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Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

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2018

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Coding Vs. Clicking: Clashes And Compromises In Scientific Computing, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Oct 2018

Coding Vs. Clicking: Clashes And Compromises In Scientific Computing, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

Swygart-Hobaugh organized and moderated this panel for the 2018 Georgia State University Scientific Computing Day conference.

The panelists and attendees engaged in a conversation about the pros and cons of performing analytical computing via point-and-click interfaces vs. coding/programming. The following prompts guided the discussion:
  1. Coding vs. clicking – if you were forced to pick one side, which would you pick, and why? When do you think there is room for compromise?
  2. How do you think the increasing emphasis on research transparency and replication will influence the coding vs. clicking issue?
  3. How do you see disciplinary practices and traditions influencing …

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(Less) Naked And (Less) Afraid: Giving Graduate Students The Clothes And Confidence For Data Success, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. May 2018

(Less) Naked And (Less) Afraid: Giving Graduate Students The Clothes And Confidence For Data Success, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This presentation, drawing from a book chapter in Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students (Chicago: ACRL, 2018), focuses attention on graduate students’ data needs, presenting the following: (1) an overview of the services the Georgia State University Library’s Research Data Services Team provides to help social science graduate students with their data needs; and (2) an examination of one year’s data services consultations with graduate students that further elucidates their pressing data needs and how the Georgia State University Library is endeavoring to meet those needs. This close look at Georgia State University Library's experience of providing data services demonstrates …

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Teacher, Tell Us A Data Story! Moving Toward Best Practices In Data Librarian Education, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. May 2018

Teacher, Tell Us A Data Story! Moving Toward Best Practices In Data Librarian Education, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

Swygart-Hobaugh organized and moderated this panel for the 2018 IASSIST & CARTO annual conference.

The panelists and attendees engaged in a conversation about best practices for teaching data librarianship to aspiring and current librarians. The panelists represented the range of modes of teaching data librarianship: semester-long courses (face-to-face and online), full-day workshops, and "one shot" sessions.

  • Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, Georgia State University [moderator and presenter]
  • Abigail Goben, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Margaret Smith, New York University
  • Deena Yanofsky, University of Toronto

The following prompts guided the discussion:
  1. What areas of "data services" do you cover in your teaching, and …

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Data And Graduate Students: Less Naked And Less Afraid, Or Giving Graduate Students The Clothes And Confidence For Data Success, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2017

Data And Graduate Students: Less Naked And Less Afraid, Or Giving Graduate Students The Clothes And Confidence For Data Success, Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

This chapter from Transforming Libraries to Serve Graduate Students (Chicago: ACRL, 2018) focuses attention on graduate students’ data needs, presenting the following: (1) an overview of the services the Georgia State University Library’s Research Data Services Team provides to help social science graduate students with their data needs; and (2) an examination of one year’s data services consultations with graduate students that further elucidates their pressing data needs and how the Georgia State University Library is endeavoring to meet those needs. This close look at Georgia State University Library's experience of providing data services demonstrates the potential for academic librarians …

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