Register for workshops via our registration page. Most workshops are offered either in-person or remotely via Zoom (a hybrid option is not available). Participants must register in order to receive the Zoom meeting link if attending a workshop offered via Zoom.

If you have any questions about these workshops, contact Hannah Rempel (hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu).

Get Your Articles Quickly, Easily AND FOR FREE (Hannah Rempel)       

Tuesday, January 14, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m., via Zoom

• OSU Libraries provides access to scholarly sources, articles and books, in a number of different ways, including via subscriptions, open access, and borrowing from other libraries. In this workshop you'll learn several ways for accessing the articles you need quickly, easily, and FOR FREE - while helping the library maintain its commitment to open and sustainable scholarship.

Intro to R (no coding experience) (L .Borland)       

Tuesday, January 14, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. via Zoom

• This is an introductory workshop to R for beginners. We will follow a shortened version of the Software Carpentry lesson “Programming with R." We will talk about reading data with R and organizing it in variables, vectors, and matrices. We will perform some basic operations on the data (mean, maximums, minimums), create some visualizations, and save them. We will talk about writing R scripts and functions. We recommend that you install R and RStudio in your own computer for the workshop, but you can also access it via Citrix. For information about setting up R in your computer visit https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html. 

Intro to Zotero: Manage Your Citations (Diana Park)      

Wednesday, January 15, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., via Zoom

• Learn the basics about this free web-based citation management tool, which you can use to save citations and PDFs, as well as incorporate citations into a Word document.  In this session we will cover how to set up a Zotero library, how to put citations into your library, how to use Word to cite as you go, and how to sync Zotero across multiple computers.

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero (Diana Park)       

Wednesday, January 15, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., via Zoom

• Learn more advanced features of this free web-based citation management tool.  In this session we will cover how to use Zotero as a robust research tool through note taking and tagging options, how to import and export from other citation managers, how to add in more citation styles, and how to use Zotero Groups. 

Intro to R (no coding experience) (L .Borland)       

Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. via Zoom

• This is an introductory workshop to R for beginners. We will follow a shortened version of the Software Carpentry lesson “Programming with R." We will talk about reading data with R and organizing it in variables, vectors, and matrices. We will perform some basic operations on the data (mean, maximums, minimums), create some visualizations, and save them. We will talk about writing R scripts and functions. We recommend that you install R and RStudio in your own computer for the workshop, but you can also access it via Citrix. For information about setting up R in your computer visit https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html. 

Intro to GIS: QGIS Basics (Adam Lindsley)

Friday, January 17, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., in the Autzen Classroom (Valley 2082)

• Need to use geospatial data in your research? Learn how to load tabular, raster, and vector geospatial data, add base maps and other online services, extract relevant data, and author basic maps. In this workshop we'll use QGIS, an open-source software suite compatible with Windows, MacOS, and Linux/UNIX. If you're already familiar with other GIS software this training may be useful to you, but assumes no prior knowledge.

Intro to R (no coding experience) (L .Borland)       

Tuesday, January 21, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. via Zoom

• This is an introductory workshop to R for beginners. We will follow a shortened version of the Software Carpentry lesson “Programming with R." We will talk about reading data with R and organizing it in variables, vectors, and matrices. We will perform some basic operations on the data (mean, maximums, minimums), create some visualizations, and save them. We will talk about writing R scripts and functions. We recommend that you install R and RStudio in your own computer for the workshop, but you can also access it via Citrix. For information about setting up R in your computer visit https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html. 

Intro to GIS: QGIS Basics (Adam Lindsley)

Tuesday, January 21, 2:00 - 4:30 p.m., via Zoom

• Need to use geospatial data in your research? Learn how to load tabular, raster, and vector geospatial data, add base maps and other online services, extract relevant data, and author basic maps. In this workshop we'll use QGIS, an open-source software suite compatible with Windows, MacOS, and Linux/UNIX. If you're already familiar with other GIS software this training may be useful to you, but assumes no prior knowledge.

Researching for the Literature Review (Hannah Rempel)

Wednesday, January 22, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., in the Autzen Classroom (Valley 2082)

• Find out what the literature review is and how to get started, how to keep track of sources, searches and new research, and how to use library resources more effectively. 

Intro to LaTeX (Clara Llebot)       

Thursday, January 23, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., via Zoom

• LaTeX is a free high-quality typesetting system suitable for any form of publishing, but especially useful for technical or scientific documents. It is designed so that you won’t have to worry as much about the appearance of your document, and will be able to focus on getting the right content. We will talk about the basic structure of a document, the typesetting of complex mathematical formulas, inclusion of figures, and the generation of bibliographies with BibTeX.  

Researching for the Literature Review (Hannah Rempel)

Thursday, January 23, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., via Zoom

• Find out what the literature review is and how to get started, how to keep track of sources, searches and new research, and how to use library resources more effectively. 

Illustrator for Scientific Figures (Adam Lindsley)       

Friday, January 24, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., in the Autzen Classroom, Valley Library 2082

• Learn to use Adobe Illustrator to make and edit figures for publication (posters, presentations, infographics, journal articles!).  In this flipped classroom-style workshop, we'll be gathering to work through several scientific illustration/graphics development scenarios, as well as working with your own data (if time).  If you have your own project, feel free to bring it.

Using Qualtrics to Make Great Surveys (Diana Castillo)       

Tuesday, January 28, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., via Zoom

• If you will be doing research that involves collecting survey data, then you'll want to learn about Qualtrics. Qualtrics is a powerful survey research tool available to all OSU faculty and students. It's easy, powerful and, best of all, IRB compliant. 

Using PubMed Effectively for Evidence Synthesis Projects (Uta Hussong-Christian)       

Wednesday, January 29, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., via Zoom

• Learn how to effectively use PubMed features to structure and run searches for evidence synthesis (and other literature review) projects. In this session we will cover how to use keyword searches in combination with MeSH term searches (and learn what a MeSH term is), how to use PubMed search history to track and combine individual concept searches into a final comprehensive search, how to download a search history, and how to create a PubMed search alert so that PubMed automatically re-runs a search string at regular intervals and sends you new search results.

QGIS Intermediate (Adam Lindsley)       

Thursday, January 30, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., via Zoom

• Now that you've picked up the basics of QGIS, learn how to manipulate and analyze your data.  In Intermediate QGIS, we'll use the available spatial analysis tools to generate new insights into the material covered in the Basics workshop.  We'll use the raster calculator, join fields in databases, create hillshades, and make more complex, finished maps.  This workshop builds on the QGIS Basics workshop and may be difficult to follow if you have not taken Basics.

Intro to Git-Beginner (Clara Llebot)       

Tuesday, February 4, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., via Zoom

• This workshop is an introduction to version control systems with Git. Version control systems are tools that keep track of the changes made on a document, and help version and merge files. They allow the user to decide which changes make up the next version, and keep useful data about them. Version control systems are usually used by developers and people who write code, but are very useful also for people working with documents in general. It is especially helpful for collaborative work with more than one person working on the same file. The Intro to Git workshop has two parts: beginner and advanced. Participants are welcome to come to only the beginner, only the intermediate, or both. The beginner workshop is designed for people who have never used Git or a version control system before, and want to learn more about what version control systems can do for them and their research. It will be a hands-on workshop where we will create a repository, record changes to files, create a GitHub account, and synchronize the local and remote repositories. This workshop uses the command line to learn git, but no previous experience using command line is necessary. Please install Git on your own computer before the start of the workshop. More information and installation instructions at https://osulp.github.io/workshop_intro_to_git/ 

Managing Your Digital Footprint (Kelly McElroy)

Tuesday, February 4, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the Autzen Classroom (Valley 2082)

• Every day we interact with digital systems that collect data about us, which can be commercialized by data brokers or exploited in data breaches. Whether you're worried about online harassment or doxing or just want to limit what future employers could find, we will discuss strategies for managing your digital footprint.

Intro to Zotero: Manage Your Citations (Hannah Rempel)      

Thursday, February 6, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., via Zoom

• Learn the basics about this free web-based citation management tool, which you can use to save citations and PDFs, as well as incorporate citations into a Word document.  In this session we will cover how to set up a Zotero library, how to put citations into your library, how to use Word to cite as you go, and how to sync Zotero across multiple computers.

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero (Hannah Rempel)       

Thursday, February 6, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., via Zoom

• Learn more advanced features of this free web-based citation management tool.  In this session we will cover how to use Zotero as a robust research tool through note taking and tagging options, how to import and export from other citation managers, how to add in more citation styles, and how to use Zotero Groups. 

Using Qualtrics to Make Great Surveys (Diana Castillo)       

Monday, February 10, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Nishihara Family Classroom (Valley 2024)

• If you will be doing research that involves collecting survey data, then you'll want to learn about Qualtrics. Qualtrics is a powerful survey research tool available to all OSU faculty and students. It's easy, powerful and, best of all, IRB compliant. 

Intro to R (some coding experience) (L .Borland)       

Tuesday, February 11, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. via Zoom

• This is an introductory workshop to R for beginners. We will follow a shortened version of the Software Carpentry lesson “Programming with R." We will talk about reading data with R and organizing it in variables, vectors, and matrices. We will perform some basic operations on the data (mean, maximums, minimums), create some visualizations, and save them. We will talk about writing R scripts and functions, and introduce the tidyverse package. We recommend that you install R and RStudio in your own computer for the workshop, but you can also access it via Citrix. For information about setting up R in your computer visit https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html. 

Intro to R (some coding experience) (L .Borland)       

Wednesday, February 12, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. via Zoom

• This is an introductory workshop to R for beginners. We will follow a shortened version of the Software Carpentry lesson “Programming with R." We will talk about reading data with R and organizing it in variables, vectors, and matrices. We will perform some basic operations on the data (mean, maximums, minimums), create some visualizations, and save them. We will talk about writing R scripts and functions, and introduce the tidyverse package. We recommend that you install R and RStudio in your own computer for the workshop, but you can also access it via Citrix. For information about setting up R in your computer visit https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html. 

Illustrator for Scientific Figures (Adam Lindsley)       

Tuesday, February 18, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., in the Autzen Classroom, Valley Library 2082

• Learn to use Adobe Illustrator to make and edit figures for publication (posters, presentations, infographics, journal articles!).  In this flipped classroom-style workshop, we'll be gathering to work through several scientific illustration/graphics development scenarios, as well as working with your own data (if time).  If you have your own project, feel free to bring it.

Intro to Zotero: Manage Your Citations (Diana Park)      

Thursday, February 25, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., in the Autzen Classroom (Valley 2082)

• Learn the basics about this free web-based citation management tool, which you can use to save citations and PDFs, as well as incorporate citations into a Word document.  In this session we will cover how to set up a Zotero library, how to put citations into your library, how to use Word to cite as you go, and how to sync Zotero across multiple computers.

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero (Diana Park)       

Thursday, February 25, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., via Zoom

• Learn more advanced features of this free web-based citation management tool.  In this session we will cover how to use Zotero as a robust research tool through note taking and tagging options, how to import and export from other citation managers, how to add in more citation styles, and how to use Zotero Groups. 

Intro to R (no coding experience) (L .Borland)       

Wednesday, February 26, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. via Zoom

• This is an introductory workshop to R for beginners. We will follow a shortened version of the Software Carpentry lesson “Programming with R." We will talk about reading data with R and organizing it in variables, vectors, and matrices. We will perform some basic operations on the data (mean, maximums, minimums), create some visualizations, and save them. We will talk about writing R scripts and functions. We recommend that you install R and RStudio in your own computer for the workshop, but you can also access it via Citrix. For information about setting up R in your computer visit https://rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/starting.html.