Software Carpentries are designed to teach faculty and students introductory research computing skills, reproducible research, and data visualization and analysis. These 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. full-day, in-person sessions are hands-on in… Keep reading
Workshops
Software Carpentries Bootcamp March 10–11
How to Train Research Assistants to Clean Data March 2
After data collection and before data analysis lies the all-important step of data cleaning. This is an integral, yet time-consuming part of any data-focused research project, and it is often… Keep reading
Join us Feb. 21 for Digital Project Management Workshop
With all of the data and collaboration involved in research, knowing how to effectively and efficiently manage your projects is essential. The Digital Commons and the Data Science Institute are… Keep reading
Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn and Twitter February 17
Come learn some professional development skills at a Digital Commons’ sponsored workshop on Thursday, February 17, 2–3 p.m. Open to Vanderbilt faculty, staff, grad students, and postdocs, the workshop will… Keep reading
Spring into our Divinity writing workshops!
Registration is open for our spring Divinity Writing Workshops. Politics & Practice of Citation February 18, 2022 11am-12pm Central – sign up! This workshop discusses the hows and whys of… Keep reading
Citations Made Easy: Introductions to Endnote and Mendeley
Finding, organizing, and sharing research can be frustrating, but there are tools that can make the process substantially easier. Citation managers like Endnote and Mendeley are tools for collecting, searching, and formatting references… Keep reading
Workshops and Training – Let us customize a session for you!
Vanderbilt librarians teach customized workshops on a variety of research topics, from ethically responsible research to literature reviews to citation management to contextualizing data. Knowing how and why scholarship and… Keep reading
Learn Basic Research Programming Skills
Learn basic research programming skills in: Intro to Unix Intro to Git and Version Control Intro to R/Rstudio Thursday, August 19, 2021 | 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CT Friday, August 20,… Keep reading
Faculty Collection Series Session Recordings Now Available
The acquisition of library resources for scholarship and teaching known as “collection development,” is a complicated process that strikes a balance between access and ownership. Factors, such as price, budget,… Keep reading
Social Media: Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Curating Your Own Information Intake – March 30, 2:15 – 3:00 p.m.
Are you trapped in a social media echo chamber? Don’t let yourself become a passive consumer of information in a world where informed discourse is intertwined with ‘hot takes’ from… Keep reading
