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University Libraries announces fall 2023 workshops on data skills topics

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — Beginning Sept. 14, the Research Informatics and Publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer 19 workshops on topics such as statistical data analysis, data visualization, big data analytics in the cloud, ScholarSphere, and maps and GIS. 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 links for each session below.

For more information, contact repub@psu.edu.

Data Analytics and Visualization (online)

The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff:

Maps and GIS (online or in person)

The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff:

Statistical Data Analysis (online)

The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff:

Research Reproducibility and Data Management in R and RStudio Workshop Series (Online)

The following workshops are open to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff and faculty:

*Register for this workshop series here. Registration for this series is required and will close September 15, 2023

  • Introduction to R and RStudio — Sept. 20, 2–4 p.m.
  • Data Wrangling in R — Sept 27, 2–4 p.m.
  • Data Management and Research Reproducibility in R and RStudio — Oct. 4, 2–4 p.m.
  • Data Visualization in R — Oct. 11, 2–4 p.m.

ScholarSphere (Online)

The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff and faculty:

Last Updated September 7, 2023