Sherman Centre For Digital Scholarship

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Join the RDM Community of Practice on Nov 30th for a graduate research roundtable! Perfect for grad students and faculty involved in their research collaborations! 🚀 Learn More: libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3765372

Dive into the world of Machine Learning with Python! 🌐🤖 Join our Image Classification Workshop online using the powerful PyTorch framework. #MachineLearning #Python #ImageClassification #PyTorch Register: libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3761926

The Digital Research Commons Pilot (DRCP) is inviting McMaster’s research community to provide feedback on the current state of digital research support at McMaster. Want to get involved? Attend the virtual town hall: bit.ly/DRCP-TownHall-…

Are you a graduate researcher at McMaster? The next Community of Practice roundtable will explore graduate students’ research and how they're adopting data management practices within their research teams. Join the conversation: bit.ly/RDMCommOfPract…

Are you thinking about sharing your data? Learn how to deposit data on McMaster Dataverse for archival, preservation, and sharing at this virtual workshop happening Nov. 29. Register: bit.ly/DataverseWorks…

Join us this Wednesday, November 15th at the Sherman Centre for an exciting celebration of GIS Day, presented by @McMasterSEES! 🌍 Learn more: #tab-content-university-students-staff-faculty" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sees.mcmaster.ca/gis/gis-day/#t… #GISDay2023

Could you benefit from using maps to illustrate your data? Join Christine Homuth, spatial information specialist, for an introductory workshop on creating and sharing digital maps with ArcGIS Pro. 🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 10:30 a.m. 🔗 bit.ly/ArcGIS-Beginne…

📣 We're accepting applications for our 2024 Graduate Residency! The program is designed to support graduate students to work on a facet of a research project in digital scholarship! Applications are due Monday, November 6, 2023. Learn More: scds.ca/2024-residency/

To celebrate International Open Access Week, McMaster's Research Data Management Community of Practice is engaging in a discussion about open data. The virtual meeting will take place Thursday, Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. Register to join the discussion: bit.ly/RDMCommunityOf… | #OAWeek

It’s International Open Access Week! This month, Community of Practice will engage in an open data roundtable. Join us on October 26th, at 11 AM to discuss open data, research transparency, reproducibility, data sharing, and more. 🔗 Register: libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3759156

Prepare for data questions and problems before they happen! 📊 Join SCDS for an Introduction to Data Management Plans, including a demo of DMP Assistant, a web-based tool for developing DMPs in the Canadian research context. 🔗 Register: libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3754423

Join McMaster's Research Data Management Community of Practice on Oct. 26 for a virtual discussion about open data. Topics will include research transparency and the value of data sharing in electrical engineering. Register here: bit.ly/RDMCommunityOf…

Read about how Shaila Jamal, McMaster alumnus and former student staff member of the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, applied her expertise to support women and non-binary people seeking careers in data science. Full story: publications.mcmaster.ca/libraryimpactr…

Learn to connect with your audience and build an online listenership at this podcasting for academics roundtable discussion hosted by Jeff Goodes, veteran CBC reporter and the 2023 journalist-in-residence for @McMasterScience. Open to All! 🔗 Register: libcal.mcmaster.ca/event/3756280

Let's Get Digital! Our  2023-24 Digital Scholarship workshops include over 40 sessions on subjects ranging from 3D printing and website design to map-making and data sharing. Many sessions are beginner-friendly with virtual attendance options. Learn more: scds.ca/40-digital-sch…

Richie is a brilliant colleague! We’re so delighted to highlight his work this summer 🤩

⚡️Save the date! The first Lightning Lunch of the year is coming up on September 19 — and this one's all about #GameStudies! Join our guest speakers @Felantron, @thechristinet & @dharanpreethi for a conversation on the purpose of play in DH. Register at uoft.me/9zs.

Very exciting developments for podcasters on campus!

Are you new to programming and looking to learn about #Python and #RProgramming? Two new self-paced, interactive, beginner-friendly tutorials may be just what you're looking for. scds.ca/r-python-modul… #NewCoder #LearnProgramming #LearnToCode