This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-a-Thon. A duplicate training event will be held January 12 – 3:30-4:30pm Facilitators: […]
In a series of three workshops, learn to navigate the complex world of government information which provides official, authoritative, primary sources for almost every topic. Declassified documents, government archives, & ATI/FOI requests Come and explore the library's collections of declassified […]
Are you familiar with the nuances of dual use (i.e. civilian and military) applications of your research? Have you received applications from prospective graduate students from other countries with difficult-to-verify CVs? Can you navigate the complicated world of intellectual property in […]
A quick introduction how to use SciNet and the Niagara and Mist supercomputers. Location: SciNet Online -- Powered by icalfilter.com --
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto Scarborough Library Learn the basics for creating a Stop […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. It is part of the library's Maker Monday Series. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto […]
Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing instructor. The goal […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries […]
Does your research require you to build an archive of data from public websites? In this workshop attendees will learn how to automatically download webpages with the wget program in your command line interface without going through the tedious process […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries […]
Working with many of the HPC systems in Ontario involves using the Linux/UNIX command line. This provides a very powerful interface, but it can be quite daunting for the uninitiated. In this half-day session, you can become initiated with this […]
In a series of three workshops, learn to navigate the complex world of government information which provides official, authoritative, primary sources for almost every topic. Parliamentary and legislative materials: Want to uncover the documentary paper trail of legislative decision making […]
The Unix shell is a powerful tool that allows people to do complex things with just a few keystrokes. You can combine existing programs in different ways and automate repetitive tasks so you don’t need to type things over and […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. It is part of the library's Maker Monday Series. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto […]
Search like a pro with this training session for new and experienced users of IEEE Xplore. You will learn how to find the most-cited or most-downloaded papers in your field, keep current with expertise from leading authors around the world, […]
Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the UofT community to write productively in a communal setting. The sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where there […]
Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing instructor. The goal […]
An orientation to campus resources for those with startups or interested in startups, including accelerators, courses and programs, library resources, commercialization, funding opportunities, and Toronto community resources. You will leave with: knowledge of how the university supports student and faculty […]
In this author workshop, you will learn how to get published with the IEEE to increase the visibility and credibility of your research. We will share tips on how to organize and structure a high-quality paper, select an appropriate IEEE […]
In a series of three workshops, learn to navigate the complex world of government information which provides official, authoritative, primary sources for almost every topic. Historical government information & government financial documents: Government information, which can span decades if not […]
Part 1: Structured Approach to Searching the Medical Literature for Knowledge Syntheses Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. UTORids will be required to participate. (if you are affiliated with UofT but do not […]
Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the UofT community to write productively in a communal setting. The drop-in sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where […]
Join VPRI staff for the 2021 STAR (STrengthening Administration of Research) workshop series! In this first workshop, we'll take a look at the impact of COVID-19 on research funding administration. Get a better understanding of what processes have changed and what remains the […]
This hands-on workshop introduces the R statistical programming language in RStudio. Participants can follow along the demonstration on their computer. The topics covered are importing and exploring data, creating graphs, creating new variables and managing data. It is most suitable […]
This session will discuss the process of working with corporate partners, including how to work with our office to identify partners, and considerations that need to be part of any partnerships (e.g. contracts, NDAs, etc). In addition, we will discuss […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto Scarborough Library Learn the basics for creating a Stop […]
This session includes a short introduction on the business benefits of using the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, recommendations on project team approaches to collaboration and research processes, and insider tips on creating successful and precise search strategies.
Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing instructor. The goal […]
Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Need a jumpstart to focus on writing for your assignment, screenplay, short story, cover letter, or grant application? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic and creative writers […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. It is part of the library's Maker Monday Series. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-a-Thon. In order to mark Black History month in 2021, the University of Toronto Libraries, […]
Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the UofT community to write productively in a communal setting. The sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where there […]
Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing instructor. The goal […]
This workshop will include a presentation about research ethics in social sciences, humanities, and education, withopportunities for questions and discussion. Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend.
In this hands-on workshop, particpants will learn how to import data, how to explore data and create graphs, how to create new variables and how to manage data in Stata. It is suitable for new Stata users and Stata users […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. Facilitators: Chad Crichton, Liaison Librarian University of Toronto Scarborough Library The UTSC Library is pleased to join the UTSC English Department in welcoming spoken word […]
Part 2: Beyond MEDLINE: Translating Search Strategies for Knowledge Syntheses Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. UTORids will be required to participate. (if you are affiliated with UofT but do not know your […]
Does your research require you to build an archive of Instagram data? In this workshop attendees will learn how to scrape Instagram posts with the Instagram-Scraper program in your command line interface without going through the tedious process of manually […]
Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the UofT community to write productively in a communal setting. The drop-in sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where […]
Faculty members, graduate students, and staff are invited to attend. Workshops will include a presentation with opportunities for questions and discussion. Learning objectives include the following: • Understand history and principles behind research ethics review • Describe procedures under Tri-council […]
What is mindfulness and what are the benefits of incorporating practices into daily life? Join us for an introduction to the topic of mindfulness. The session will be presented by Mina Arakawa. Mina is a sessional lecturer and Writing Instructor […]
OJS Tips & Tricks is a series of 30 minute practical workshops led by JPS staff. This series is designed to help journal editors learn more about the different features available on your Open Journal Systems (OJS)* website and how […]
With this introduction to Git, we will go over the basics on Git and GitHub. We will go over setting up a GitHub account, explaining basic commands like clone, add, and commit, setting up a repository on GitHub, and how […]
For U of T students, faculty, and staff of all disciplines interested in learning more about researching companies and finding competitor information. Includes an overview of subscription databases and publicly available resources for company research. You’ll learn how to: Evaluate […]
Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Need a jumpstart to focus on writing for your assignment, screenplay, short story, cover letter, or grant application? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic and creative writers […]
This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-a-Thon. Join us to edit pages in Wikipedia for Black History Month! Facilitators […]