Workshops at the University of Texas Libraries are free, drop-in workshops on topics related to research, digital tools and more. All workshops are free, open to everyone and located across Libraries locations. Workshops with invited speakers or co-organized with outside institutions may be subject to registration fees. Non-UT affiliated persons can connect to our WiFi network through the UTGuest network or EduRoam.
Upcoming Workshops
Join UT Libraries on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 12-1:15 pm for a hybrid Data & Donuts workshop!
Following data management best practices can help your research proceed more smoothly and reduce risk of data loss. Data & Donuts: Learning Data Management Best Practices Through Hands-On Examples will provide an opportunity to learn about dealing with common data management challenges through a series of hands on exercises that participants can work through together. Diverse example research datasets will be utilized to provide a broad overview of general problems researchers might encounter in a variety of different fields.
Oh, and did we mention free donuts? 🍩 Register today!
Presenter: Michael Shensky
Registration: Link
Location: Perry-Castañeda Library Scholars Lab, Data Lab (PCL 2.202) and Zoom
Are you looking for a method to organize your research that works with your existing workflow? Learn about the options available from Zotero, a free citation management tool — join us Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 12-1 pm CST for Zotero Essentials: Enhancing Your Research Workflow!
In this one-hour, virtual workshop, we will cover collecting citations from a variety of sources, organizing your research, annotating in the platform’s PDF reader, creating in-text citations and bibliographies in Word and Google Docs, and general storage considerations. This workshop is aimed at the beginner, but it can also be a helpful refresher.
If you’d like to follow along with the demonstration, plan to have Zotero and Zotero Connector (the browser plug-in) installed on your computer before the session. Please consult this ​downloading guide, or contact Grant Hardaway if you have questions about downloading.
Registration required, so sign up today!
Registration: Link
Location: Virtual
In 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. We will address questions such as:
-How can you organize the digital or digitized materials that you collected in the course of your research?
-What are the best practices for managing such digital collections?
-Which digital methods would be most appropriate for your research question(s) and materials?


Attendees are encouraged to bring their own devices and any digital/digitized research materials that they have collected. This in-person workshop is intended for researchers (including, but not limited to, students, faculty, and staff) who are currently conducting research or who recently completed the research phase of their projects.
This workshop is the follow-up to the spring 2025 workshop, Before You Go: Preparing for Archival Research & Digitization. Participation in the past spring semester workshop is not required for attendance.
Location: PCL Scholars Lab, Data Lab (PCL 2.202)
Join UT Libraries on Friday, September 12, 2025, from 12-1 pm for a virtual Digital Humanities Workshop!
In this introductory workshop, participants will explore the core features of AVAnnotate, an open-source platform for creating digital exhibits and scholarly editions that integrate audiovisual materials.
Attendees will learn how to build projects that combine film, audio, text, and metadata, while gaining hands-on experience with annotation tools and design options. By the end of the session, participants will understand how AVAnnotate can be used to support research, teaching, and public-facing projects, offering innovative ways to present and interpret audiovisual sources. Designed for beginners, this workshop provides practical guidance and creative possibilities for anyone interested in digital scholarship and storytelling.
Registration required, so sign up today!
Presenter: Jack Riordan, PhD in Liberal Arts & AVAnnotate Student Technician
Registration: Link
Location: Zoom
Join us for a virtual informational session about federal funding agency policy changes going into effect in 2025 that may impact your research.
In Research Impacts of New Federal Public Access Policies, we will cover the expanded sharing requirements for outputs of federally funded research including publications, data, and software. As we go through the session we will describe where researchers can find more information about specific policies and will highlight the resources that are available at UT Austin to assist with compliance. We will also discuss the commonalities and differences among individual research funding agency plans, and we'll be able to answer questions you have about specific funders.
Registration required, so sign up today!
Registration: Link
Location: Zoom