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USING THE LIBRARY

FEATURES

Dream about having your own startup?

Check out our entrepreneurship guide, services, & workshops! Topics include market research, business plans, funding and more.

Borrow and test-drive VR equipment and apps!

Borrow VR equipment for home from the Short Term Loans Desk, or develop & test your apps in the studio at the MADLab! More info: http://uoft.me/virtualreality

Drop by The Gerstein Book Stop

Fiction books now available to borrow from our leisure reading collection. Mystery, Romance, SciFi, Thrillers & more

Need a space to meditate, pray, or practice yoga or mindfulness?

Visit our newly opened Reflection Room (B171, 1-Below)

Attend Shut Up & Write sessions

Every Thursday from Jan 23-May 28, make a date with your writing and stay motivated! More info about free drop-in sessions: http://uoft.me/suw

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WORKSHOPS

ArcGIS Online: An Introduction

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: UTSC Library
Campus: UTSC

This session occurs at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus and is part of the Digital Scholarship @UTSC Series.

Come discover, analyze and learn the basics of online mapping and GIS. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to accessing, manipulating, and visualizing data using the GIS platform, ArcGIS Online.

This workshop is intended as a gentle introduction to GIS. No prior experience with GIS or ArcGIS is required. The content is aimed at the novice user who is curious about how to use GIS software for their course assignments and research.

Audience

Open

Additional instructions

If you are affiliated with the St. George or UTM campus please complete the lab visitor access request webform prior to the session so that you will be able to use the computers in the lab. Alternatively, you may wish to bring your own computer.

Directions

University of Toronto Scarborough Library, Instruction Lab, Room AC286A

Visiting UTSC for the first time? The Library is located in the AC building. A campus map and information on public transportation and visitor parking can be found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/home/visiting-utsc.

Introduction to R

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Time: 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Map & Data Library

This is a hands-on workshop that introduces the R statistical programming language using RStudio. The topics covered are reading, exploring, manipulating data and running some statistical tests. It is most suitable for new R users or users looking to review their knowledge in R.

Introduction to Network Analysis and Visualization Using Gephi - Part 1

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Map & Data Library

A network is a way of specifying relationships among a collection of entities. Networks come up in a variety of situations; for example, they can describe relationships between characters in literary works, how authors cite each other in a particular discipline or how people interact on social media. Through a combination of lecture and activities, this 2-hour workshop will provide an introduction to network analysis and visualization using a free, open-source tool called Gephi.

After taking this workshop, participants will be able to:

Recognize networks and situations that call for network visualization and analysis Use appropriate terms to describe networks Understand network data formats, and format data for use in Gephi Use Gephi to load, visualize, analyze, and publish network graphs

Story Time for U of T Families

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Robarts Library

Celebrate I Read Canadian Day! Bring your children ages 2-5 years old to the Robarts Library 9th floor Family Study Space for a story time event with Children's Librarian Pat from the Lillian H. Smith Library. Books written or illustrated by Canadians will be featured. Snacks will be served.

Software Carpentry Workshop (Python, Git, Shell)

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Location: Robarts Library

Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

This two-day workshop will include lessons in and Programming in Python, the Unix Shell, and Plotting Version Control with Git, with instructors and helpers who are U of T staff and graduate students.

More information and registration available at https://uoftcarpentries.github.io/2020-02-20-utsg/