Workshops & Events
The following co-curricular workshops and events are currently scheduled at U of T Scarborough and across the library system. Workshops and events offer special skills and opportunities to expand your research and information skill set. If you are interested in customizable, curricular workshops based on these topics, or in scheduling a co-curricular workshop, please contact your Liaison Librarian.
Learn more library research skills on your own time through self-paced modules and recorded workshops.
All Workshops
This free Map and Data Library workshop provides a quick start to get you up and running using Esri's ArcGIS Online platform to create and share spatially aware, web-based digital narratives.
First, you'll gain familiarity with the web mapping… More
Presenter Yeliz Baloglu Cengay
Location: Online
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Digital Tools
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What: Learn the basics of using PowerBI, Microsoft’s Business Intelligence software. Using a fictional business’ reports and data, we will develop interactive visualizations and dashboards… More
Location The BRIDGE, UTSC
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Digital Tools
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click data visualization tool, Tableau Public, by creating visualizations, such as bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and scatter plots.
Why: Learning data visualization skills and tools will help… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location: Online
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Data & Statistics
Would you like to learn how to elevate your mapping workflows using coding? This free, two-hour workshop from the Map and Data Library will give you a hands-on introduction to geospatial Python programming using ArcGIS Pro. Designed for learners who… More
Presenter Map & Data Library
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Maps & GIS
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click data visualization tool, Tableau Public, by creating visualizations, such as bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and scatter plots.
Why: Learning data visualization skills and tools will help… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
This workshop offers an initial introduction to using Zotero, a free, open-source reference management tool. No prior Zotero knowledge is required. Please note that this is a workshop intended for beginner Zotero users – if you have… More
Location OISE Library
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Citation Management
This workshop provides an introduction to using SPSS to perform common data management and basic statistical analysis tasks. Participants will work through hands-on exercises in SPSS, and will learn to import spreadsheets, manage and edit data,… More
Presenter Leanne Trimble
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click data visualization tool, Power BI, by creating visualizations, such as bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and scatter plots.
Why: Learning data visualization skills and tools will help you gain… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
Learn how to safely operate the LulzBot TAZ 6 3D printers. You must complete this safety training session before you can use our 3D printers.
The event will be held in the Digital Studio on the south side of the first floor of Robarts Library.
Location Robarts Library
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3D Printing
What: Learn best practices to create infographics, which are a specific type of data visualization that uses a mix of data, visuals, and text to inform or persuade.
Why: Learning infographic creation skills and tools will help you promote yourself… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location: Online
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Data & Statistics
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click data visualization tool, Power BI, by creating visualizations, such as bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and scatter plots.
Why: Learning data visualization skills and tools will help you gain… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location: Online
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Data & Statistics
Join us for an engaging workshop where you’ll dive into the world of QGIS! This session, presented by UofT's Map and Data Library, is designed to help you build proficiency in loading and manipulating data from a variety of sources within QGIS 3.… More
Presenter Map & Data Library
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Digital Tools
This session introduces tools, techniques and best practices of 3D printing, including the basics of 3D printing, an introduction to the MADLab space, and the models of 3D printers available for use. Instructors will demonstrate how to safely use… More
Location Gerstein Library
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3D Printing
Please, check out other Fun Data Friday events.
What: In this workshop we will discuss what aspects of a map make it interpretable. You will learn how to map geospatial data, map layers, and how to apply map layers in ArcGIS Online and… More
Location The BRIDGE, UTSC
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Digital Tools
In this free Map and Data Library workshop, you will learn how to use open data and geoprocessing tools to perform spatial analysis and develop problem-solving workflows. Using QGIS 3, we'll model a real-world problem and walk through the steps of… More
Presenter Map & Data Library
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Digital Tools
Join archivists from the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services (UTARMS) for an introductory session on archival research. Learn practical skills that can be applied across campus archives and beyond, helping you build a… More
Presenter University of Toronto Archives & Records Management Services (UTARMS)
Location Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
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Rare Books & Special Collections
This session introduces tools, techniques and best practices of 3D printing, including the basics of 3D printing, an introduction to the MADLab space, and the models of 3D printers available for use. Instructors will demonstrate how to safely use… More
Location Gerstein Library
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3D Printing
Please, check out other Fun Data Friday events.
What: Learn the basics of qualitative data analysis through a discussion and practice using NVivo.
Why: With data spread across so many different formats, finding… More
Location The BRIDGE, UTSC
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Digital Tools
Would you like to learn how to enhance your open source mapping using coding? This free, two-hour workshop from the Map and Data Library will give you a hands-on introduction to geospatial Python programming using QGIS. Designed for learners who… More
Presenter Map & Data Library
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Maps & GIS