UBC Library – Use Python for geospatial analysis and visualization

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This is our last Research Commons newsletter until September 15th. We hope you can join us in August for some brand new and returning workshops.

New Digital Scholarship workshops

Join us for these innovative workshops, taught by highly-skilled graduate students.

Learn more and register for series.

Introduction to web scraping with Python

Unlock doors to new data through web scraping with Python.

Monday, August 9 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Powerful searching with regular expressions

Get a basic understanding of
regular expression syntax and
adapt regex solutions to
support workflows.

Tuesday, August 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Creating XML files from newspapers in Oxygen

Understand the basics of tagging
textual data with TEI XML and
creating a basic XML file in Oxygen.

Thursday, August 19 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Setting up a development environment

Learn how to set up a simple
development environment
using Visual Studio Code.

Monday, August 23 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Advanced Unix shell usage

Learn how to get more out
of the Unix shell and increase
your productivity.

Tuesday, August 24 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Register

Upcoming highlights

Learn from our Geographic Information Technology experts

See how mapping your research data can amplify its impact through this wide variety of workshops. All levels and areas of study welcome!

 

GIS data normalization and classification

Tuesday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

Be part of the expanding movement to make scholarship open

Great opportunities this month to bring openness to the classroom.

Introduction to ArcGIS Pro

Monday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

Teaching with care: an introduction to accessible courses and Open Educational Resources

Monday, August 23 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

 

Working with Open Educational Resources (OER)

Thursday, August 26 from 9 to 10 a.m.
Register

Geospatial analysis & visualization with Python

Tuesday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

 

Finding, using, and creating Open Educational Resources

Thursday, August 12 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Register

 

Last chance to catch a citation management workshop this summer

See how easy it is to add citations right from the UBC Library website.

Learn how to preserve your data for years to come

Wouldn’t it feel great to have a plan for your data in time for September?

 

Research Data Management

Tuesday, August 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register

Using Mendeley for Citation Management

Thursday, August 12 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Register

 

Using Zotero for Citation Management

Thursday, August 19 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Register

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