Upcoming Events

Join us to learn about the Python programming language and basic Python code for some common data analysis tasks. A small example dataset will be used to demonstrate data exploration and manipulation using built-in functions and methods in Pandas.

This talk will explore how we can build channels that add meaning and context to research, embed stronger signals of trustworthiness in the scholarly record and empower researchers to help shape how their work is understood and used beyond the traditional paper. Presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library, Center for Health & Science Communication at Becker Library and WashU Libraries, in recognition of International Open Access Week.

How can you create assignments that have a lasting impact outside of the classroom? In this workshop, you will learn how to use open pedagogy to create renewable assignments, or assignments that have continued value outside of the original course. You will learn what open pedagogy is, how it can be used to create assignments that can increase student motivation and engagement with course material, and key considerations to keep in mind when incorporating open pedagogy into your course.

Explore highlights from Becker Library’s archival and rare book collections! Come and go as you please, as this is an open house style event. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

Researchers who want to apply AI and text-data-mining methods to large collections face a familiar bind: the materials they need are hard to reach, and the two paths on offer both carry costs.

This hands-on workshop introduces Python libraries commonly used for plotting and demonstrates the creation of data visualizations using Python.

In this session, attendees will: Receive an introduction to Overton and its main use cases for researchers; gain foundational knowledge about Overton’s data; become familiar with key search functionalities, features, and Overton’s exports and learn about Overton's impact dashboards and how to set one up.

Join us to learn about the R programming language, R data objects and basic R code for some common data analysis tasks. A small example dataset will be used to demonstrate data exploration, manipulation, and visualization using built-in functions in base R.

This hands-on workshop introduces the fundamentals of R packages and demonstrates basic data visualizations using ggplot2 in RStudio.