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Introduction to Research Data Management Online

You're about to collect or already have data for your research project...now what? How do you manage it? What do you name the files? How do you share it? Learn the answers to all of these questions...  More
Date:
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 69 seats left

Archival Adventures: He from Procyon Online

It's time for an adventure! This week we return to author and sci-fi historian Sam Moskowitz's list of sci-fi classics from his 1940 letter to the editor of Comet. Today's tale: "He from Procyon" by...  More
Date:
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 47 seats left

Transforming Library Collections and Research with AI and Machine Learning Online

A PRESENTATION BY Greg Ritter Strategy Lead for Research Data, Scholarly Communications, and Libraries at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have...  More
Date:
Friday, January 31, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:15am
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 85 seats left

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Monday, February 3, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 50 seats left

Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, February 3, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library)

Getting Started with Zotero Online

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use citation manager that can help researchers save time and frustration. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of Zotero, including adding references to...  More
Date:
Monday, February 3, 2025
Time:
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 63 seats left

Tips & Tricks for Literature Reviews in Engineering Online

You need to write a literature review for your research or project... but how do you get started? What type of review do you need? What about AI tools to save time? We will go through the answers to...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 93 seats left

How to take advantage of Virginia Tech’s open access policy In-Person

Since March 2021, all Virginia Tech researchers can provide immediate open access to the accepted version of scholarly articles through the university’s repository, VTechWorks, regardless of their...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Event  

Craft & Chat: Block Printing and Quieting Your Inner Critic In-Person

Are you your own worst critic? Create your own block print with us and learn how to communicate better with yourself. Craft & Chats provide informal arts instruction for all levels with gentle...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Project Design Studio (Newman 419) (Map )
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registrations are fully booked!

Archival Adventures: USS Dacotah Engineer's Journal, Part 8: Caribbean Encounters Online

It's time for an adventure! This week, we return to the journal of Chief Engineer of the USS Dacotah, Philip Peltz as the ship patrols the Caribbean hunting Confederate blockade runners and trying to...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

VTSCOM Library Lunch & Learn In-Person

Please join us at the VTCSOM library to learn more about resources available to you as a VTC student. On the first and third Thursday of every month, VTCSOM Library staff will host Lunch & Learn...  More
Date:
Thursday, February 6, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Location:
Health Sciences & Technology Campus
Audience:
  Graduate Students  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 24 seats left

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 49 seats left

Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, February 10, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library)

Getting Started with Mendeley Online

Mendeley is a free, easy-to-use citation manager that can help researchers save time and frustration. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of Mendeley, including adding references...  More
Date:
Monday, February 10, 2025
Time:
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 94 seats left

Craft & Chat: Zine Making and Accessibility In-Person

Learn to make your own eight page zine while discussing accessibility in the arts and the power of self publication. Craft & Chats provide informal arts instruction for all levels with gentle...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Project Design Studio (Newman 419) (Map ), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 9 seats left

Literature Reviews and Database Searching for Animal & Life Sciences Online

You’ve been assigned to write a literature review...but how do you get started? What kinds of literature reviews are there? Where should you search? How do you know what search terms to use? Learn...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 97 seats left

2025 Virginia Tech Authors Recognition Event In-Person

University Libraries will host a celebration of authorship, the Virginia Tech Authors Recognition Event, on Feb. 11, 2025, from 5 - 7 p.m. in Newman Library. This event is made possible by the Alfred...  More
Date:
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time:
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Event  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 22 seats left

Valentine's Day with the Therapy Dogs In-Person

Join the VT Therapy Dogs for a Valentines Day celebration on the 2nd floor of Newman Library. If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact digilit-g@vt.edu as...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time:
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus

Introduction to Geospatial Mapping and ArcGIS Online Online

The Introduction to Geospatial Mapping and ArcGIS Online session will focus on introducing the concept of geospatial mapping covering the basics of what Geographic Information Systems (GIS),...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc     Researchers  
Categories:
  Workshop     Workshop > Data Science  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 38 seats left

Archival Adventures: More from the Black History Pamphlet Collection Online

It's time for an adventure! This week we dive into our extensive Black history pamphlet collection to uncover rich and powerful narratives. From the connections between the Black liberation movement...  More
Date:
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  

Elements Faculty Activity System: Overview Workshop and Drop-In Q&A In-Person

Virginia Tech Elements, a faculty activity repository, is used for a variety of purposes, including data for department, college, or broader institutional analytics and reports, the Virginia Tech...  More
Date:
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Faculty/Staff  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 50 seats left

Center for Digital Research & Scholarship Distinguished Lecture Series Online

AI Literacy in Libraries: A Roadmap for the Future A PRESENTATION BY Dr. Leo Lo Dean and Professor of the College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences at the University of New...  More
Date:
Friday, February 14, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:15am
Audience:
  Beginners     Advanced     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni     Postdoc  
Categories:
  Event > Livestream  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 99 seats left

Unity and Game Development for Beginners In-Person

Learn the basics of game development with Unity, a free software available for everyone. We'll cover downloading and installing Unity, then making and moving simple objects. All attendees are eligible...  More
Date:
Friday, February 14, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Torgersen 3310, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
  Beginners     Undergraduates     Public     Graduate Students     Faculty/Staff     Alumni  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 15 seats left

Josie's Office Hours In-Person

Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...  More
Date:
Monday, February 17, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library)

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