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Virtual Dss: Don't Be Satisficed! Survey Writing, Part 1, Kelley Rowan

Digital Scholar Studio Resources

Part one of a two-part webinar on using social science to write better surveys. Presented Wednesday, November 18, 2020 by Kelley Rowan.The workshop shares best practices in survey construction including consent forms, types of questions, and question creation. Information regarding data preservation and IRB policies are also covered and resources are provided.

Virtual Dss: Excelling With Excel Part 2, Jill V. Krefft, Jamie Rogers, Rebecca Bakker, Molly Castro

Digital Scholar Studio Resources

Part two of a two-part webinar series on best practices, tips, and tricks for beginning to advanced tabular data wranglers.

Part one is available to view here.

Virtual Dss: Introduction To Text Analysis For The Humanities, Molly Castro

Digital Scholar Studio Resources

Text analysis harnesses the power of computing to let us count, visualize, and analyze words and other textual elements as data. This introductory webinar covers basic concepts, vocabulary, methods, and tools for getting started with text analysis in the humanities. Part of the 2020-2021 Virtual Digital Scholar Studio webinar series. This webinar was held on October 21st, 2020 and was presented by Molly Castro.

Virtual Dss: Excelling With Excel Part 1, Molly Castro, Rebecca Bakker, Jill Krefft, Jamie Rogers

Digital Scholar Studio Resources

Part one of a two-part webinar series on best practices, tips, and tricks for beginning to advanced tabular data wranglers.

Part two is available here.

Digital Commons Annual Report: Fy 2019-2020, Jill Krefft

FIU Digital Collections Center Annual Reports

The Digital Commons Annual Report is a document that interested parties may use as a means of monitoring the yearly progress of Florida International University Libraries’ institutional repository. The report includes download and page hit statistics for all collections held in FIU Digital Commons.

Orcid And Embargo Options: Do Students Make The Connection?, Kelley Rowan

Works of the FIU Libraries

This presentation shares recent research exploring how and why students choose to use or not use the available ORCID and embargo options when submitting their research for publication in the institutional repository. The initial assumption was that students choosing to embargo their research were planning to publish and would therefore find ORCID a helpful tool going forward.

However, it was found that students who chose to embargo often did not bother to sign up with ORCID and those that did sign up with ORCID did not always embargo their research. It became clear that students either did not understand the …

Privacy, Ethics, And Access In Digital Libraries, Kelley Rowan, Rebecca Bakker

Works of the FIU Libraries

This presentation shares privacy challenges that librarians in the Digital Collections Center at FIU have encountered when working with the creators of content in the institutional repository and digital collections. The presenters share a brief history of privacy laws and the ethical concerns inherent in the juxtaposition between access and privacy. This presentation suggests possible solutions for other digital librarians concerned about privacy and take down requests.

Virtual Dss: Building Interactive And Media-Rich Timelines With Timelinejs, Rebecca Bakker

Digital Scholar Studio Resources

In this hands-on virtual workshop participants learn how to build an interactive timeline using a google spreadsheet template and TimelineJS. Part of the 2020-2021 Virtual Digital Scholar Studio webinar series, this webinar was held on September 9th, 2020 and was presented by Rebecca Bakker.

Tracking Departmental Name Changes For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Ivy Torres-Morales, Rebecca Bakker, Jill Krefft

Works of the FIU Libraries

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Virtual Dss: Digital Humanities Toolkit For Remote Teaching, Molly Castro

Digital Scholar Studio Resources

This workshop introduces some easy digital humanities tools for instructors to use in remote classes to increase engagement and move discussion beyond the message board. Part of the 2020-2021 Virtual Digital Scholar Studio webinar Series, this webinar was held on August 26th, 2020 and was presented by Molly Castro.

Ai For Archives: Using Facial Recognition To Enhance Metadata, Rebecca Bakker, Kelley Rowan, Liting Hu, Boyuan Guan, Pinchao Liu, Zhongzhou Li, Ruizhe He, Christine Monge

Works of the FIU Libraries

The goal of this research project was to determine the most effective facial recognition applications that could be implemented into digital archive image collections from libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions. Computer scientists and librarians at Florida International University collaborated to conduct qualitative assessments of both face detection and face search using photographs from FIU’s digital collections. Specifically, the facial recognition platforms OpenCV, Face++, and Amazon AWS were analyzed. This project seeks to assist LYRASIS community members who wish to incorporate facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology into their digital collections and repositories as a method to reduce research …

Adopting Machine Learning At The Fiu Libraries, Jamie Rogers

Works of the FIU Libraries

Over the past five years, the FIU Libraries have developed and implemented various machine learning and AI technologies with the goal of improving discovery and access to materials as well as provide new methods for analysis of content. A sampling of these projects include the development of resource recommendation functionality using machine learning, which is embedded into our digital library system; the use of Microsoft's Cognitive Services AI for transcription of audio files as well as translation of text in over 60 languages; the evaluation of serval AI systems and training data sets for facial recognition in archive photographs; and …

Alexa, Ask My Library: How Do I Build A Custom Skill To Extend Reference Services?, Christopher M. Jimenez

Works of the FIU Libraries

The Reference Technology team at Florida International University recently published an Alexa Skill that incorporates the LibAnswers API into the device’s answer bank. We have several Echo Show devices at our public service desks to meet the demands of extended hours while also enhancing public service presence beyond the reference desk.

The Green Library at FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus now operates on a 24/5 schedule, allowing students to access library facilities at any time during the week. In addition, both the Hubert Library and the Engineering Library Service Center stay open past times when personal reference assistance is available. This …

Teaching With Local Primary Sources, Molly Castro, Katharine Labuda, Rebecca Bakker

Works of the FIU Libraries

This workshop explored how to best promote the use of special collections and archives to the teaching community of South Florida. The presenters conducted this training to connect South Florida area teachers with resources for using primary source material in the classroom as part of a larger grant-funded project entitled, “Finding Our Place in History: Engaging Students with Local History through Online Primary Source Sets.” This workshop for educators introduced FIU’s primary source set and highlighted techniques for engaging with digital primary sources in the K-12 classroom.

Don't Be Satisficed: Better Surveys For Better Data, Kelley Rowan

Works of the FIU Libraries

This presentation is used for a recurring workshop hosted by the Digital Scholar Studio at FIU and presented by Kelley Rowan. The workshop shares best practices in survey construction including consent forms, types of questions, and question creation. Information regarding data preservation and IRB policies are also covered and resources are provided.