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Friday, April 12, 2019

3rd Annual UW GIS Symposium

http://www.lib.washington.edu/commons/images/GISSymposium_Graphic.pngCampus GIS users:

On Tuesday, May 14th the UW Libraries is hosting the 3rd Annual UW GIS Symposium in the Research Commons and we need presenters!

We're looking for UW students, faculty and staff to give lightning talks or poster presentations on their GIS-related research or other projects. Submissions will be reviewed as they are submitted; space is limited. Deadline for submission is May 4th. Submit your lightning talk or poster presentation proposal here: http://www.lib.washington.edu/commons/events/GIS_Symposium_2019/proposal.

UW GIS Symposium info:
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Time: 9am - noon
Place: UW Libraries' Research Commons

UW faculty and staff: please share this call for submissions with your students and encourage them to present.

We hope you will join us!

Monday, April 1, 2019

UW Libraries Trial: Gale Digital Scholar Lab

The UW Libraries provides access to various products on a trial basis to assess user interest and suitability for our collections. For the month of April 2019, we are providing access to a full-text product from Gale. 
Gale Digital Scholar Lab provides its own tools to allow users to text mine Gale’s content. Their six text mining tools including clustering, named entity recognition, ngram, parts of speech tagger, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling. Contact Verletta Kern for access to this trial.
Trial Ends: April 27, 2019

Monday, March 18, 2019

Spring Quarter Research Data Management Workshop @ UW Libraries

Do you create or use data in your research? Looking for tips and tools to better help you manage your research data, and preserve it for long-term use?


From April 15-18, the UW Libraries is offering Research Data Management Planning, an asynchronous online workshop for UW community members engaged in research with data. Topics will include getting started with data management planning, funder requirements for data sharing, metadata, tips to help keep you organized, sharing, archiving and preservation, and an introduction to tools and on-campus support to aid researchers.


Note: We will be offering two concurrent versions of this class, one for health sciences researchers, the other for multiple disciplines outside of health sciences. When you register for the class, please indicate which version of the class you’d like to attend. Thank you!


Full course information and link to registration is below. Contact us with any questions.


Research Data Management Planning Workshop
A free, tutor-supported online workshop
April 15-18, 2019


Duration: Monday, April 15 - Thursday, April 18 16 (4 days)
Time Commitment: Approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour per day, for 4 straight days
Target audience: UW community members engaged in research with data.
Prerequisites: Access to the internet for each of the 4 days identified. A valid UW NetID is also required.


Description:
  • This module-based workshop consists of activities and peer discussion forums that will provide tips on how to effectively plan for data management over the lifecycle of your research project. 
  • By asking students to share experiences with one another, this workshop gives you the opportunity to reflect on your research workflow and to see how various techniques and tools can be employed to most effectively manage, share and preserve your data.


Participation Process:
  • This workshop will take place in Canvas over 4 days, with no fixed participation times (asynchronous).
  • Each day corresponds to one online module, which includes a topic overview, resources, activity, and peer discussion forum.
  • Discussion forums are the workshop's primary means of 'assessment,' so expect to post to forums daily. 
  • You will be guided through the course by a team of friendly librarian tutors, who will answer questions and provide feedback.


How to Join:
  • If interested, please register via this Catalyst link no later than Friday, April 12, 2019. 
  • Space in the workshop is limited, and participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Students who register after capacity is reached may be placed on a wait list.


Comments from previous class participants:
  • This is a great workshop -- exposing me to a lot of considerations about data management that I did not know about. The tutor responses have been really helpful. I was unaware of the data librarians on campus and will definitely reach out to them for more resources. Thank you!
  • Very helpful and important for anyone working with data.
  • I was really impressed with this workshop. It had so many wonderful resources and I learned a lot. The tutors were fantastic. ... The materials were great and easy to understand as well. It was good to know I'm heading in the right direction with data management and know how to really improve my data management. I come from an interpretive/qualitative background and often this type of research activity is learned on the job or through learning what not to do the next time around, so having this type of workshop can really help people like me prepare a lot better for the next big project. Thank you for all your hard work!
  • Very helpful at all levels of experience


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Data Services Team.

Save the date: 3rd Annual UW GIS Symposium 5/14/19

This year's 3rd annual UW GIS Symposium will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Hosted by the UW Libraries, the UW GIS Symposium will be held in the Research Commons, Allen Library South. This half-day event will include invited speakers, lightning talks, and student poster presentations centered on use of GIS in education and research. More information, including a call for lightning talk and poster submissions, will be posted soon.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

March 12 GDPR information session at UW


Next month, the Data Science Studies group from the eScience Institute is teaming up with the Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) from the iSchool to host an important informational session about how UW researchers are affected by data privacy regulations. 

"General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the shifting privacy landscape: What do researchers at UW need to know," will feature speakers Ann Nagel of the UW Privacy Office and Emily McReynolds of Microsoft Research. This presentation will discuss GDPR’s impact on research, regulatory developments related to data and privacy, and the University’s response to this shifting landscape.

The GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018. The regulation is designed to give European Union residents more control over their personal data, providing for enhanced procedures of consent and transparency. GDPR applies to “the processing by an individual, a company or an organisation of personal data relating to individuals in the EU.” As such, researchers who use data collected from individuals residing anywhere in the EU are affected by GDPR. 
Moreover, several similar pieces of legislation are currently being considered by the Washington State Legislature, meaning that requirements like those established by the GDPR are likely to become more commonplace and broadly applicable.
In this session, privacy researchers and UW administrators will tell you what you need to know as a researcher at the University of Washington.  
Please RSVP if you plan to attend.