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Data Management Workshop Series, Part 2

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Unlock the power of data mapping with our engaging workshop series designed for anyone eager to use data effectively to make informed decisions and drive impact. Join us to learn about tools, techniques, and applications that bring your data to life.

Intro to Social Explorer for Historical Census Data Mapping and More
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Registration for online workshop

Attendees will learn how to log into Social Explorer and work with historical U.S. Census data to create swipe maps or side-by-side maps showing change over time. Depending on time and attendee interest, we may also discuss additional data available in Social Explorer and how to layer Social Explorer’s data with data you import.

Data Visualization with Palladio
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 213 Ellis Library
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Designed to support historical research, Palladio facilitates the analysis of relationships over time and space through the creation of maps, network visualizations, graphs, lists, and galleries. This workshop will provide an overview and opportunity to practice using the software.

Data Visualization with Gephi
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 213 Ellis Library
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Gephi is an open-source social network visualization platform that can analyze and visualize big network graphs. This workshop will provide an overview and opportunity to practice with a sample data set.

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Scholarly Communication Workshop Series

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Empower your academic career with practical tools and strategies in scholarly communications! This workshop series is designed to help researchers and scholars at all levels navigate the complexities of academic publishing, promotion, and research impact.

Maximizing Your Research Identity and Measuring Research Impact
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Register for online workshop.
Learn about the usefulness of various researcher profiles that you can create for yourself and discover where to find metrics for your research output including citation counts, journal impact factors, h-index and altmetrics.

Promotion & Tenure Packets – How the Libraries can Help
Date: Monday, March 17, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Register for online workshop.
Discover how the library can support you in crafting compelling promotion and tenure packets. From citation analysis to showcasing your publications, we’ll provide tips and resources to make your materials stand out.

Find the Right Journal to Publish Your Research
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Register for online workshop.
Not sure where to publish? Learn strategies to identify reputable journals that match your research scope and audience. We’ll also cover tips for avoiding predatory journals and improving your chances of acceptance.

All About Altmetrics
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Register for online workshops.
Go beyond citation counts and learn about alternative metrics that can help you track and measure the impact of your research publications.

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Who Should Attend?
• Faculty preparing for promotion and tenure.
• Early-career researchers building their scholarly presence.
• Graduate students navigating academic publishing.

For a complete list of library workshops, visit library.missouri.edu/workshops.

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Canvas Integrations and the Digital Media and Innovation Lab, Oct. 15

By Taira Meadowcroft   Posted in Workshops
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Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Teaching for Learning Center
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Your students may not be aware of the information resources and services the library provides to help them be successful in your class. In this session, we will discuss how library resources and services can be integrated directly into your Canvas course.

The discussion will cover collaborative possibilities and practices for teaching and learning such as scheduling in-person or online instructions sessions, creating, and using interactive library learning modules and tutorials including self-guided tours for students.

You will also be introduced to the Digital Media and Innovation Lab (DMiL) in Ellis Library which offer tools for creative course projects and assignments.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Introduction to Dimensions, Oct. 11

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Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Online via Zoom
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The Introduction to Dimensions webinar will showcase how researchers can use this powerful database to find collaborators, track funded activity, identify trends and more.

 

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home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Workshops Introduction to ZoteroBib: A Tool for Quick Bibliographies

Introduction to ZoteroBib: A Tool for Quick Bibliographies

By Shannon Cary   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Workshops
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Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time:3:00pm – 4:00pm
Online via Zoom
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Get to know the capabilities, limitations, and use cases for Zoterobib, a fully online, non-login tool that will help you format your bibliography using your phone, tablet, or computer.

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Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management

By Shannon Cary   Posted in J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Workshops
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Date: Monday, September 30, 2024
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Online via Zoom
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Zotero is a reliable tool for in-text and bibliography citation formatting. Zotero also helps organize sources, PDF’s, and notes, and facilitates collaborative research. This workshop will cover the most effective methods of getting citations into Zotero, using Zotero’s Word integration to create formatted bibliographies, and a use case for the Zettelkasten note-taking method using Zotero’s standalone notes.