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
Audience: University of Toronto upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the health/life sciences
Date: Thursday, October 9th
Time: 10am-1130am
Location: Gerstein Science Information Centre, Instruction Lab, 2nd Floor
By the… More
Location Gerstein Library
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Library Research
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click qualitative data management and analysis tool, NVivo, by performing common tasks, such as loading in data, coding, running queries, and exporting.
Why: Learning qualitative data analysis skills… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
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What: Learn to clean unstructured spreadsheets quickly to make the most of your data. This workshop will quickly allow you to aggregate many cells into one, transpose data from columns to… More
Location The BRIDGE, UTSC
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Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing… More
Location: Online
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Do you ever get stuck getting started on a research project? In this practical in-person workshop, explore how to use Gen AI tools to get started, form better questions, and map your thinking, without risking outsourcing your learning.
Understand… More
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Library Research
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click qualitative data management and analysis tool, MAXQDA, by performing common tasks, such as loading in data, coding, writing memos, and exporting. If you want to continue your learning, you may… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
What: Learn to use a market-leading, point-and-click qualitative data management and analysis tool, MAXQDA, by performing common tasks, such as loading in data, coding, writing memos, and exporting. If you want to continue your learning, you… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location: Online
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Data & Statistics
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 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
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
Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing… More
Location: Online
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Co-Curricular Record
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 ArcGIS Pro, we'll model a real-world public health problem and walk… More
Presenter Map & Data Library
Location Map & Data Library
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Digital Tools
Open to participants from all backgrounds and disciplines, this workshop introduces you to existing sources of industry information such as market research reports and trade journals, as well as provides strategies to help you do your own analysis… More
Location: Online
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Business & Entrepreneurship
What: Building upon the Introduction to Using MAXQDA for Qualitative Data Analysis: Part 1 workshop, learn to use some of MAXQDA’s analysis and visualization tools, and how to work with document variables.
Why: Learning qualitative data analysis… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
What: Building upon the Introduction to Using MAXQDA for Qualitative Data Analysis: Part 1 workshop, learn to use some of MAXQDA’s analysis and visualization tools, and how to work with document variables.
Why: Learning qualitative data analysis… More
Presenter Kelly Schultz
Location: Online
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Data & Statistics
In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how to use ArcGIS Online, a web-based platform that allows you to create, share, and analyze maps and data. You will use open data and geoprocessing tools to… More
Presenter Leanne Trimble
Location: Online
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Digital Tools
Please, check out other Fun Data Friday events.
What: Ever been curious about how databases work? In this workshop we will cover the basics of understanding relational databases and how to request information from these databases using… More
Location The BRIDGE, UTSC
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Digital Tools
What: Learn to use a free, open-source, point-and-click visualization and analysis tool, Gephi, to visualize relationships in your research. Examples of relationships include relationships between characters in literary works, how authors cite each… 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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Category:
3D Printing
Are you ready to dive into the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? Join us for an engaging and hands-on workshop designed specifically for new learners. This free session from UofT's Map and Data Library will guide you through the basic… More
Presenter Map & Data Library
Location Map & Data Library
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Digital Tools
What: This 2-hour workshop will provide an introduction to OpenRefine, a powerful open-source tool for exploring, cleaning, and manipulating “messy” data, to prepare it for analysis and visualization. Through a combination of lecture… More
Presenter Kara Handren & Nick Field
Location Robarts Library, Electronic Classroom
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Data & Statistics
What: This 2-hour workshop will provide an introduction to OpenRefine, a powerful open-source tool for exploring, cleaning, and manipulating “messy” data, to prepare it for analysis and visualization. Through a combination of lecture… More
Presenter Kara Handren & Nick Field
Location: Online
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Data & Statistics
Find out what makes your technology unique and who else holds patents in your space. This basic DIY patent searching workshop includes an introduction to open web databases for patent searching, an overview of classification systems, and examples… More
Location: Online
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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
Date
Time -
Time -
Category:
Digital Tools
Please, check out other Fun Data Friday events.
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