We are excited to offer a Library Carpentry workshop on April 9-11, 2024 for our NNLM Members in order to learn about steps and tools for quality, efficiency, and reproducibility in research. Priority registration will be given to members in these states and territories: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Library Carpentry focuses on building software and data skills within library and information-related communities. Their hands-on, approachable workshops empower people in a variety of roles to use software and data in their own work and support effective, efficient, reproducible practices. Learn more about Library Carpentry on their website. 

In this 3-day interactive, hands-on virtual workshop you will learn core data skills to help you build confidence in working with data in library- and information-related settings. During the April 2024 workshop, we will be covering the following lessons: 

• Tidy Data (Day 1)
• Regular Expressions (Day 1)
• OpenRefine (Day 2)
• SQL (Day 3)

The target audience is as follows: learners who have little to no prior computational experience, and the instructors put a priority on creating a friendly environment to empower learners and enable data-driven discovery. Even those with some experience will benefit, as the goal is to teach not only how to do analyses, but how to manage the process to make it as automated and reproducible as possible. Biomedical and health sciences librarians and LIS students are encouraged to participate.

Logistics:

This workshop will be held via Zoom, from 9:30am – 3:00pm EST each day. There will be optional Tech Setup Help offered 9:00-9:30am EST before each session.

Participants must have access to a computer or laptop (no tablets or Chromebooks) with Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system and an internet connection that can support a Zoom video meeting.

Participants must agree to follow the Carpentries Code of Conduct.

Participants will be responsible for downloading some files and software before the workshop. Setup instructions will be provided prior to the workshop.

There are 20 seats available. They will generally be awarded on a first-come-first serve basis; additional registrants will be added to a wait list if the class is full. Please only register if you are able to attend the full three days of the workshop (there will be breaks throughout the days, but learners are expected to attend for the full duration). Registration will close March 29, 2024.

All participants in the virtual workshop are eligible for 14 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits! This is thanks to the CE partnership between the NNLM and the MLA.

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the NNLM Code of Conduct.

Questions? Please contact NNLM Region 1 (region1@nnlm.gov).