There has been an increasing interest in doctoral education in recent years, and an increase in the number of doctoral graduates as institutions and nations strive to be competitive in the global knowledge economy, making doctoral education a prescient issue. There is very little existing literature on doctoral education in Canada. In the broader literature, […]

Join us for the Data Sciences Speaker Series with Prof. Jevin West, Associate Professor, Information School, University of Washington. This talk is co-sponsored by the Data Sciences Institute and Faculty of Information (iSchool) at the University of Toronto. Talk Title: TBC Description: TBC Format: In-person About the speaker: Jevin West builds models, algorithms and interactive […]

Join us on Monday, January 23 at 2 pm for a CDHI praxis workshop on "Intro to SPARQL with WikiData Query Service." In this workshop you will learn to understand the basics of linked data and how it differs from unstructured and structured data. The workshop will consist of demonstrations, group activities, and interactive exercises […]

The Scopus 101 webinar is open to all current and aspiring Scopus users at institutions across Canada who are looking for an introductory overview of Scopus. The webinar will include: Data sources & architecture Finding research(ers) Search results Product walk-through of common use cases Interactive Q & A The presentation and product walk-through portions of […]

This 90-minute introductory session that will explore current issues in publishing and suggest helpful strategies for navigating the world of scholarly communications and for understanding your rights and responsibilities as an author.

If you are a staff or faculty member who handles student information, this event is for you. Attendees will hear from privacy and information security experts at U of T about how to protect students’ information and reduce the risk of data compromise or loss. The presentation will be followed by a 30-minute interactive Q&A. Speakers […]