Workshops - May 16th
All workshops will be in-person only. Half-day workshops will start at either 9:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
Build a recomendation engine using AI
You may have heard of AI tools like ChatGPT and OpenAI, but have you put them to work for your library? This workshop is a gentle introduction to AI by building a recommendation system for library materials.
Our existing online search has helped our users find materials, but they’ve really... more
Time
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 3100
Digital Forensics for Libraries and Archives: Introduction to Using BitCurator
This workshop is full.
BitCurator (BC) is a digital curation environment geared toward librarians and archivists that combines a set of digital forensics tools in the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. The BC environment includes a suite of open source digital forensics and data analysis tools to help collecting institutions process born-digital materials. It can... more
Time
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastern Time
Location
Bentley Historical Library
Fail4Lib 2024
Although failure is part and parcel of our professional experience, we often go out of the way to avoid talking about it. When we see failure approaching, we distance ourselves, avert our eyes, or – if we’re in its path – brace for the worst. But failure has intrinsic value... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 2185
GenAI4Lib: A Practical Introduction to Large Language Models
This workshop is full.
The developers from the Digital Products & Data Curation workgroup at Northwestern University Libraries are proposing an immersive, full-day workshop designed to introduce and deepen your understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the context of library services and operations. In “GenAI4Lib,” participants will learn from practitioners with firsthand experience... more
Time
9:00am to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 2255
Local Discovery Layers
Some libraries have built their own discovery layers to interface with their Integrated Library System (ILS), Library Management System (LMS), and/or Library Services Platform (LSP). If you count yourself among them, let’s get together and talk about what we’ve learned about using local search indexes (i.e., Solr), using the APIs... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 2435
Modern Alchemy: Hands-On with the Distant Reader
This workshop is full.
In this hands-on workshop participants will first learn how to use a Web-based system called the Distant Reader to transform sets of unstructured data (like bunches o’ journal articles) into structured data, affectionally called “study carrels”. These data sets are amenable to analysis by both people as well as computers.... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 3100
Python{4}Lib
Limited availability.
Python{4}Lib is an informal discussion group which meets biweekly over Zoom. The first hour of this workshop will be one of these informal discussions; a lightly guided chat about all things python in GLAM. For the rest of the session, we will focus on a variety of topics related to... more
Time
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 2185
The Art and Science of Perfectly Tolerable Web Forms
No one loves filling out web forms. Too often, they’re annoying, frustrating, or downright diabolical. But web forms don’t have to be this way! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll cover how to improve forms like the “Contact Us” or “Petition a Fine” forms you might have on your institution’s website.... more
Time
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 2435
Unique Exhibits and Minimal Infrastructure: Creating Static Digital Collections With CollectionBuilder and GitHub Pages
Looking for an agile, lightweight approach to developing digital collections and scholarship projects? Participants in this workshop will use the static web framework CollectionBuilder to create a digital collection website that encourages browsing and contextualizing items through timelines, maps, and word cloud visualizations.
The high cost and IT requirements of... more
Time
9:00am to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad - Room 1265
What You Can Do With Word Counts: Learning the Basics of Text Analysis with Constellate
Constellate offers a comprehensive and easily accessible program that helps your community develop text analysis and data mining competencies, along with related skills, through multiple modes of learning and hands-on application with tens of millions of texts from JSTOR, Portico, and other open source providers. In this workshop, Nathan Kelber... more
Time
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastern Time
Location
North Quad -