Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 9-11-2019
High Performance Computing Workshop, Getting Started with R, Information Literacy Guidelines Workshop
In this issue
- High Performance Computing Workshop
- Getting Started with R
- Information Literacy Guidelines for First-Year Students
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1. High Performance Computing Workshop
Thursday, September 12, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1
High Performance Computing (HPC) is essential for projects involving large data sets, complex simulations, and rapid calculations. This workshop will introduce HPC and describe its applications in the University of Maine System (UMS) and at UMaine. Learn how to use HPC efficiently to accelerate your research. This workshop is presented in collaboration with the UMS Advanced Computing Group. If you would prefer to attend online instead, please contact acg@maine.edu.
About the Presenter
Steve Cousins is the Supercomputer Engineer/Administrator for the UMS Advanced Computing Group. He got his start in supercomputing in 2000 by parallelizing the Penobscot Bay circulation model for the Ocean Modeling Group at UMaine. Since 2012, he has built and administered HPC resources for UMS.
2. Getting Started with R
Tuesday, September 24, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1
Fogler Library will host a workshop on R, a widely used language and environment for managing, graphing, and analyzing data of all forms (e.g., spatial, quantitative, and qualitative). The Getting Started with R workshop will cover the basics of R language and an introduction to data manipulation. This introductory workshop is presented in collaboration with UMaine’s Advanced Computing Group.
We recommend bringing fully charged laptops, with R and RStudio already installed. Laptops will be available for attendees who need to borrow one. If you would prefer to attend online instead, please contact acg@maine.edu.
About the Presenter
Amanda Klemmer is an Assistant Professor with the School of Biology and Ecology and Ecology and Environmental Science Program. She teaches the Basics in R Programming Language class at UMaine and has led multiple workshops on the language.
3. Information Literacy Guidelines for First-Year Students
Wednesday, September 25, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1
Over the summer, Fogler’s Reference & Information Literacy librarians have developed suggested information literacy guidelines for First-Year Students. This workshop will introduce the guidelines, as well as the national models they were drawn from, while discussing the importance of building information literacy skills for successful learners. Some tools and strategies for incorporating these skills in courses will also be discussed.
Please register for this workshop here.