WORKSHOP: Introduction to LabArchives: An Electronic Research Notebook

Designed to replace paper notebooks, LabArchives is a a secure, cloud-based electronic notebook that enables researchers to capture, manage, store, and share information and data. They are also designed for intuitive use, ease of search, collaboration, versioning, and archiving. In this workshop you will be provided an overview of LabArchives and learn the benefits of moving from a paper to an electronic notebook.

WORKSHOP: Introduction to Python Online

Are you interesting in learning more about Python to enhance your data literacy skills? Join us for an introduction to Python workshop designed to those with no experience or minimal experience working with Python.

Requirements: You will need a laptop and the ANACONDA NAVIGATOR software to attend this workshop. For instructions on installing ANACONDA NAVIGATOR, visit the following link: https://libguides.tulane.edu/introtopython/anacondanav

WORKSHOP: Make your Course More Affordable with Open Educational Resources (OER)

According to the Consumer Price Index, from 2006-2016, the cost of college students' textbooks increased by 88% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016). It is estimated that on average, full-time college students enrolled in a 4-year institution spent 1,240$ in 2019-2020 on textbooks (https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org). One way faculty and staff can address this equity issue is to assign open educational resources (OERs) instead of traditional costly textbooks in their classes.

WORKSHOP: Introduction to Open Access Publishing & Resources

Curious about publishing in an OA journal but worried about the quality of the publication? Confused over article processing fees, and the different types of open access formats currently available (ex., Gold, green, and hybrid)? This workshop will provide an overview of OA Publishing, including types of OA policies, resources to evaluate publishers and journals, and how OA can promote your research.

WORKSHOP: Identifying Potential Predatory Publishers

Have you ever received an email inviting you to publish in a scholarly journal? Have you been unsure of the quality of that journal – perhaps they are a new start-up, and not yet known, or perhaps the journal is produced by a predatory publisher looking to take advantage of authors Recently, it has become harder and harder to distinguish the trustworthy journals from predatory journals. Predatory publishers and journals may disseminate plagiarized materials, or material lacking in quality control and lacking peer review all while charging the author a fee.

WORKSHOP: Planning your Podcast, the nuts and bolts

This lecture and discussion-styled workshop will introduce attendees to the nuts and bolts of planning a podcast. We’ll review the different types of podcasts, interview options and prep, basic research needs, naming and tag lines, project schedule, hosting, and marketing.  

This workshop will be: In-person only

Physical location of this workshop: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, room 308

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