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Intro to QGIS with Raster Data Online
Note: This workshop is online only.
QGIS is a free and open source desktop Geographical Information Systems (GIS) package.
This introductory workshop will cover basic concepts in GIS and QGIS, and...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Time:
- 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- DSC
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 8 seats left
Citations made easy: Intro to Zotero Online
Are citations giving you a headache? Do you find the intricacies of citation styles like APA or MLA confusing? Tired of the last-minute rush to create a correctly formatted bibliography? If so - you...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Location:
- Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 17 seats left
Using Generative AI for Student Research - Intermediate Online
Note: This workshop is online only.
About the Workshop
Workshop participants will explore the use of Generative AI (GenAI) including installing and using local Generative AI software on a laptop,...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- Artificial intelligence (AI) DSC
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 22 seats left
Board Game Drop-in In-Person
"Board" of classes and school work? Hangout with the UVic Mearns-McPherson Library for an afternoon of board games. Bring a friend or make new ones over a deck of cards or a party game!
- Date:
- Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Time:
- 4:00pm - 7:00pm
- Location:
- Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Audience:
- Open to Everyone
- Categories:
- Engagement Events
Introduction to Covidence Online
Covidence is a web-based platform that streamlines the process of conducting comprehensive literature reviews, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, meta-syntheses, and meta-narratives.
In...
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- Date:
- Friday, November 22, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Location:
- Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff General public
- Categories:
- DSC
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 13 seats left
The Chorus is Speaking: Artists in Conversation In-Person
The Chorus is Speaking: Experiencing Identities of Blackness in Canada is an exhibition that brings together eight artists exploring facets of the Black experience on Turtle Island. Through a...
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- Date:
- Saturday, November 23, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Legacy Gallery (Map ), Legacy Art Gallery
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff General public Library Folk Open to Everyone
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
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Afternoon Classic Movie In-Person
- Date:
- Saturday, November 23, 2024
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- Time:
- 3:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Categories:
- Engagement Events
Intermediate Research Statistics with RStudio Online
Note: This workshop will be online only.
After the Introduction to Data Analysis with RStudio workshop, the Intermediate RStudio workshop is the perfect next step! Previous experience with RStudio...
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- Date:
- Monday, November 25, 2024
- Time:
- 12:30pm - 2:00pm
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- DSC
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 14 seats left
Intro to Coding with HTML & CSS Online
Note: This workshop is online only.
Are you a UVic student, staff, or faculty member and are interested in getting some exposure to coding? If so this workshop might be for you! This self-paced,...
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- Date:
- Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 12:00pm
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- DSC
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 13 seats left
Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis & Coding with NVivo Online
Note: This workshop is online only.
In this advanced workshop you will be introduced to creating cases and classifying them using NVivo. Generally, you can use cases classifications to record...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Time:
- 10:30am - 12:00pm
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- DSC
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 16 seats left
Spotting AI-generated content online In-Person
Are you sure your favourite celebrity REALLY said that? How do you know that source in your bibliography is REALLY written by a credible author?
Images, audio, video, text… Generative AI tools can...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Room 130
- Audience:
- Open to Everyone
- Categories:
- Workshops Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 27 seats left
Personalized Generative Ai Tools In-Person
Note: This workshop will be held in person.
About the Workshop
Personalised Generative AI tools can be useful research assistants grounded in the information you trust. “When you upload the...
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- Date:
- Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Digital Scholarship Commons A308
- Audience:
- Undergraduate students Faculty Graduate students UVic staff
- Categories:
- Artificial intelligence (AI) DSC
- Registration Type:
- In-Person Registration
- Register! - 11 seats left
Afternoon Classic Movie In-Person
- Date:
- Saturday, November 30, 2024
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- Time:
- 3:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Categories:
- Engagement Events
Final Exam Care Packages available for pick-up In-Person
Exams & final projects stressing you out? Stop by the Ask Us Desk for a care package!
- Date:
- Monday, December 2, 2024
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- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Audience:
- Open to Everyone
- Categories:
- Engagement Events
Winter Reading Challenge In-Person
Pick up a game card from the Ask Us Desk. Drop off your completedd card for a chance to win a prize!
- Date:
- Monday, December 2, 2024
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- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Audience:
- Open to Everyone
- Categories:
- Engagement Events
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