Two workshops on Box will be offered in March. Registration is not required.
Not sure what Box is or how you might use it? Check out the product features overview or watch an introductory video.
Workshops
Spring 2016 Qualtrics workshops
We’re happy to offer four Qualtrics workshops in April. Registration is not required.
Three sessions will focus on the new Qualtrics Insight Platform, an overview of which is provided in this introductory video.
Spring 2016 NVivo workshops
NVivo workshops are back! The following NVivo workshops will be offered in March and April. Registration is not required.
Not sure what NVivo is or how you might use it? Check out the feature list or watch an introductory video.
Fall 2015 wrap-up
During the Fall 2015 semester, the Libraries offered workshops on geospatial information systems and mapping (ArcGIS, Story Maps, and Google Maps, Earth, and Fusion Tables), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Sway), NVivo, and SPSS. Workshops on academic paper formatting and references in Microsoft Word were offered in both Gorgas Library and online via Blackboard Collaborate.
Many thanks to the Department of Geography’s Dr. Steven Ericson, who offered Introduction to ArcGIS and Story Maps workshops in Rodgers Library, and the College of Education’s Dr. Sara Tomek, who offered Introduction to SPSS, Advanced SPSS: ANOVA, and Advanced SPSS: Categorical Data workshops in McLure Library.
Thanks also to those who participated in our workshops. We hope to see you again in Spring 2016!
Fall 2015 Google Geo Tools workshops
Google offers several mapping tools. Our Fall 2015 sessions will cover three: My Maps, Earth, and Fusion Tables. Continue reading
Visualize and Present Your Data with Microsoft Excel workshop
Visualize and Present Your Data with Microsoft PowerPoint workshop
Introducing Microsoft Sway
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of its digital storytelling app, Sway. A free app from Microsoft Office, Sway lets you create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, newsletters, vacation memories, school and work projects, and more. Continue reading
Fall 2015 ArcGIS workshops at Rodgers Library
While geographic information systems are the tools of choice for geographers, geographic information technologies have applications in many disciplines. Tools used by geographers to map the earth’s surface can be used by biologists to track migration patterns, social scientists to identify food deserts, epidemiologists to monitor the spread of disease, and humanists to create literary and historical maps.
This semester, the Department of Geography’s Dr. Steven Ericson will teach two introductory workshops on the widely used ArcGIS suite of GIS software. Continue reading
Fall 2015 NVivo workshops
We had a great response to our first NVivo workshops in the spring and are happy to offer three sessions this semester. Two introductory workshops will be held in the Alabama Digital Humanities Center and McLure Library. While NVivo is most often described as software for qualitative and mixed methods research, it’s a also a great tool for literature review, regardless of discipline, something we’ll discuss in an October workshop at McLure. Continue reading