Intro to Zotero, 2-2:50pm on Zoom Looking to save time formatting your bibliography? Overwhelmed by unorganized PDFs? Zotero is a free citation manager that helps you organize references, annotate pdfs, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies. Zotero is most useful when used during the research process – finding sources, building your Zotero library, and using Zotero’s citation tools all work together to facilitate your research and writing. During this workshop, you will learn how to: Create a Zotero library Organize and share references Generate bibliographies in your preferred citation style Format in-text citations and reference lists in Word and Google Docs Led by Elizabeth Salmon, Social Science Librarian. Registration appreciated but not required.

Quantum GIS (“QGIS”) 3:00 – 4:30 PM | GIS Lab qgis logo over a mapQuantum GIS (“QGIS”) is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for mapping and spatial analysis. Like other Geographic Information Systems (GIS) softwares such as ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS can be used to create, edit, analyze, and display geographic data, enabling users to understand spatial relationships and patterns. This has wide-ranging applications in fields as varied as environmental management, public health, transportation, marketing, emergency management, and many others. In this workshop, you will learn how to find geographic data, assemble it in a simple map in QGIS, analyze it to identify a potential pattern, and visualize the result. Led by Neil Curri, Academic Computing Consultant for GIS, necurri@vassar.edu 

Campus Resources for Building Websites  4:00 – 5:00 on Zoom Need a website? We will review the options you have available to you as a member of the Vassar Community. We’ll also cover our new resource : vassarspaces.net – where we empower users to become sys admins and install their own apps (WordPress, Scalar, Omeka and more!). Led by Baynard Bailey of Academic Computing Services and Nicole Scalessa of Digital Scholarship and Technology Services.  Register Online: https://libcal.vassar.edu/event/15407387

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