Upcoming Events

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Digitization Boot Camp

Registration is now open for Digitization Boot Camp Wednesday, April 24, 2024 9:00 am – 1:15 pm Lamont Forum Room, Lamont Library Coffee and lunch will be provided. This second-annual...
Location:
Lamont Library,
Categories:
Workshop,
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024
9:00am - 1:15pm
Online

URC Lunch & Learn: What Does the Box Say? Improving Enclosure Design and Labeling as a Result of User Research

Description: How do users experience items in protective enclosures? Are they confident about how to use them, or do they feel uncertain? The experiences that researchers have while using the...
Location:
User Research Center
Categories:
Event, Event, Presentation, Workshop,
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Widener Library Tour

Join us for an introduction to Widener Library’s collections, an orientation to the building and an overview of services available to library patrons. Tours are open to Harvard affiliates...
Location:
Widener Library, Widener Library
Categories:
Library Tour, Library Tour,
Thursday, Apr 25, 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Welcome to the Zine Zone! First-Year Study Break

As finals approach, First-Year Librarians invite you to mellow out in the Zine Zone! Come gather in the Lamont Library café to enjoy courtesy coffee and get creative with our crafting supplies!...
Location:
Lamont Library, Widener Library
Categories:
Event,
Thursday, Apr 25, 2024
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Online

Know Before You Go: Preparing for Summer Research (Part I)

LOCATION: Online, via Zoom - Register to receive the Zoom link. This workshop will help you make the most of your summer research no matter where you’ll be. Review the best ways to prepare for...
Location:
Categories:
Workshop,
Friday, Apr 26, 2024
10:00am - 11:00am

Advanced Data Cleaning for GIS

In this workshop, we will practice working through common problems that arise when preparing mapping data for spatial analysis. You will leave with strengthened foundational GIS skills. We will also...
Location:
Lamont Library - Collaborative Learning Space (Room #B-30), Lamont Library
Categories:
Workshop,
Friday, Apr 26, 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Data + Donuts // Lightning Talks with the R User Group

Register for the event! Join the R User Group at the Harvard Data Science Initiative for an afternoon of R lightning talks! Give a lightning talk and be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card. What...
Location:
HKS Library & Research Services
Categories:
Presentation,
Friday, Apr 26, 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Tour of Houghton Library

Join us for an introduction to Houghton Library, Harvard’s primary rare book and manuscript library. The tour includes visits to our exhibition spaces and display rooms dedicated to the English...
Location:
Houghton Library, Houghton Library
Categories:
Library Tour,
Friday, Apr 26, 2024
2:00pm - 3:00pm

GIS Office Hours

Join us Spring 2024 for weekly GIS office hours. We will meet in Widener 240 on Tuesdays from 9:30am-12pm. What to expect Chat about GIS tools and datasets Meet others using GIS...
Location:
Widener Library, Widener Library
Categories:
Event, Open House,
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024
9:30am - 12:00pm

Don't Leave Yet! Research Data Offboarding Done Right

Begin Registration When employees leave, they take their skills and institutional knowledge with them. It is important to record essential informative information related to projects and...
Location:
Countway Floor 5: Minot Room, Countway Library
Categories:
Workshop,
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
12:00pm - 1:30pm