BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260916T190000Z DTEND:20260916T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T000000Z SUMMARY:Practical Data Skills: Organizing Files and Folders DESCRIPTION:Practical Data Skills Workshop Series\n\nGain foundational research and data skills through short\, 30-minute interactive lessons. Each session is a stand-alone introductory workshop\, so feel free to drop in for the topics most relevant to you or attend the full series. The series runs weekly during the first two months of fall and spring terms.\n\nWhat You’ll Learn\n\nThis series teaches practical skills that support Open Science (also known as Open Scholarship)\, a broad movement to make research across disciplines more transparent\, accessible\, and collaborative. Open Science is about more than just making research openly available\, it's about transforming how that knowledge is produced.\n\nAll workshop materials are openly available on the UVic Libraries Open Science guide. \n\nWho It's For\n\nDesigned for students\, researchers\, and campus staff looking to strengthen their skills. No prior experience required.\n\nWorkshop Topics Include\n\n\n Organize Files and Folders – Learn how to keep your files tidy and easy to navigate.\n Nick Rochlin\, Data Science Librarian at the University of Victoria Libraries\, will lead this session. \n \n Creative Commons Licensing – Learn how to apply Creative Commons licenses to your own work and how to find\, understand\, and properly attribute CC-licensed works you want to reuse\n Data Privacy 101 – Build responsible research habits by learning the basics of working with sensitive data.\n Editing Wikipedia - Learn how to make edits and add content\, helping build a more open and reliable source of knowledge for everyone.\n Find Open Data – Explore methods for locating and using open datasets.\n Markdown – Learn the lightweight formatting language behind READMEs\, notes\, and documentation\, in this hands-on introduction to writing clean\, portable text.\n Organize Your Citation Library –Learn how to manage references and citations efficiently so your research stays organized and easy to retrieve.\n Pre-Register Your Study – Learn how and why pre-registering your study with OSF Registries increases the transparency and credibility of your research.\n\n\nWhy Attend?\n\n\n Enhance Your Research – Gain knowledge and skills to make your research more open\, clear\, and impactful.\n Hands-On Learning – Take part in practical exercises that help you apply new skills right away.\n Network with Peers – Meet others who are interested in improving their research through Open Science and data skills.\n\n\n\nYour full participation in this workshop is important to us. Should you require any accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility\, please contact mgrenier@uvic.ca. ORGANIZER;CN="Monique Grenier":MAILTO:mgrenier@uvic.ca CATEGORIES:DSC CONTACT;CN="Monique Grenier":MAILTO:mgrenier@uvic.ca STATUS:CONFIRMED UID:LibCal-4032085 URL:https://libcal.uvic.ca/calendar/dsc/organizedata X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR