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
Digital Humanities Workshop: Introduction to Visualizing Humanities Data with Tableau will introduce attendees to using Tableau for data visualization, emphasizing digital humanities approaches. Specific Tableau functionalities, including dimensions and measures, data types, chart types, and more will be explored.
Attending this hybrid workshop will introduce students to the overall workflow of using Tableau Public, installed in the Data Lab. Example visualizations will highlight network analysis datasets. Prior knowledge of data visualization techniques is not required for this workshop.
Snacks will be provided to in-person attendees!
Location: Perry-Castañeda Library Scholars Lab, Data Lab (PCL 2.202) or Zoom
Register: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/aweG_FPQRICsAPDs8y95UQ
Join us Monday, February 9, from 2-3 pm for our virtual Patent Basics workshop! Come learn about patents as a category of intellectual property, about the types of U.S. patents, and about finding patents in freely available databases.
Registration required, so sign up today!
Contact Larayne Dallas or Anna McGilvray if you have any questions.
Location: Zoom
Register: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/-QhUjWpiRPiWLfrjN87H6g
Join Human Research Protection Program and the UT Libraries for an in-depth discussion on privacy and confidentiality throughout the human research lifecycle!
In Data & Donuts: Risks, Rights & Responsibility for Human Subjects Data, we'll cover common privacy risks the IRB evaluates, strategies to mitigate those risks, participant disclosures, and more to help you gain insight into how to effectively manage human subjects data.
This is a hybrid format session that will be offered on Zoom and in-person in the PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab.
Donuts will be provided for in-person attendees! 🍩
Please register to attend by visiting https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q-O3CWPQRYyS0zghmkoIMQ#/registration.
Location: Perry-Castañeda Library Scholars Lab, Data Lab (PCL 2.202) or Zoom
Register: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q-O3CWPQRYyS0zghmkoIMQ#/registration
Data & Donuts: Intro to GIS and Geospatial Data will provide an explanation of key geospatial terms and concepts and an introduction to geographic information system (GIS) software for visualizing, analyzing, storing, processing, and managing geospatial data.
By the end of this session, you should have the core knowledge required to start working effectively with geospatial datasets!
This is a hybrid format session that will be offered on Zoom and in-person in the PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab.
Donuts will be provided for in-person attendees! 🍩
Please register to attend by visiting https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/sXCHqmdCTYOvPypM29E1bg#/registration.
Location: Perry-Castañeda Library Scholars Lab, Data Lab (PCL 2.202) or Zoom
Register: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/sXCHqmdCTYOvPypM29E1bg#/registration
Color can be a useful visual tool in data storytelling. In Data & Donuts: Working with Color in Data Visualizations Using R and ggplot2, learn how to select and use color palettes in ggplot2, as well as how to customize the color of individual plot elements. If you are unsteady on ggplot2 basics, consider first watching the recording from the 02/13/2025 Data+Donuts, then join us at this workshop to supercharge your color skills!
This is a hybrid format session that will be offered on Zoom and in-person in the PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab.
Donuts will be provided for in-person attendees! 🍩
Please register to attend by visiting https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/hwbXIF_GTc20HtyqN2mtnQ#/registration.
Location: Perry-Castañeda Library Scholars Lab, Data Lab (PCL 2.202) or Zoom
Register: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/hwbXIF_GTc20HtyqN2mtnQ#/registration