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
Fall 2015 Esri Story Maps workshops
The well-liked Esri Story Maps workshops and are back this semester. Also returning is the Geography department’s Dr. Steven Ericson, instructor. Dr. Ericson will teach two sessions on how to create and publish interactive web maps combining text, photos, video, and audio with Esri’s cloud-based mapping and GIS system, ArcGIS Online. Continue reading
Fall 2015 SPSS workshops at McLure Library
Available on computers throughout the University Libraries, IBM SPSS Statistics is a collection of products used to access and manage data, select and perform analyses, and share results. This semester, the College of Education’s Dr. Sara Tomek will teach three SPSS workshops at McLure Library: Introduction to SPSS, Advanced SPSS: ANOVA, and Advanced SPSS: Categorical Data. Continue reading
Online Microsoft Word workshops (Fall 2015)
In addition to the Microsoft Word workshops scheduled for Gorgas Library, two sessions will be offered online on Sunday, August 30, 2015:
- 5:00-6:00 p.m.: Academic Paper Formatting in Microsoft Word
- 6:00-7:00 p.m.: References in Microsoft Word
Fall 2015 Microsoft Word workshops at Gorgas Library
Fall 2015 Academic Technologies workshop registration opened this week, and next week brings the first workshops of the semester: Academic Paper Formatting in Microsoft Word and References in Microsoft Word. Continue reading
New UA Libraries website
While this blog’s primary focus is the academic software installed on public computers in the UA Libraries, we occasionally highlight other library and campus services and spaces at the intersection of academics and technology.
The Libraries recently launched a new website. The site, which was designed with user experience, ease-of-use, and comprehensive access to resources in mind, is now live at http://www.lib.ua.edu.
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