Intro to QGIS
This session will provide a brief intro to geographic information systems followed by a hands-on exercise with QGIS, a popular open-source desktop software. We’ll explore the interface, connect datasets, and perform basic queries and geoprocessing tasks. We will then customize symbology, labels, and create a layout for final map presentation. No prior experience is necessary.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Megan Slemons. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
Intro to Accessibility
In this workshop, we will introduce you to key principles for making your digital scholarship accessible to all audiences. We will cover: - captioning for video and audio content - writing effective alt-text for images - ensuring sufficient color contrast for readability - using a browser plugin to make sure your website is designed accessibly - reviewing the use and creation of audio descriptions for videos No prior experience is required—this session is designed for beginners and will give you practical, actionable strategies you can apply right away.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Joanna Mundy and Bailey Betik. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
For more info visit emory.zoom.us. Combining and Manipulating Data in Tableau
While you may know that Tableau is a powerful data visualization tool, you may not realize that it also has extensive abilities to reshape, blend, split, join, and run calculations on your original data set. We will explore Tableau’s vocabulary and logic for structuring and processing data, as well as the options for importing single and multiple datasets. We will also look at the different ways to edit and create individual variables thru things like sets, groups, parameters, bins, and calculated fields.
This course assumes some prior Tableau experience. If you are new to the tool, we recommend first viewing our “Intro to Tableau” workshop here: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds-workshops-content/2024/11/14/intro-to-data-visualization-with-tableau-2/.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Megan Slemons. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
Intro to Text Analysis with Python
This workshop provides an introduction to performing text analysis with Python. We'll cover how to clean texts, explore patterns in word frequencies, discover distinctive keywords, extract named entities and more. Attendees will need basic Python skills and a Google account to engage with the codebook.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Joanna Mundy and Sara Palmer. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
For more info visit emory.zoom.us. Intro to Blender/3D Modeling (In-Person)
In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of Blender and get comfortable navigating its core modeling tools. We will use Blender to create a series of simple objects, including pasta shapes and basic furniture, while learning essential techniques for working with meshes, curves, modifiers, and transforms. No prior Blender experience is needed.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Ian Burr. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
Intro to Blender/ 3D Modeling (Virtual)
In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of Blender and get comfortable navigating its core modeling tools. We will use Blender to create a series of simple objects, including pasta shapes and basic furniture, while learning essential techniques for working with meshes, curves, modifiers, and transforms. No prior Blender experience is needed. If you want to follow along you will just need a computer with Blender installed and ready to use.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Ian Burr. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
For more info visit emory.zoom.us. Intro to WordPress and How to Use it in the Classroom
This workshop is designed for beginners who want to learn how to use WordPress for both personal and teaching purposes. It will introduce the basics of WordPress and provide a demonstration of commonly used features such as pages and posts, themes, and custom pages/posts. The workshop will also explore how instructors can use ScholarBlogs to create digital projects for their courses and research. Link to create the account in WordPress: https://wordpress.com/ Link for ScholarBlogs: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Diana Salinas. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
Intro to Dewey Data
This workshop will introduce Dewey Data, a platform that provides Emory users with access to commercial datasets that would otherwise be costly to obtain. Participants will learn how to navigate Dewey’s data catalog, identify datasets relevant to their research, access and download data, and develop efficient workflows for working with large files. We will discuss potential research applications and provide code examples in both Python and R. Participants who wish to follow along with the examples should have either Python or R installed and access to an active Emory account. No prior experience with Dewey is required; basic familiarity with either Python or R will be helpful but is not necessary.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS). Speaker/Presenter: Nathan Williams. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).