Programming and Events

GIS Workshop: Virtual Globes

Virtual Globes

Is Google Earth a gateway drug for Geographic Information Systems? Virtual Globes put the power of GIS in a free, easy to use wrapper pre-loaded with hundreds of intriguing layers. Want to overlay your own datasets, show change over time, or create animations? We’ll discuss Google Earth, NASA World Wind, ESRI, and more and spend hands-on time getting smarter about using these 3D tools. No experience with GIS or virtual globes required.
Wednesday, January 25 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, January 26, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

GIS Workshop: ArcGIS Advanced Editing

ArcGIS Advanced Editing

The Editor in ArcGIS 10 is a new paradigm. The use of templates in key to creating new data. We will explore templates and other advanced editing techniques including reshaping features, snapping and attribute editing.
Wednesday, February 1 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, February 2, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Grad Fellows Informal Info Session

SLab Graduate Fellows Program Informal Info Session & Lunch

Advanced graduate students interested in applying for our popular graduate fellows program are invited to join us over lunch (our treat!) to learn about the program and the Scholars’ Lab from our faculty & staff and from past & current Fellows. Please RSVP to rag9b (at) virginia.edu by Monday, February 6.

Wednesday, February 8 at Noon
in the Graduate Fellows Lounge, Alderman Library, Room 413

Madelyn Wessel: Copyright 101

Madelyn Wessel: Copyright 101

An Introduction to Copyright in a Digital Age

Fair Use and Multi-Media in the Classroom and on the Web
Madelyn Wessel, Associate General Counsel
Wednesday, February 8 at 4:00 p.m.
in the Scholars’ Lab.

GIS Workshop: Finding US Census Data

Finding US Census Data

The United States Census has made big changes in their surveys and in the online tools to find and use US Census datasets. Join us for a hands-on session introducing the newly redesigned American Factfinder online tool for discovery and access to free data from the US Census. No experience working with US Census data or geographic information systems is required.
Wednesday, February 8 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, February 9, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Digital Humanities Speaker Series: Daniel Rosenberg

Daniel Rosenberg

Data Before the Fact: The Past and Future of the Quantitative Humanities
Daniel Rosenberg
Associate Dean and Associate Professor of History, Department of History, University of Oregon
Where does “data” come from? In this presentation, Rosenberg explores the development of the modern concept of data since the seventeenth century. He shows how the idea of data emerged from theological and mathematical language to take on the modern sense of quantifiable information, and examines the development of new, aggregate ways of thinking about the history of concepts.
Monday, February 13 at 3:00 p.m.
in the Harrison-Small Auditorium.
Reception immediately following.
This event is co-sponsored by SHANTI, IATH, and the Scholars’ Lab.

GIS Workshop: Social Explorer

Social Explorer

Social Explorer is a website that allows users to quickly find, interact, analyze and visualize historic census and other data. We will take a look at how to create nice maps using UVa’s premium subscription.
Wednesday, February 15 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, February 16, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

GIS Workshop: ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS.com is a free online alternative to desktop GIS for mapping and analyzing your data. We’ll walk through the steps to upload data, make and share maps, and do analysis. If you prefer Mac or PC, Firefox, Chrome, or IE, you’ll learn to use new web-based tools to make and share your maps with the world using your web browser. No geographic information systems experience required.
Wednesday, February 22 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, February 23, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Speaker Series: Suzanne Keen & Alison Booth

Suzanne Keen and Alison Booth: Narrative Form with Digital Tools

Suzanne Keen
Thomas H. Broadus Professor and Chair of English, Washington and Lee University
Alison Booth
Professor of English, University of Virginia
This workshop suggests that teams of humans can be trained to analyze narrative structure, rhetoric, and other genre conventions using controlled vocabularies—a longstanding dream of narratology. Drs. Keen and Booth will introduce BESS (Biographies Elements and Structure Schema), an XML standoff markup schema designed to analyze narrative structure in short biographies, and will offer examples of its application as a tool for interpreting narratives in large archives, within social networks, and beyond traditional formalism.
Friday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m.
in the Scholars’ Lab.

GIS Workshop: Geocommons

Geocommons

Geocommons.com is a free online alternative to desktop GIS for mapping and analyzing your data. We’ll walk through the steps to upload data, make and share maps, and do analysis. We’ll focus on the advanced analysis tools offered through Geocommons. If you prefer Mac or PC, Firefox, Chrome, or IE, you’ll learn to use new web-based tools to make and share your maps with the world using your web browser. No Geographic Information Systems experience required.
Wednesday, February 29 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, March 1, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Madelyn Wessel: Copyright 201

Madelyn Wessel: Copyright 201

Author’s Rights, Licensing, and Scholarly Communications

Scholars and Publishers, Open Access, Open Source
Madelyn Wessel, Associate General Counsel
Thursday, March 1 at 4:00 p.m.
in the Scholars’ Lab.

Deadline: 2012-2013 Fellowship Applications

Deadline: 2012-2013 Fellowship in the Digital Humanities Applications

A reminder that the application deadline for the 2012-2013 U.Va. Library Fellowship in Digital Humanities is Friday, March 2, 2012. Advanced graduate students in the humanities are encouraged to apply.
Please see http://tinyurl.com/SLabFellows for complete information.
Friday, March 2

GIS Workshop: Historical GIS Data

Historical GIS Data

Most historical GIS data comes from old maps. We will talk about and use resources for finding GIS data for distant times.
Wednesday, March 14 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, March 15, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Speaker Series: Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Kathleen Fitzpatrick: Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy

Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Director of Scholarly Communication, Modern Language Association
Thursday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m.
in the Scholars’ Lab.

Madelyn Wessel: Faculty Brown Bag Lunch

Madelyn Wessel: Faculty Brown Bag Lunch

Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Scholarly Communication

Madelyn Wessel, Associate General Counsel
UVa Associate General Counsel Madelyn Wessel hosts a lunch time workshop and discussion especially for U.Va. faculty. You bring your lunch and your questions, and we’ll provide the drinks and cookies.
Tuesday, March 20 at Noon
in the Scholars’ Lab Classroom.

GIS Workshop: Introduction to Python

Introduction to Python

Python is a general purpose, high-level programming language. This session will give users the basics of Python for use in ArcGIS.
Wednesday, March 21 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, March 22, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

GIS Workshop: Python in ArcGIS

Python in ArcGIS

This session will show users how to create tools in ArcGIS using Python.
Wednesday, March 28 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, March 29, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Digital Humanities Speaker Series: Kenneth Dean

Kenneth Dean: Ritual Revolutions: Temple Networks Linking South China to Southeast Asia

Kenneth Dean
Lee Chair in Chinese Cultural Studies, Department of East Asian Studies, McGill University
Thursday, March 29
Time and Location TBA.
Reception immediately following.
This event is co-sponsored by SHANTI, IATH, and the Scholars’ Lab.

Digital Humanities Film: Kenneth Dean

Kenneth Dean Film Presentation: Bored in Heaven: A Film About Ritual Sensation

Kenneth Dean
Lee Chair in Chinese Cultural Studies, Department of East Asian Studies, McGill University
Friday, March 30
Time and Location TBA.
Q & A will follow the film screening
This event is co-sponsored by SHANTI, IATH, and the Scholars’ Lab.

Madelyn Wessel: Grad Student Brown Bag Lunch

Madelyn Wessel: Graduate Student Brown Bag Lunch

Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Scholarly Communication

Madelyn Wessel, Associate General Counsel
UVa Associate General Counsel Madelyn Wessel hosts a lunch time workshop and discussion especially for U.Va. graduate students. You bring your lunch and your questions, and we’ll provide the drinks and cookies.
Monday, April 2 at Noon
in the Scholars’ Lab Classroom.

GIS Workshop: Mapping for Mobile Devices

Mapping for Mobile Devices

Location aware smartphones are everywhere. We’ll take a look behind the curtain at how cell phones use GPS and the cellular network to determine your location. Then we’ll look at mobile tools for navigation, saving locations, making maps, analyzing your routes, and selectively sharing your information with the world.
Wednesday, April 4 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, April 5, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Graduate Fellows Forum: Gabriel Hankins

Graduate Fellows Forum: Gabriel Hankins

Scholars’ Lab Fellow Gabriel Hankins, ABD, Department of English, will discuss his fellowship year work with the Scholars’ Lab. Lunch will be provided.
Wednesday, April 11 at Noon
in the Scholars’ Lab.

GIS Workshop: Gazetteers

Gazetteers

What are gazetteers anyway? They are geographical directories or dictionaries. This session will discuss gazetteers and why they are so useful.
Wednesday, April 11 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, April 12, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

GIS Workshop: DIY Aerial Photography

DIY Aerial Photography

Ever wanted to get a high quality aerial image of your property or study area? This session will discuss DIY aerial techniques, equipment and supplies.
Wednesday, April 18 10:00am – 11:00am
in the Brown Library Electronic Classroom
(This workshop repeats on Thursday, April 19, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm)

Graduate Fellows Forum: Randi Lewis

Graduate Fellows Forum: Randi Lewis

Scholars’ Lab Fellow Randi Lewis, ABD, Corcoran Department of History, will discuss her fellowship year work with the Scholars’ Lab. Lunch will be provided.
Thursday, April 26 at Noon
in the Scholars’ Lab.

Graduate Fellows Forum: Ed Triplett

Graduate Fellows Forum: Ed Triplett

Scholars’ Lab Fellow ed Triplett, ABD, McIntire Department of Art, History of Art & Architecture Program, will discuss his fellowship year work with the Scholars’ Lab. Lunch will be provided.
Wednesday, May 16 at Noon
in the Scholars’ Lab.