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Shannon Cary
Basic Map-Making With uMap
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 159 Ellis Library
Register here.
This workshop will serve as an introduction to uMap, an open source software that lets you create maps with OpenStreetMap layers in minutes and embed them in your site.
For a complete list of library workshops, visit library.missouri.edu/workshops.
Getting Ready for the Dissertation Phase of Your Studies
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Register for online workshop.
Learn about tools available to use when choosing and writing on a dissertation topic. Sample resources covered: ProQuest Dissertation & Theses, MOspace, etc.
For a complete schedule of library workshops, visit library.missouri.edu/workshops.
New Muse Posts
Student Worker Gabriela Ionita Receives Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award
As part of Disability Culture Month, 12 University of Missouri community members have been recognized for their achievements in advancing accessibility.
The Lee Henson Access Mizzou Awards, named after a former Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator at MU, honor students, faculty and staff who work to make the university a more inclusive place for people with disabilities. This is the tenth year Mizzou has celebrated the award.
Gabriela Ionita, a student worker in the Digital Media and Innovation Lab, received this award for the work she did on making the library’s web maps more accessible.
Congrats to Gabriela!
In the News
“Between the stacks of Ellis Library”
Show Me Mizzou, September 25, 2023
“Five members of MU community recognized for contributions to accessibility”
Columbia Missourian, September 26, 2023
Library Management Team Information and Action Items, 9/20/2023
MU Libraries Data Archives Service
The Data Archives Service at MU Libraries offers assistance to MU faculty, staff and students needing machine-readable datasets for new and original research projects. Through the library’s campus membership in the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, MU affiliates may browse and download any of thousands of datasets on a wide variety of topics. We also help users access the growing number of public use datasets on the internet.
SECTORS WHICH SUPPLY DATA:
- Government
- Not for profit organizations
- Commercial organizations
- Academic organizations and individual researchers
EXAMPLES OF DATA SUPPLIERS AND THEIR DATASETS:
- U. S. Census Bureau: Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS)
- U. S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: American Time Use Survey
- National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago: General Social Survey
- International Monetary Fund: International Financial Statistics
- Pew Internet & American Life: Broadcast networks and news publishers offer opinion poll data
WHERE TO START?
MU Libraries Data Archives Service website has links to ICPSR, the Roper Center, and more:
https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/datasets
NEED MORE HELP?
Contact Marie Concannon (concannonm@missouri.edu) to schedule a presentation/workshop on how to get data for research projects.
Highlighted Newshub Posts of the Week
Marketing Highlight
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