UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — Beginning Sept. 26, the Research Informatics and Publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer 11 workshops on data skills topics, including maps and geographic information systems (GIS), statistical data analysis, and research reproducibility and data management in R and RStudio. The goal of these sessions is to introduce resources and expertise in the areas that are available through the University Libraries.

Sessions are free and open to all Penn State faculty, staff and students. Advance registration is required; registration and additional information is provided at the link for each session below.

Statistical Data Analysis — virtual only. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff.

• Data Analysis Planning — Sept. 26, 2–4 p.m.
• Quantitative Methods for Undergraduate Students — Oct. 3, 1–2:30 p.m.
• Introduction to SPSS — Oct. 17, 2–4 p.m.
• Introduction to Minitab — Oct. 24, 2–4 p.m.

Maps and GIS — virtual or in person. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff.

• Historic Aerial Imagery and Geospatial Research Resources — Oct. 8, 2–3 p.m. (online or in W13 Pattee Library) 
• Telling Your Story Through Geospatial Data — Oct. 9, 2–3 p.m. (online or in W13 Pattee Library) 
• Getting to Know ArcGIS Notebooks — Oct. 15, 2–4 p.m. (online or in 211A Pattee Library)

Research Reproducibility and Data Management in R and RStudio Workshop Series — virtual only. Open to graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff. *Register for this workshop series here. Registration for the entire series is required and will close Sept. 30.

• Introduction to R and RStudio — Oct. 16, 2–4 p.m.
• Data Wrangling in R — Oct. 23, 2–4 p.m.
• Data Management and Research Reproducibility in R and RStudio — Oct. 30, 2–4 p.m.
• Data Visualization in R — Nov. 6, 2–4 p.m.

For more information, including physical access and special accommodations for these events, contact repub@psu.edu.