Upcoming Events in the PCL Scholars Lab

Graphic for a Scholars Lab Fellowship Application info session on Sept. 3, 12–1 p.m., held online, with Texas Libraries branding on a gold background. Scholars Lab Fellowship Application Info Session
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Learn about the Scholars Lab Fellowship and application process!
Graphic promoting a Texas Libraries workshop titled “When You Return: Digital Methods for Managing Your Research Archive.” The design features a gold-to-orange gradient background with white text. Event details are displayed in blue and orange banners: September 8, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., and Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202). The Texas Libraries logo appears at the bottom. When You Return: Digital Methods for Managing Your Research Archive
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The When You Return: Digital Methods for Managing Your Research Archive, participants will learn strategies and important considerations for organizing and working with digital and digitized research materials.
Graphic with a blue-green and orange gradient background featuring the title “Zotero Workshop.” Event details list Sept. 9, 1–2 p.m., and Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202). Decorative calendar, clock, and location icons accompany the information. Texas Libraries logo appears at the bottom. Zotero Workshop
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This in-person workshop will introduce non-users to Zotero and help them set up their own account. Experienced users are also welcome to attend if they have any questions or issues regarding Zotero.
Graphic with an orange and yellow gradient background featuring the title “Scholarly Communication Lecture.” Event details list Sept. 10, 12–1 p.m., and PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202). Decorative calendar, clock, and location icons accompany the information. Texas Libraries logo appears at the bottom. Scholarly Communication Lecture
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Educational sessions on topics such as open access, APCs, copyright, AI trends, and scholarly communication.
Graphic with a yellow and orange gradient background featuring the title “Intro to GIS: Finding and Working with Geospatial Data.” Event details list Sept. 11, 12–1:15 p.m., and Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202). Decorative calendar, clock, and location icons accompany the information. Texas Libraries logo appears at the bottom. Intro to GIS: Finding and Working with Geospatial Data
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This workshop covers the fundamental workflow of identifying and accessing sources of geospatial data that can be used in research. Participants will learn strategies for finding and importing geospatial data, then explore techniques for analyzing and visualizing those data using GIS software.
Digital Humanities workshop graphic with the Texas Libraries branding on a gold background. Digital Humanities Workshop: Planning and Managing Your Digital Archive
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This hands-on workshop will guide participants through the full lifecycle of a digital archiving project. From selecting, curating, and digitizing to organizing, presenting, and maintaining your archive, attendees will explore practical strategies and tools for each phase.
Digital Humanities workshop graphic with the Texas Libraries branding on a gold background. Digital Humanities Workshop: AI and Classical Digital Humanities Methods
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In this workshop, we will explore the capabilities and limits of using AI to perform classical DH tasks with a focus on textual analysis, including tasks such as POS, Topic Modeling, sentiment analysis, and classification. No prior knowledge of DH methods is required. Participants are encouraged to bring their own devices and corpus of texts they want to work on.
Graphic promoting World Digital Preservation Day. The design features an orange gradient background with large white text. Event details appear in orange and yellow banners: November 5, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m., and Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202). The Texas Libraries logo is displayed at the bottom. World Digital Preservation Day
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Join us and learn about the complexity of digital preservation from a panel of library professionals, how to implement some best practices for your personal archiving or academic research, and hear from faculty and students on how they engage and practice digital preservation in their own projects.