’ll consider requirements from funding agencies such as the NSF and NIH and publishers for data sharing. We’ll talk through challenges you’ve faced and lessons you’ve learned about effective strategies for managing your digital files. We’ll overview tools for managing research data and materials, including the Open Science Framework.

Introduction to Open Access
Tuesday, October 22, 10:00-11:00 am
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Not sure what Open Access is? This workshop will cover the basics of open access, how publishing and scholarly communication is being transformed, and what you need to know to navigate this new environment. Attendees can expect to leave with an understanding of some of the best practices in applying open access principles to their research. This session is a part of Open Access Week.

Introduction to Open Data
October 22, 11:00 a.m. – Noon.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
This workshop will teach you how to locate open data online. We will discuss places to search for open data, how to read descriptive information, and how to evaluate datasets. This session is a part of Open Access Week. Please bring a laptop to the session; one can be borrowed at the TechBar.

Journal Publishing and Open Access
October 22, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, Computer Classroom
Learn the ins and outs of making your published research openly available. We will cover the process of journal publishing including how to identify open access journals to publish in and how to retain copyright when publishing.  We will also discuss what platforms are available to make research articles and data public and how to pick the best one.

The Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem: Changes and Opportunities
Tuesday, October 22, 3:30–5:00 p.m
Regenstein Library, Room 122
High profit margins, funder’s mandates, pay to publish models, Elsevier cancellations, predatory journals. The scholarly publishing ecosystem is a topic of much debate as it faces unprecedented changes. How do we understand these changes, the forces at play, and how we can ensure sustainable models that support long-term access to scholarship? The Board of the Library is sponsoring a panel discussion to explore the challenges facing the university as cost continue to rise, and how changing incentives and publication practices affect faculty and students. Please join us for the panel discussion and reception afterwards. Part of Open Access Week.

Know Your Rights! Understanding Author's Rights
October 23, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Learn about what rights you have as an author, how to navigate publisher contracts, and how to retain control of your research. Decisions you make today about your published scholarship can have lasting effects on what you can do with that research in the future. Attendees can expect to gain an understanding of how to understand and evaluate publishers' policies, and what they can do as authors to exercise their rights to their scholarship. This session is a part of Open Access Week.

Publishing OA with OJS: Start Your Own OA Journal
October 24, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
The Open Journal System (OJS) is a new hosting service provided by the Library to facilitate creating an open access journal. In this workshop you will learn about the features of OJS, how it works, and how you could use it to publish your own open access journal. Attendees will gain an understanding of what is required to start a journal using OJS and how the Library can support them. This session is a part of Open Access Week.

Data and Donuts: Introduction to Tableau Public
October 25, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Crerar Library, Kathleen Zar Room
This workshop will teach you how to get started with Tableau Public, an open source data visualization program. The session will include a tour of Tableau Public and a visualization activity. This workshop is for undergraduates with no prior experience with Tableau Public. Donuts will be served! Please bring a laptop; one can be borrowed at the TechBar.

Documentary Screening: Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
October 25, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, Room A-11
This 65 minute documentary explores the ethics of academic publishing and the benefits of open access. Bring your lunch and stay for conversation afterwards. The Library will provide coffee and cookies.

Using the UChicago Map Collection
October 29, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, Map Collection, Room 370
The University of Chicago Library is home to one of the largest map collections in North America, with over 475,000 sheets, in addition to aerial photos, atlases, and reference materials. This session will introduce you to the Map Library, review how to find and access the maps, and highlight collections of particular interest to researchers.

Data Management 101
October 30, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Data management plans are researchers’ written strategies outlining how they will collect and take care of their data during the life of a project and what approaches they will take for sharing and preserving their data at the end of a project. Funders, including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, are increasingly requiring the submission of a data management plan with a grant application.

Building and Maintaining Your Bibliography
October 30, 11:00 – Noon
Regenstein Library, Room 122
Need to start a research project but only have an inkling of what it may be? Have you been working on some problem for a while but aren’t confident that you’ve covered all the pertinent literature? This workshop will help you build and organize your bibliography and material in a way that ensures your research is up to date and properly situated in your field. We will cover topics such as establishing the state of your field, creating an outline for your literature review, collecting and managing your data, and organizing your project around this material.

Working with Spatial Data
October 30, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, Map Collection, Room 370
This workshop will provide best practices on how to translate your work and communicate to different audiences, including researchers, funders, community organizations, policy makers, and the general public. Active learning exercise included.

Introduction to ICPSR
October 31, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Rescheduled!
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
This workshop will teach you how to get started with ICPSR (the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research). ICPSR is one of the largest social sciences data archives in the world. During the session, participants will learn how to create an account, browse and search for data, and download datasets. The session will also cover best practices for finding and evaluating datasets. Please bring a laptop to the session; one can be borrowed at the TechBar.

Data and Donuts: Introduction to Open Refine
November 1, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Crerar Library, Kathleen Zar Room
This workshop will teach you how to get started with OpenRefine, an open source tool for cleaning and preparing data. The session will include a tour of OpenRefine and a data cleaning activity. This workshop is for undergraduates with no prior experience with OpenRefine. Donuts will be served! Please bring a laptop; one can be borrowed at the TechBar.

Dissertation Options: Open Access, Creative Commons, Copyright Registration and More
November 5, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
When uploading your dissertation using ProQuest’s submission system, you will be asked to make choices that determine how your dissertation can be accessed. The site’s Publishing Information instructions direct you to select the options that best fit your interests and scholarly publishing obligations. To do this, you need to understand what each choice involves. This seminar will cover your options.

Navigating ArcGIS for Desktop
November 6, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, GIS Hub
ArcGIS for Desktop is the predominant proprietary geographic information systems (GIS) software. This workshop will introduce you to digital mapping in ArcGIS. The session will cover software navigation, spatial data visualization, and creating your first map.

Introduction to LaTeX with Overleaf
November 7, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, Computer Classroom
This workshop is an introduction to the LaTeX typesetting language through Overleaf, an online collaborative LaTeX editor. In this workshop we will cover document structure and commonly used syntax. Basic commands will also be introduced.

Managing Your Online Scholarly Presence
November 12, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
This workshop will provide best practices on how to translate your work and communicate to different audiences, including researchers, funders, community organizations, policy makers, and the general public. Active learning exercise included.

Navigating QGIS
November 13, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, GIS Hub
QGIS is free and open-source geographic information system (GIS) software. This workshop will introduce (GIS) software. This workshop will introduce you to digital mapping in QGIS. The session will cover software navigation, spatial data visualization, and creating your first map. 

Navigating ArcGIS Online
November 20, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Crerar Library, GIS Hub
Need to make a web map? Find some spatial data? Learn how to use ArcGIS Online in this hand-on workshop. No experience is needed—we’ll start with logging in and finish by creating you’re first web page.

Using Images in Your Dissertation
December 9, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Regenstein Library, TechBar Studio, Room 160
Bring questions to this workshop!  Bridget Madden (Visual Resource Center), Colleen Mullarkey (Dissertation Office), and Nancy Spiegel (Bibliographer for Art, Cinema, and History) will show sources for public domain images and discuss issues around the use of copyrighted images.