Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 10-1-2019
Access to BrowZine Ending in 2020, Analysis and Graphing with R, Python Workshop, Grants 101
In this issue
- Access to BrowZine Ending on January 1, 2020
- Intro to Analysis and Graphing with R
- Introduction to Python
- Grants 101 Workshop
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1. Access to BrowZine Ending on January 1, 2020
The BrowZine journal interface will no longer be available at the start of 2020. While patrons will no longer be able to use BrowZine to read or browse journals, all of the journals they had accessed through BrowZine will still be available through Fogler Library.
For a full list of ejournals available through Fogler Library, please visit our website. If you have questions about resources or materials, please contact your subject specialist in the Reference and Information Literacy Department.
2. Intro to Analysis and Graphing with R
Tuesday, October 1, 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 workshop will cover how to run a very simple analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression statistical analysis and making effective plots using base R. An introductory knowledge of R will be needed for this workshop. This 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. Introduction to Python
Tuesday, October 8, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1
This workshop will provide an introduction to one of the most popular languages used for scientific applications today—Python 3. We will start with a basic overview of the environment and the tools needed to develop Python 3 programs. Then we will quickly begin to learn the fundamentals of the programming language.
The session will be presented using Jupyter, a system commonly used in scientific communities to provide transparent and reproducible results. Workshop participants will learn how to read data files, clean data, and visualize results.
Previous coding experience is not required. We recommend bringing fully charged laptops with Jupyter or at least Python 3 already installed. Laptops will be available for attendees who need to borrow one. This introductory workshop is presented in collaboration with UMaine’s Advanced Computing Group. If you would prefer to attend online instead, please contact acg@maine.edu.
About the Presenter
Mark Royer is a Ph.D. Candidate of Computer Science in the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine with several years of experience teaching students various programming languages.
4. Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics
Tuesday, October 15, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fogler Library Classroom 1
The Office of Research Development and Fogler Library are sponsoring “Grants 101: Seeking, Analyzing, and Writing Basics” throughout 2019-2020.
At the workshop, participants will:
- search for grants in PIVOT
- analyze an agency’s Request for Proposals
- learn grant writing basics
Space is limited. Please RSVP in advance.