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Intro to Python and JupyterLab (Software Carpentry) In-Person / Online

Learn the basics of Python using the JupyterLab interface, including coding and working with data. This hands-on workshop is open to anyone and based on lessons from Software Carpentry. You do not...  More
Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time:
9:00am - 5:00pm
Location:
UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
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Intro to Unix and Git: working at the command line (Software Carpentry) In-Person / Online

Learn how to automate repetitive research tasks by working at the Unix command line and track your personal and collaborative work with Git. This hands-on workshop is open to anyone and based on...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time:
9:00am - 5:00pm
Location:
UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
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Archival Adventures - USS Dacotah Minnesota Engineer's Journal - Part 11 - Journal's End Online

It's time for an adventure! This week we return to the journal of Philip Peltz, Chief Engineer of the USS Dacotah, for the final time. Peltz transfers to the USS Minnesota where he is met with...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour In-Person / Online

Join us for the weekly Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour in the Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126) on the 1st floor of Newman Library. Bring your lunch or afternoon coffee and join us in...  More
Date:
Monday, May 19, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event > Data Science  
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Open Qualitative Data Analysis with QualCoder In-Person / Online

Learn to use QualCoder, a free and open-source qualitative coding and data analysis tool. This workshop will provide introductory training in the principles of deductive and inductive qualitative...  More
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time:
9:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
Online, UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
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Mixed Methods Data Analysis with NVivo In-Person / Online

Learn how to leverage NVivo for qualitative and mixed methods data analysis. This workshop will briefly cover project management and coding in NVivo before turning our focus to how queries can be used...  More
Date:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time:
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Online, UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
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Hands-on digitizing texts with machine learning and AI In-Person

Are you interested in extracting text from scanned images—even poor quality images—and learning more about new advances in optical character recognition (OCR)? Join us for a 3-hour workshop on...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Newman 207A, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
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Preparing Data for Input into Geospatial Applications Online

Designed for students, faculty, and researchers new to geospatial mapping (GIS) or working with tabular data, this workshop provides a practical foundation for integrating spreadsheet-based data into...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
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Archival Adventures - Ice Cream! with special guest Archivist Kira Online

It's time for an adventure! This week we're joined by resident food historian and archivist, Kira, to learn more about a national staple! Exploring vintage advertisements and cookbooks, Kira will...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

Archival Adventures - Twilight by Don A. Stuart Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Graduate Student Research Intensive Online

Are you a graduate student planning to start or continue working on your research project over the summer? If so, the University Libraries is here to support you! Join us for a two-day virtual...  More
Date:
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 12:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
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Register! - 2 seats left

Archival Adventures - Confederate Housewife's Civil War Journal - Part I Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

Archival Adventures - Kitchen Equipment Collection Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Categories:
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Archival Adventures - Harper's Weekly Journal 1863 Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures - The Mole Pirate by Murray Leinster Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Show more dates
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures Online

It's time for an adventure! Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections...  More
Date:
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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