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Thinking about where to publish? Do you receive random invitations to submit your work for publications? Don't get caught publishing in a questionable journal! This session will provide an overview of what predatory or deceptive journals...
In this one hour session, we will be reviewing the Open Government Portal (OGP) and briefly discuss the purpose and background behind the initiative, while relating it back to how open information and...
10:30 - 11:00 | Dr Rachel Harding (Huntington's Disease Society of America Career Development Fellow; Huntington's disease research team leader at the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of...
This introductory-level workshop explores podcasting as a powerful method of knowledge dissemination and audience connection. Participants will be walked through the following phases of podcast production; scriptwriting, audio recording, and...
Join McMaster University Library for a conversation with Henry Giroux, McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest, and Julian Casablancas, the lead singer of The Strokes, as they discuss Giroux's newly released book,...
Join us as we open the doors to McMaster University Library’s archives and research collections! These monthly events offer the chance to discover a wide range of original materials first-hand — these might include rare books,...
This beginner-level workshop will focus on basic concepts of R programming using R Studio. Various Data Types and Data Structures will be discussed as well as basic data manipulation will be covered during the workshop. No prior knowledge of R...
This half-day workshop will introduce attendees to the text data and computational tools of HathiTrust--which are available to McMaster Faculty, Staff, and Students. HathiTrust operates a repository of over 17 million items digitized at a...
Join us for a local pin-a-thon using the web-based platform HistoryPin. This workshop will explore how digital archives and practices of geotagging and annotation contribute to the creation of local and digital memory communities. Through a...
This beginner workshop introduces the core concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data. Through the use of the GIS software program, ArcGIS, hands-on exercises will incorporate these concepts in the creation of a map.
We are pleased to present a regular series of talks which explore highlights of the collections in greater depth. These focused events focus on particular items, archives, or subject areas to explore the broader themes, events, and stories...
