Workshops to advance your knowledge and skills in the methodology and tools to improve your research process, search of the literature and manage data will be offered again this semester by the University Libraries’ Research Partnerships librarians. Many of the workshops are offered online, while a few are still offered in-person.
Registration is required and will be available under each calendar entry for individual workshops on the department’s event calendar as well as on the list below by month.
September
Writing research questions to match your methodology – Sept 13, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Zoom
In this workshop, we will discuss how your research question can guide you to the best research methodology to answer it and how to adapt research questions for different research methodologies using systematic and scoping review methodologies as an example.
Introduction to Reparative Research Practices – Sept 17, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Witt Room, Love Library South (LLS 224)
In this workshop we will define RRP, discuss how they affect your research, and what resources are available to you as a researcher.
Writing the NIH Data Management & Sharing Plan - Sept 19, 11 a.m. -- 12 p.m., Zoom
Understand the six required elements of the NIH data management and sharing plan and how to meet these in an interactive workshop.
Crash Course in Research Data Management – Sept 20, 12 p.m., Zoom
Start your next project (or class) with a plan to keep your project organized and your data safe, from inception until you are ready to share, reuse, or revisit the project whether next month or years from now.
ArcGIS Online: Maps for Everyone – Sept 20, 10 – 11 a.m., Witt Room, Love Library South (LLS 224)
This workshop introduces GIS through an easy to understand and practical tool using only a web browser.
Sharing Your Story with ArcGIS StoryMaps – Sept 23, 10 – 11 a.m., Witt Room, Love Library South (LLS 224)
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to create a story map.
Writing the USDA Data Management Plan – Sept 26, 12 – 1 p.m., Zoom
Understand the required elements of the USDA data management plan and how to meet these in an interactive workshop.
October
Data Management Fundamentals for Graduate Students – Oct 17, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Zoom
Learn how to successfully manage your research data and create a personal data management plan.
Prepare Your Data for Openness – Oct 25, 12 – 1 p.m., Zoom
This presentation will provide strategies for meaningfully open data, offer choices in data sharing, describe some limitations of openness, and help researchers get a jump start preparing data for openness.
Writing the NSF Data Management Plan – Oct 31, 12 – 1 p.m., Zoom
Understand the basic required elements of the NSF data management plan and how to meet these in an interactive workshop. Taught by Leslie Delserone
November
Prepare Now for Your Personal Digital Dark Age – Nov 7, 12 – 1 p.m., Zoom
All digital files are vulnerable to decay and loss. Sometimes a hard drive fails, or a file becomes corrupted. In recognition of World Digital Preservation Day, this workshop helps participants identify their most valuable computer files and create a plan for backup, self-curation, and preservation.
Writing the USDA Data Management Plan – Nov 14, 12 – 1 p.m., Zoom
Understand the required elements of the USDA data management plan and how to meet these in an interactive workshop.
More details at: https://events.unl.edu/RDE