On Halloween, it’s easy to think of haunted houses and ghost stories, but what’s truly chilling for researchers is the sudden vanishing of data, the silence of a backup that never ran, the crash you didn’t anticipate, the repository that disappears… Read more.
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In Canada, data is often framed as a neutral resource—a tool governments use to guide policy and measure progress. Yet, when it comes to Indigenous communities, the ways in which information has historically been gathered, stored, and interpreted… Read more.
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We're excited to announce two guides from U of T Libraries designed to support researchers with their research data management (RDM) needs.
The Research Data Management Guide offers comprehensive resources and best practices to support you and your… Read more.
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In honour of LGBT History month, it is important to recognize that although looking at the data can tell you a lot about history, that understanding is only as good as the data it relies on. Historically, many marginalized groups were excluded from… Read more.
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November is going to be a busy month for data visualization! I'm offering a number of introductory workshops on Gephi, Tableau, Infographics, and new for this term, Power BI.
First up we have Gephi. Gephi is a free, open-source, point-and-click tool… Read more.
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The Map & Data Library is running a series of GIS workshops throughout the semester. Learn the basics, get into spatial analysis, or explore how to create beatiful online stories with maps!
MDL workshop offerings
Our longstanding series of… Read more.
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Did you know that the Map & Data Library provides extensive support for a qualitative data analysis tool called NVivo?
NVivo is an well-known qualitative data analysis tool that's been around since 1997! It supports all the stages of a… Read more.
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October is going to be a busy month for qualitative data analysis!
First off, I am offering introductory workshops on two qualitative data analysis tools: NVivo and MAXQDA.
The week of October 6th, we are offering 4 workshops on NVivo:
NVivo for… Read more.
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The Map & Data Library has launched new support for a qualitative data analysis tool called MAXQDA. If you're familiar with NVivo, this is an excellent alternative to consider.
MAXQDA provides all the functionality you expect, such as importing… Read more.
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MDL has a new, self-serve portal for some of our largest and most-popular datasets: feel free to visit the MDL Data SharePoint! Open now to current U of T faculty, staff, and students.
Some datasets hosted there include:
Gallup polls, including the… Read more.