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 the Digital Humanities Workshop Series and explore how digital tools and methods can support and advance research.
In this workshop, you'll learn how to use the Unix command line to process born digital media more efficiently. The Unix command line is a powerful tool for automating repetitive tasks and can be accessed through Linux and Mac operating systems, or through Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). You'll work with born digital materials, including files created and managed digitally as well as storage media such as hard drives, optical discs, and removable storage devices. The workshop will cover basic commands for virus scanning, copying, deduplicating, and converting files. Join us to learn practical techniques for preserving your born digital files for long-term access and sustainability!
Presenter: Karla Roig, Digital Preservation Coordinator.
Location: Online
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Location: Online
Join the Digital Humanities Workshop Series and explore how digital tools and methods can support and advance research.
In this workshop, you'll explore the capabilities and limitations of using AI to perform classical digital humanities tasks, with a focus on textual analysis. You'll learn about methods such as part-of-speech (POS) tagging, topic modeling, sentiment analysis, and classification, and consider how AI can support this work. No prior knowledge of digital humanities methods is required. You're encouraged to bring your own device and a corpus of texts you'd like to work with during the session.
Presenter: Yi Shan, East Asian Studies Liaison Librarian.
Location: Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202)
101 E. 21st Street Austin, Texas 78712
Do you struggle to find files on your own computer?
Are your files named “Document (54)” or “Essay - FINAL VERSION”?
Are you running out of cloud storage space?
Are your family photo albums getting ruined by humidity and time?
Do you still have floppy disks hidden somewhere in your office?
This year, the Scan Tech Studio invites you to participate in World Digital Preservation Day events!
Come 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.
Schedule:
Noon - 12:50 p.m. Digital Preservation Practitioners Panel
~ 10 minute break ~
1:00 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. DIY Your Own Digital Archive Workshop
~ 5 minute break ~
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Lighting Talk Session
World Digital Preservation Day is an annual global event sponsored by the Digital Preservation Coalition.
Location: Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)
Scholars Lab Data Lab (PCL 2.202)
101 E. 21st Street Austin, Texas 78712