This workshop will give you hands-on experience working with primary sources from UCLA’s Digital Library collection—and turning them into a stunning, interactive presentation (timelines and maps!) using Tableau Public’s free software. You’ll learn the basics of a powerful, but intuitive visualization platform, in addition to working with free digital resources from the library collection. Finally, we’ll...
Introduction to R, November 8: R is a powerful statistical package that runs on many platforms, including Windows, Macintosh and Unix. This class is designed for people who are just getting started using R. The students in the class will have a hands-on experience using R for statistics, graphics, and data management. The R class...
A Digital Humanities Clinic: New Frontiers in Japanese Literary Studies November 29 (Tuesday) 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Research Library (Charles E. Young) West Classroom (YRL Room 23167) | Pre-registration required. Contact Tomoko Bialock Japanese Digital Humanities: I. A Hands-on Introduction November 30 (Wednesday) 12:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. | Research Library (Charles E. Young)...
Since the 1960s, American ethno-racial categories have been increasingly used to respond to the inclusion of ethnic and racial minorities in biomedicine and genetics. It has been the researchers’ very dedication to the positive ideals of diversity and to the struggle against medical disparities that has paradoxically allowed racial categories to massively gain ground in...
Fake News: How to Recognize It, What to Do about It (sixty minutes) Tuesday, January 17th, 4–5 p.m. in Powell Library, Inq lab 3 False news reports are a growing problem. But what are they, exactly? Who's publishing them? Most importantly, how can you tell the difference between fake news and fact? This workshop will...
Collaborative Writing with Authorea (sixty minutes) Friday, January 20, 2–3p.m. in Young Research Library, Research Commons Classroom and Friday, January 20, 4–5 p.m. in SEL/Boelter, Learning Commons The UCLA Library has licensed access to Authorea, an online collaborative research writing tool, for UCLA faculty and researchers. Authorea allows authors to write and edit privately or...
Introduction to Zotero (sixty minutes) Monday, January 23, 4:30–5:30 p.m. in Young Research Library, Research Commons Classroom Find out about the purpose, uses, and features of Zotero, a free, open-source application that helps researchers manage references and notes and create formatted bibliographies. Taught by Teresa Barnett, Head of The Center for Oral History Research, Charles...
Did you know you can use Google to translate text, search by language or time period, sort images by usage rights, and more? Or that Google's algorithms try to predict which search results you want to see? Come learn how Google works, when and when not to use it, and how to get the most...
Hack Google (sixty minutes) Tuesday, January 24, 4–5 p.m. in Powell Library, Inq lab 3 Did you know you can use Google to translate text, search by language or time period, sort images by usage rights, and more? Or that Google's algorithms try to predict which search results you want to see? Come learn how...
Copyright for Creators (ninety minutes) Thursday, January 26, 12–1:30 p.m. in Young Research Library, Research Commons Classroom If you create works such as original writing, images or video that incorporates others’ work, and/or if you distribute your work widely, you should know the basic workings of copyright so you can use others’ work appropriately and...
