Past Events

  • 2023 Jul 12

    Introduction to GIS

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Countway Library, Ware Room

    In this workshop, you will leave with a strong foundational understanding of the building blocks of GIS. Included in this introduction are the distinction between various GIS software, methods, and data. This introduction will break down the core data types for geospatial data, and you will leave with a strong understanding of how GIS data is structured, and how it is interpreted by various systems. We will discuss the relationship between various software packages, including desktop, browser, and programmatic (R/Python).

    This is a lecture based informational session only and...

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  • 2023 Jun 21

    Introduction to ESRI ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online: Creating Exploratory Maps

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online via Zoom

    This workshop provides all of the information you need to get started working with ESRI ArcGIS Pro and the ArcGIS Online suite of software-as-a-service (SAAS) tools and data at Harvard. You'll be shown how easy it is to create your first map in both desktop and online software and to move back and forth between each environment. I'll address finding data from many different sources but will focus specifically on using datasets available in ESRI's Living Atlas. Attendees will assist in determining which data we explore and how it will be mapped.

    When the workshop is done you...

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  • 2023 Jun 14

    Tips and Tools for Creating Compelling Data Visualizations

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online via Zoom

    This workshop covers key design principles to guide your choices on color, graph type, etc. when making data visualizations. After looking at a wide variety of examples of charts and graphs, we’ll end by going over a few free, easy-to-use tools for you to start making your own visualizations.

    InstructorJess Cohen-Tanugi, Visualization Specialist, Harvard Library

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  • 2023 May 31

    Closing Out Your Research: Data Transfer

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    Knowledge transfer refers to sharing or disseminating knowledge and providing inputs to problem-solving. When employees leave, they take their skills and institutional knowledge with them. Capturing their knowledge and research outputs is essential to the success of future users.

    This session will present the knowledge transfer process and what to document at the point of employee offboarding. We will explore how individuals collect, organize, access, store and share project data in order to facilitate reuse and ongoing project work.

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  • 2023 May 17

    DMPTool: One-Stop-Shop for Data Management Plans

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    A 2-page Data Management Plan (DMP) is now required as part of the new NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy. Data management planning is important for funding, but it also sets you up for success with best practices.

    The DMPTool is web-based and provides basic templates that can help you construct data management plans. The DMPTool provides you with templates, funder mandates, institutional requirements, and other instructional material.

    In this session, we will provide an overview of the DMPTool and highlight templates you can use to craft an effective...

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  • 2023 May 03

    Don't Leave Yet! Research Data Offboarding

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    When employees leave, they take their skills and institutional knowledge with them. It is important to record essential informative information related to projects and datasets to ensure the success of future users.

    This session will review the important steps for offboarding employees/trainees from a lab or project. We will provide an overview of the various elements that should be addressed before closing out a project or someone leaving the institution.

    InstructorsJulie Goldman,...

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  • 2023 Apr 12

    Data Documentation: Writing Better READMEs

    12:20pm to 1:10pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    To ensure that you understand your own data and to enable others to find, use and properly cite your data, it helps to create README files with ‘documentation’ or ‘metadata’ about the datasets you create.

    This session will explore the critical role documentation plays in data management and how you can ensure good documentation throughout your research.

    InstructorsJulie Goldman, Research Data Services Librarian, Countway Library

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  • 2023 Apr 05

    Organize Your Data: Files and Spreadsheets

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    Data organization refers to classifying and organizing data sets to make them more useful. Once you create, gather, or start manipulating data and files, they can quickly become disorganized. To save time and prevent errors later on, you and your team should decide how you will structure folders and organize your files.

    Do you struggle with organizing your research data? This seminar will teach practical techniques for effectively managing your research project, data, and files.

    InstructorsJulie...

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  • 2023 Mar 22

    Using the DMPTool to write a NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    A 2-page Data Management Plan (DMP) is now required as part of the new NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy. The Plan will set you up for long-term research success.

    The DMPTool is web-based and provides basic templates that can help you construct data management plans. The DMPTool provides you with templates, funder mandates, institutional requirements, and other instructional material.

    This virtual workshop will get you started with the DMPTool and show how you can easily create a DMP to comply with...

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  • 2023 Mar 08

    Spring Cleaning for Your Data

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Online - Zoom

    Whether you’re motivated by the joy-sparking tidying up of Marie Kondo, or get inspired by a good old-fashioned spring-cleaning spree, now is a great time to clean up your data. The time you spend doing a good data cleanup will more than pay off in increased efficiency in your workflows and project time.

    This session will review the top practices for cleaning and organizing your data and research files. Come ready to apply research data management best practices to your files and projects and walk away with a "Spring Clean your Data" plan!

    Instructor...

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