Fogler Library Faculty Newsletter 9-22-2020
Expanding Scholarly Impact with DigitalCommons, Getting Started with R, Research Impact Challenge, Intro to Data Manipulation with R
- Expanding Scholarly Impact with DigitalCommons@UMaine
- Getting Started with R Workshop
- Research Impact Challenge
- Intro to Data Manipulation with R
Featured Resource: Research Guides
Created by Fogler Library reference librarians, research guides provide an excellent starting point for research related to many courses and topics. Research guides curate a number of information resources in different formats that may help your students with their assignments.
1. Expanding Scholarly Impact with DigitalCommons@UMaine
Last month, DigitalCommons@UMaine had 92,124 full-text downloads and 368 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 62,929. University of Maine scholarship was read by 3,074 institutions across 188 countries.
Fogler Library offers an online guide to DigitalCommons@UMaine, complete with video and step-by-step tutorials for creating an account and self-archiving in our institutional repository. Contact your Fogler Library subject specialist to learn more.
2. Getting Started with R
September 23, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online Via Zoom
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 including tips and tricks using R Studio. This introductory workshop is presented in collaboration with UMaine’s Advanced Computing Group.
This workshop will be presented on Zoom. Please register in advance.
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. Research Impact Challenge
September 28 – October 2
The Research Impact Challenge is a professional development opportunity to help researchers better understand and manage their online scholarly presence, as well as consider ways to describe the impact and reach of their work.
Each day for five days during Maine IMPACT Week, participants will receive an email with a suggested task designed to build and curate one’s scholarly profile, measure the impact of one’s research, and/or promote one’s work to reach new audiences.
Activities vary, but typically take anywhere from 5-30 minutes, and can be completed on any internet-enabled device.
These daily “challenges” are designed for researchers to accomplish over the course of one week. However, each activity stands alone and can be completed separately from the others and at a time that is convenient for participants. Throughout the week, participants will also receive tips for staying on top of publishing trends that may benefit their scholarship. All are welcome to participate – the activities may be especially resonant for graduate students and early career scholars.
4. Intro to Data Manipulation with R
September 30, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online Via Zoom
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 Intro to Data Manipulation with R workshop will cover how to work with datasets and manipulate them by adding/removing columns, doing calculations, and merging datasets together. This introductory workshop is presented in collaboration with UMaine’s Advanced Computing Group.
This workshop will be presented via Zoom. Please register in advance.
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.