From 51e36e752242c14f79913f88e92597d0bf62a109 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:09:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 001/211] Change description for item 7 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 58593f4..3d9f5c1 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-jstor-text-analysis-support description: This tutorial shows how to register for a JSTOR account and use the - JSTOR Text Analysis tools, which replace thenow-ended Constellate platform. + JSTOR Text Analysis tools, which replace the now-ended Constellate platform. technique: - Text and Data Mining tool: From c2140f4a3805ba3acd6f58ac595f17acbcc790b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:11:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 002/211] Change item 10 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3d9f5c1..77d8670 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/working-data-axle-historical-business-location-data description: The Data Axle Historical Business Location Data provides one data file - (.txt or .csv format) for each year. TheUS dataruns from 1997-2024 and contains - 11-15 million records per year. TheCanadian dataruns from 2009-2023 and contains + (.txt or .csv format) for each year. TheUS data runs from 1997-2024 and contains + 11-15 million records per year. The Canadian data runs from 2009-2023 and contains 1.5-2.5 million records per year. Records provide information about business location (including address, census geography & lat/long coordinates (US database only)), number of employees, sales volume, NAICS & SIC codes, unique identifier across From deb4a1e69b8081f74140a9a0b7e16e57ad496830 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:14:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 003/211] Change item 15 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 77d8670..3293375 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-getting-started-python-arcgis-pro-nov-17-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation onGetting Started with Python in - ArcGIS Proas part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data + This page provides a presentation on Getting Started with Python in + ArcGIS Pro as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: From f7a653a3eb4562dd7678564d91a3a8623a2dc9b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:16:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 004/211] Change item 1 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3293375..6bf09eb 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Installing Power BI Desktop url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-power-bi-desktop description: - This tutorial will run you through the steps for installingPower BI + This tutorial will run you through the steps for installing Power BI Desktop on your own device. Power BI is Microsoft's Data Visualization tool, allowing users to turn their data into insightful visuals. technique: From 9f7cfd021bf86f8460546381a495f1d35956e265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:19:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 005/211] Change item 2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 6bf09eb..5a35a04 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ - Data Visualization tool: - Power BI - dataFormat: Statistics + data Format: Statistics date: "2025-09-05" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From c8e053d6a7ddf4ee26ddf8d695f5de887ad56980 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:25:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 006/211] Check item 3 and 4 and Change item 5 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 5a35a04..f4b6bfb 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/moving-nvivo-maxqda description: To move between qualitative data analysis tools, you must put your - project file intoREFI-QDA standard. + project file into REFI-QDA standard. technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From ddc439d84678674d5a0a6473f544060ad43d46b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:29:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 007/211] Change item 6 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f4b6bfb..ca37554 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ title: "MAXQDA: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/maxqda-information-resources-tutorials-and-workshops description: - MAXQDAis a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports + MAXQDA is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes. technique: From 7ca4d87a6b3747eb5ae0f0a537616aed6fb887a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:33:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 008/211] Change item 11 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index ca37554..1dd185b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ title: Accessing and Querying the Revelio Datasets url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-and-querying-revelio-datasets description: - The University of Toronto has licensed six separate datasets fromRevelio + The University of Toronto has licensed six separate datasets from Revelio Labs. These are workforce datasets that range in size from 1 to 4 TB. To facilitate easy access and querying across products, all datasets have been loaded into SciNet's supercomputing environment. Access to this environment can only be granted to From 216db90d99d588ca5041c5433e990935366aa7cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:35:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 009/211] Change item 14 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1dd185b..9591545 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Canadian Census Discovery Portal (Sept. 22, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-canadian-census-discovery-portal-sept-22-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation on theCanadian Census Discovery Portalas - part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Serieshosted by the Map & Data Library that + This page provides a presentation on theCanadian Census Discovery Portal as + part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: From 424dcadefbd7ffbbb801563be504dad12ae6c3aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:37:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 010/211] Change item 16 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9591545..645de6c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-dataverse-sharing-data-dec-1-2020 description: This page provides a presentation on anIntroduction to Dataverse for - Sharing Dataas part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Serieshosted by the Map & Data + Sharing Data as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. date: "2025-02-13" From 0659b2a717644239a050d1089c00ef0a538bb94d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:39:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 011/211] Change item 17 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 645de6c..2a296c6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Web APIs (Apr. 1, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-web-apis-apr-1-2021 description: - This page provides a presentation on anIntroduction to Web APIsas part - of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Serieshosted by the Map & Data Library that features + This page provides a presentation on an Introduction to Web APIs as part + of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: From 2db807c300aa2b21760e018480335f4ff0110a7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:41:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 012/211] Change item 18 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 2a296c6..76a091b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro (Feb. 25, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-using-lidar-data-arcgis-pro-feb-25-2021 description: - This page provides a presentation onUsing LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Proas - part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Serieshosted by the Map & Data Library that + This page provides a presentation on Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro as + part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: From 36119c9fce2574606bd15f4833e642401a96f9e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:42:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 013/211] Change item 19 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 76a091b..d373be4 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Working with Web Archive Data (Sept. 29, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-working-web-archive-data-sept-29-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation onWorking with Web Archive Dataas - part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Serieshosted by the Map & Data Library that + This page provides a presentation onWorking with Web Archive Data as + part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: From 1987006d646ad27712f56646b6b62383a2dfc610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:49:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 014/211] Change Item 20 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index d373be4..331ec10 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ type: Tutorial - id: 16 title: - "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Dataverse for Sharing Data (Dec. + "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Dataverse for Sharing Data (Dec. 1, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-dataverse-sharing-data-dec-1-2020 description: @@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ type: Tutorial - id: 20 title: - An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 - (March 2025) + "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-programming-absolute-beginners-using-python-pt-2-march-2025 description: This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on From 5d38c9cb315236923b9f83cd71da3ccfe61160e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 15:53:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 015/211] Change item 20 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 331ec10..b5144da 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ type: Tutorial - id: 20 title: - "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2" + "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 (March, 2025) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-programming-absolute-beginners-using-python-pt-2-march-2025 description: This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on From c355ef114e20d7fa6032a25f5aa8cb8c902d9d71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:00:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 016/211] Change item 20 title --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b5144da..bd58aea 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ type: Tutorial - id: 20 title: - "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 (March, 2025) + "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 (March, 2025)” url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-programming-absolute-beginners-using-python-pt-2-march-2025 description: This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on From de814cfce6950ba5cf5bb027719501473faac92c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:14:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 017/211] Change item 32 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index bd58aea..a539521 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -459,9 +459,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-text-analysis-tasting-menu-sampling-available-tools-feb-14 description: This page provides a video recording of a workshop on various text - analysis tools.Please note thatConstellate is endingon July 1st, 2025. Some learning - materials will remain available afterwards.Please also note thatHathiTrust Research - Center will no longer be fundedby the end of 2026. + analysis tools.Please note thatConstellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning + materials will remain available afterwards.Please also note that Hathi Trust Research + Center will no longer be funded by the end of 2026. technique: - Text and Data Mining - Cleaning data @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ tool: - Constellate - Digital Scholar Lab - - HathiTrust Research Center + - Hathi Trust Research Center date: "2025-01-28" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 6a194fc7685200e64703edd708062aca52dd1714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:17:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 018/211] Change item 33 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a539521..0cb445a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial - id: 33 - title: "Workshop Recording: Working with Messy Data in OpenRefine (Oct. 28, 2021)" + title: "Workshop Recording: Working with Messy Data in Open Refine (Oct. 28, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-working-messy-data-openrefine-oct-28-2021 - description: This page provides a video recording of a workshop on OpenRefine. + description: This page provides a video recording of a workshop on Open Refine. technique: - Cleaning data tool: - - OpenRefine + - Open Refine date: "2025-01-28" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 6439a59310968935e8ec0dcd18c01176a80d988a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:24:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 019/211] Change item 43 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0cb445a..f27f7e9 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-constellate-new-platform-text-analysis-nov-30-2021 description: This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on - Constellate.Please note thatConstellate is endingon July 1st, 2025. Some learning + Constellate.Please note thatConstellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. technique: - Text and Data Mining From 4cb506069dccfe070905b624d8948e7508da572d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:33:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 020/211] Change item 47 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f27f7e9..757cf05 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -680,10 +680,10 @@ title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 15 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-15-mac description: - "This tutorial is for installing and licensingNVivo 15on Mac computers.Find + "This tutorial is for installing and licensing NVivo 15on Mac computers. Find information on how to request a license, download and install the software, as - well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users.Note: If you - need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using ourcontact form" + well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. Note: If you + need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our contact form" technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From 6b5f079bcb181e3388009e0e0a17649985c7ed56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:34:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 021/211] Change item 48 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 757cf05..f49f3f4 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -695,10 +695,10 @@ title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 15 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-15-windows description: - "This tutorial is for installing and licensingNVivo 15on Windows computers.Find + "This tutorial is for installing and licensing NVivo 15 on Windows computers. Find information on how to request a license, download and install the software, as - well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users.Note: If you - need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using ourcontact form" + well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. Note: If you + need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our contact form" technique: - Installation tool: From 210beac8f12f48607ed54a1f8cc5864827dca952 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:36:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 022/211] Change item 49 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f49f3f4..57edfed 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -718,7 +718,10 @@ and contextual analysis. technique: - Searching for maps and data - dataFormat: Paper maps, Statistics, Vector + data Format: + - Paper maps + - Statistics + - Vector date: "2024-08-12" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 9ea6b0ea127ee7afcd51b42177947664c11e7bec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:37:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 023/211] Change item 50 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 57edfed..9e80ebc 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ - Data Visualization tool: - R - dataFormat: Microdata + data Format: Microdata date: "2024-03-27" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 493e0a8399e11ae91c7f87190a5dd57979d6880c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:38:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 024/211] Change item 51 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9e80ebc..d2f7519 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ - Georeferencing tool: - ArcGIS Online - dataFormat: Raster + data Format: Raster date: "2024-03-15" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From cc882183c7124de0b0e80c822460cc07dc4bef3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:47:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 025/211] Change dataFormat back --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index d2f7519..b6c3d13 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ - Data Visualization tool: - Power BI - data Format: Statistics + dataFormat: Statistics date: "2025-09-05" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial @@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ and contextual analysis. technique: - Searching for maps and data - data Format: + dataFormat: - Paper maps - Statistics - Vector @@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ - Data Visualization tool: - R - data Format: Microdata + dataFormat: Microdata date: "2024-03-27" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial @@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ - Georeferencing tool: - ArcGIS Online - data Format: Raster + dataFormat: Raster date: "2024-03-15" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 691cb26ffbc461b9d7aef1c26b7f74e708f41012 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:53:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 026/211] Change item 58 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b6c3d13..ddb63cd 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ In order for many GIS functions to work properly, your datasets need to be stored in a common projected coordinate system. This guide will assist you with the projection process in ArcGIS Pro. (Unsure of what the appropriate projection - is for your area of interest? Refer to thishelp documentor ask a staff member + is for your area of interest? Refer to this help document or ask a staff member for assistance in helping you determine it.) technique: - Projecting From a07cc56df68da48f9d96dd434df4e381a73e9614 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:59:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 027/211] Change item 71 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index ddb63cd..0c9b098 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ title: Intermediate R Course url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/intermediate-r-course description: - To get started with intermediate R, enroll in thisIntermediate Rquercus - coursehere. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists + To get started with intermediate R, enroll in this Intermediate R quercus + course here. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists of demonstration videos. By enrolling in this course, you can keep track of your progress! If you are a member of the public and you do not have a UTORid login, you can access the videos in the following guide below. From c5de3ba926d22e8db7f85bc16b2f8728cdda006e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su <238556454+suyiwen1202-afk@users.noreply.github.com.> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:12:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 028/211] 72 Change finished --- _data/guides.yml | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0c9b098..173f243 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1076,23 +1076,23 @@ title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Mac" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-mac description: - "About this workshopWhat: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, + "About this workshop *What*: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data that can be manipulated in Excel, an extremely popular spreadsheet software. Through practical exercises using real world data from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), you will learn important terminology and software features, and gain a better understanding of Excel’s built-in methods for data manipulation and cleaning, - as well as analysis and visualization.Why: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software + as well as analysis and visualization. *Why*: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software that allows you to organize, modify and analyze your data. It remains one of the most widely used software for data analytics. A deeper understanding of Excel will help you better navigate the tool to work with your data sets, in the classroom - and beyond.Who: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, + and beyond. *Who*: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, but haven’t explored all it has to offer. There are no prerequisites or assumptions - of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming!Software: Excel is freely availablefor - downloadfor University of Toronto staff, faculty and students.Note: This tutorial - is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out thistutorialinstead.Code - of Conduct: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment - for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct.For help contact: Map + of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! *Software*: Excel is freely available for + download for University of Toronto staff, faculty and students. Note: This tutorial + is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead. *Code + of Conduct*: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment + for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct. *For help contact*: Map & Data Library,mdl@library.utoronto.ca" tool: - Excel From c0b092d7cd3480224a36fda30c6ffc89ed2a4cdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:55:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 029/211] Change item 73 --- _data/guides.yml | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 173f243..dec838a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1103,23 +1103,23 @@ title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Windows" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-windows description: - "About this workshopWhat: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, + "About this workshop **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data that can be manipulated in Excel, an extremely popular spreadsheet software. Through practical exercises using real world data from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), you will learn important terminology and software features, and gain a better understanding of Excel’s built-in methods for data manipulation and cleaning, - as well as analysis and visualization.Why: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software + as well as analysis and visualization. **Why**: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software that allows you to organize, modify and analyze your data. It remains one of the most widely used software for data analytics. A deeper understanding of Excel will help you better navigate the tool to work with your data sets, in the classroom - and beyond.Who: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, + and beyond. **Who**: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, but haven’t explored all it has to offer. There are no prerequisites or assumptions - of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming!Software: Excel is freely availablefor - downloadfor University of Toronto staff, faculty and students.Note: This tutorial - is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out thistutorialinstead.Code - of Conduct: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment - for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct.For help contact: Map + of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! **Software**: Excel is freely available for + download for University of Toronto staff, faculty and students. **Note**: This tutorial + is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this tutorial instead. **Code + of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment + for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct. **For help contact**: Map & Data Library,mdl@library.utoronto.ca" tool: - Excel From e4a9f976eb99210985a5969c25fa3e83ea740855 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:01:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 030/211] 74 change --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index dec838a..a59b7e6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1130,8 +1130,9 @@ title: Digital Scholar Lab - Collaboration and Notes url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-collaboration-and-notes description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialHere is how to - collaborate between users in the Gale Digital Scholar Lab using the Workspace + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + + Here is how to collaborate between users in the Gale Digital Scholar Lab using the Workspace and Notes features. This allows for a shared workspace and options for documenting your steps. tool: From e202e1a917c40a380e57dcde110218b365e3884e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:29:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 031/211] Change 72 Again --- _data/guides.yml | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a59b7e6..14c9d63 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1076,23 +1076,23 @@ title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Mac" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-mac description: - "About this workshop *What*: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, + "About this workshop **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data that can be manipulated in Excel, an extremely popular spreadsheet software. Through practical exercises using real world data from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), you will learn important terminology and software features, and gain a better understanding of Excel’s built-in methods for data manipulation and cleaning, - as well as analysis and visualization. *Why*: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software + as well as analysis and visualization. **Why**: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software that allows you to organize, modify and analyze your data. It remains one of the most widely used software for data analytics. A deeper understanding of Excel will help you better navigate the tool to work with your data sets, in the classroom - and beyond. *Who*: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, + and beyond. **Who**: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, but haven’t explored all it has to offer. There are no prerequisites or assumptions - of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! *Software*: Excel is freely available for + of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! **Software**: Excel is freely available for download for University of Toronto staff, faculty and students. Note: This tutorial - is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead. *Code - of Conduct*: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment - for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct. *For help contact*: Map + is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead. **Code + of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment + for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct. **For help contact**: Map & Data Library,mdl@library.utoronto.ca" tool: - Excel From ceb3bf27fc3c0969e977350181eaf359ed2775e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:30:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 032/211] Change 76 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 14c9d63..6d4f16c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1161,8 +1161,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/qualitative-data-analysis-software-options description: UofT currently subscribes to the latest few versions of NVivo. Consult - ourNVivo software license pageto request a license key. Consult ourgetting started - guide for NVivoor our for tutorials, resources, and workshop recordings to help + our NVivo software license page to request a license key. Consult our getting started + guide for NVivo or our for tutorials, resources, and workshop recordings to help you get started using the software. technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis From 77e77a0c44585db8271716e47da9180828c16385 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:32:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 033/211] Change 77 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 6d4f16c..0596150 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ that none of these options (including NVivo transcription) provides a 100% perfectly accurate transcript. You will always have to go back in and correct your transcript.Note: If you want to pay a human to transcribe things accurately (so no or minimal correction - is needed later), you could tryRevorTranscript Divas." + is needed later), you could try Rev or Transcript Divas." technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From 022f3d3dfedfeae358992259732ef45e58c1b346 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:40:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 034/211] Chang 80 --- _data/guides.yml | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0596150..1cf5ff0 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ description: "This page provides an overview and tips for working as a team using NVivo. There are three main options: the manual way, the old collaboration cloud, - and the new collaboration cloud. There is alsoNVivo Collaboration Server, but + and the new collaboration cloud. There is also NVivo Collaboration Server, but that involves purchasing, setting up, and maintaining NVivo Server software, and it only works in a Windows environment with NVivo 12 or 13." technique: @@ -1214,10 +1214,10 @@ Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database. It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and from within a python script, and downloading the results of - the query.You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to + the query. You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow - theinstructions to get your account set up.Note: This tutorial is intended for - Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out thistutorialinstead." + the instructions to get your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for + Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this tutorial instead." date: "2023-01-05" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial @@ -1233,8 +1233,8 @@ SQL statements and from within a python script, and downloading the results of the query.You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow - theinstructions to get your account set up.Note: This tutorial is intended for - Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out thistutorialinstead." + the instructions to get your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for + Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead." date: "2022-11-30" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 7c76092af9e925dda1735ab8992f9b1d5578f74a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:42:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 035/211] Change 81 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1cf5ff0..53f31b6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1243,9 +1243,11 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-mapping-and-spatial-analysis-qgis description: Learn the basics of GIS with open source software, QGIS (https://qgis.org). - This tutorial/workshop is made up of three modules.Module 1. Getting startedModule - 2. Making a map using layoutsModule 3. Manipulating geospatial datasetsDownload - the datasets used for this workshop at this location:https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/QGIS/2022/QGIS.zipNote + This tutorial/workshop is made up of three modules. + - Module 1. Getting started + - Module 2. Making a map using layouts + - Module 3. Manipulating geospatial datasets + Download the datasets used for this workshop at this location:https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/QGIS/2022/QGIS.zipNote that while the examples shown in this tutorial were captured using the windows version of QGIS, all modules and operations can be completed using the linux or mac OS version of QGIS. From 8b5d40ec8b30d6c5286fe2bfaf970a07a191b4bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:43:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 036/211] Chang 82 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 53f31b6..537be38 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r-course description: For a gentle and thorough introduction to R, enroll in thisIntroduction - to Rquercus coursehere. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This + to R quercus course here. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists of demonstration video, activity and quizzes. By enrolling in this course, you can keep track of your progress! If you are a member of the public and you do not have a UTORid login, you can access the videos in the following From 45dac77de17dd1a23dd69df7b32773a2cb54e7be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:44:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 037/211] Chang 83 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 537be38..784936c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ the NVivo interface, importing data, and coding with nodes. Part 2 will explore the different types of queries you can run in NVivo. If you already have a grasp of the basics and are just interested in learning about queries, you can jump - right toPart 2. + right to Part 2. technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From a177d9fd0039218bb06ea0d4da94457d8a8cb41a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:47:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 038/211] Chang 85 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 784936c..07873c8 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ navigating the NVivo interface, importing data, and coding with nodes. Part 2 will explore the different types of queries you can run in NVivo. If you already have a grasp of the basics and are just interested in learning about queries, - you can jump right toPart 2. + you can jump right to Part 2. technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From 481e92e16386fe3a3f5acdf1ae698cb2060158ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:49:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 039/211] Chang 86 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 07873c8..627dbd1 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ SimplyAnalyticsis a web-based data visualization application that can be used to create simple thematic maps and support analyses of socio-demographic data. This tutorial introduces SimplyAnalytics and its capabilities with the help - ofvideos produced by our colleagues at UTSC. + of videos produced by our colleagues at UTSC. technique: - Data Visualization - Mapping From ee256363479c67a4be4a2b0e9454a6648cfa3008 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:50:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 040/211] change 87 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 627dbd1..1181f12 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ - id: 87 title: "ArcGIS Pro: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: ArcGIS Prois a desktop GIS software developed by Esri. + description: ArcGIS Pro is a desktop GIS software developed by Esri. technique: - Mapping - Spatial Analysis From f8d8b4a10c69bc983af88a9f4385f48b88240626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:50:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 041/211] Change 88 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1181f12..b9f3460 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ title: "ArcGIS Online: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - ArcGIS Onlineis a web-based mapping software that allows you to build, + ArcGIS Online is a web-based mapping software that allows you to build, share, and access interactive web maps. technique: - Mapping From 009ab9b50c1f737c524d9d7200f15b3e4b962e15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:52:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 042/211] Change 89 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b9f3460..f00741b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ title: "ArcGIS StoryMaps: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-storymaps-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - ArcGIS StoryMapsis an online storytelling tool that allows users to + ArcGIS StoryMaps is an online storytelling tool that allows users to craft and publish powerful narratives using maps. technique: - Data Visualization From db2c449f2a048246a0b29e8aafc8b3d52dc06a2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:56:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 043/211] Change 94 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f00741b..813aa1d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ title: "ProQuest TDM Studio: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/proquest-tdm-studio-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - ProQuest TDM Studiois a web platform for running text analyses on thousands + ProQuest TDM Studio is a web platform for running text analyses on thousands of ProQuest materials, including but not limited to, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses and the New York Times. technique: From 55dfc9645413e684132ed2e0d4cf64af4d7256d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:56:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 044/211] Change 93 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 813aa1d..cc6973d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ title: "Gale Digital Scholar Lab: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/gale-digital-scholar-lab-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - TheGale Digital Scholar Labis a platform that allows users to discover + TheGale Digital Scholar Lab is a platform that allows users to discover and create collections of digitized texts from the Gale Historical Collections, run a variety of textual analysis on them, and visualize the resulting data. technique: From b209ab28f82deeaf8174b8c369091f074fb71208 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:58:07 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 045/211] Change 93 again --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index cc6973d..97b0912 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ title: "Gale Digital Scholar Lab: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/gale-digital-scholar-lab-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - TheGale Digital Scholar Lab is a platform that allows users to discover + The Gale Digital Scholar Lab is a platform that allows users to discover and create collections of digitized texts from the Gale Historical Collections, run a variety of textual analysis on them, and visualize the resulting data. technique: From f6ce115e106116f87ff528ef67618b7b6328eeae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:58:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 046/211] Change 94 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 97b0912..11eff53 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ title: "Gephi: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/gephi-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - Gephiis an open-source network analysis and visualization program that + Gephi is an open-source network analysis and visualization program that allows users to analyze and display relationships between individuals, groups, and other entities in a network. technique: From d62fe41714a668c6fca2ef563a0c5dee758cd91f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:59:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 047/211] Change 95 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 11eff53..c636d41 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ title: "NVivo: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/nvivo-information-resources-tutorials-and-workshops description: - NVivois a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers + NVivo is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes. technique: From 5b957dd1ef04ae174caf291a2db6e6fc6310abbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:52:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 048/211] Change 96 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index c636d41..d567db2 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1481,10 +1481,10 @@ title: "R and RStudio: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/r-and-rstudio-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - Ris a programming language and a free software environment to write - and execute the R language.RStudiois an Integrated Development Environment that + R is a programming language and a free software environment to write + and execute the R language. RStudio is an Integrated Development Environment that provides free and open-source tools for R. While you can run your data analysis - in the basic R environment, RStudio has a more intuitive interface and more tools + in the basic R environment, R Studio has a more intuitive interface and more tools to help you write your R code. technique: - Converting data formats From ef994fd7bd89865a4b9039345001e042eecb8f08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:59:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 049/211] Change 101 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index d567db2..cf754e0 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ title: "Stata: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/stata-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - Statais a statistical software for data manipulation, data visualization + Stata is a statistical software for data manipulation, data visualization and data analysis. technique: - Converting data formats @@ -1559,8 +1559,8 @@ title: Digital Scholar Lab - Analysis url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-analysis description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialThis tutorial demonstrates - how to use theDigital Scholar Lab's six analysis tools.Please note that Gale is + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial This tutorial demonstrates + how to use the Digital Scholar Lab's six analysis tools. Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. technique: From 9253c25f61a6331d8f6215f805e02a1a40e78248 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:02:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 050/211] Change 101 and 102 --- _data/guides.yml | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index cf754e0..02a4d54 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1559,8 +1559,9 @@ title: Digital Scholar Lab - Analysis url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-analysis description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial This tutorial demonstrates - how to use the Digital Scholar Lab's six analysis tools. Please note that Gale is + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + + This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Digital Scholar Lab's six analysis tools. Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. technique: @@ -1575,8 +1576,9 @@ title: Digital Scholar Lab - Cleaning url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-cleaning description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialThis tutorial demonstrates - how to use and customize the Digital Scholar Lab's cleaning configurations.Please + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + + This tutorial demonstrates how to use and customize the Digital Scholar Lab's cleaning configurations. Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. From 662d1fc3ab31f76164362f0acf42173f82403302 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:03:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 051/211] Change 103 --- _data/guides.yml | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 02a4d54..f531e2f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1593,9 +1593,10 @@ title: Digital Scholar Lab - Collections url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-collections description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialThis tutorial shows - you how to create a collection in the Digital Scholar Lab, both by searching Gale - Primary Sources and by uploading your own texts.Please note that Gale is periodically + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + + This tutorial shows you how to create a collection in the Digital Scholar Lab, both by searching Gale + Primary Sources and by uploading your own texts. Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. technique: From 57f7eba3197e9e6a31a7a5940d2ce9f1605527e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:04:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 052/211] Change 104 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f531e2f..e53e1bf 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1611,8 +1611,9 @@ title: Digital Scholar Lab - Export url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-export description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialThis tutorial demonstrates - how to export documents and metadata from the Digital Scholar Lab.Please note + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + + This tutorial demonstrates how to export documents and metadata from the Digital Scholar Lab. Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. From 51a42169a7fc250b653e65a01dcc258a0ea5256e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:05:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 053/211] Change 106 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index e53e1bf..8e2d838 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1637,13 +1637,13 @@ title: Getting Started with the Web of Science PostgreSQL Database - Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database-MAC description: - "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying theWeb of + "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the Web of Science PostgreSQL databaseon a Mac computer. It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and - from within a python script, and downloading the results of the query.You will + from within a python script, and downloading the results of the query. You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow theinstructions to get - your account set up.Note: This tutorial is intended for Mac users. If you are + your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out thistutorialinstead." date: "2022-02-07" series: MDL Tutorials From 088ca638bbdb9a5c759e8eb4c6bb93430ed9833d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:07:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 054/211] Change 107 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 8e2d838..52605a7 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1652,14 +1652,14 @@ title: Getting Started with the Web of Science PostgreSQL Database url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database description: - "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying theWeb of + "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the Web of Science PostgreSQL database. It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and from within a python script, and downloading the results of the query.You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done - so already, you should first follow theinstructions to get your account set up.Note: + so already, you should first follow the instructions to get your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out - thistutorialinstead." + this tutorial instead." date: "2022-01-26" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 779d4cbe5022b34131f455ee724495c3250b76a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:08:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 055/211] Change 110 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 52605a7..71c1149 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ title: ArcGIS Online Part II (November 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-part-ii-november-2021 description: - The following slide deck will guide you through Part 2 of the  ArcGIS + The following slide deck will guide you through Part 2 of the ArcGIS Online workshop. Part 2 covers topics such as choropleth mapping, spatial analytic tools, and linking ArcGIS Pro to ArcGIS Online. technique: From 235fa69b86b5362abbc773037608c837b75c5746 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:13:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 056/211] Change 119 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 71c1149..0e8de83 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ title: How to Access Online GIS Classes in ESRI Academy url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-online-gis-classes-esri-academy description: - ​University of Toronto community members can access online GIS courses + ​University of Toronto community members can access online GIS courses through ESRI Academy. Content is designed for beginners and experienced users. tool: - ArcGIS @@ -1826,9 +1826,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-constellate description: This tutorial walks you through accessing Constellate using the University - of Toronto's institutional privileges. Please see ourgeneral Constellate pagefor - more information and see ourtutorial on creating a datasetonce you have logged - in.Please note thatConstellate is endingon July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials + of Toronto's institutional privileges. Please see ourgeneral Constellate page for + more information and see ourtutorial on creating a dataset once you have logged + in. Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. tool: - Constellate From 59dec0d431a60f773607e2f2464e78824f77b0f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:35:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 057/211] Chang 120 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0e8de83..b4d8d7a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ description: This tutorial shows you how to build a dataset in Constellate. We recommend reading ourgeneral information on Constellatefirst. Please also see thisaccess - tutorialin order to log in with institutional privileges.Please note thatConstellate + tutorial in order to log in with institutional privileges. Please note that Constellate is endingon July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. technique: - Data Visualization From f87ec4db1c22b2b15b439d92eac3b3a5867d8c3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:43:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 058/211] Change 119 and 120 again --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b4d8d7a..6e66499 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1826,8 +1826,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-constellate description: This tutorial walks you through accessing Constellate using the University - of Toronto's institutional privileges. Please see ourgeneral Constellate page for - more information and see ourtutorial on creating a dataset once you have logged + of Toronto's institutional privileges. Please see our general Constellate page for + more information and see our tutorial on creating a dataset once you have logged in. Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. tool: @@ -1840,9 +1840,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-build-dataset-constellate description: This tutorial shows you how to build a dataset in Constellate. We recommend - reading ourgeneral information on Constellatefirst. Please also see thisaccess + reading ourgeneral information on Constellate first. Please also see this access tutorial in order to log in with institutional privileges. Please note that Constellate - is endingon July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. + is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. technique: - Data Visualization - Cleaning data From cae3c930035d8d12efa1131478d235fc78797b03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:51:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 059/211] Change 120 again --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 6e66499..d7d6149 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-build-dataset-constellate description: This tutorial shows you how to build a dataset in Constellate. We recommend - reading ourgeneral information on Constellate first. Please also see this access + reading our general information on Constellate first. Please also see this access tutorial in order to log in with institutional privileges. Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. technique: From 4661728d6cf0a92da40d3a00446aa83de83d19e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:52:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 060/211] Change 121 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index d7d6149..96a052b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ This guide gives users an introduction to SAS. The topics covered are importing, exploring, modifying, and managing data. It has been created using SAS 9.4. The main dataset used is the flights dataset. It contains the US domestic - flights in January 2020[1]. For additional support, fill out thesupport request + flights in January 2020[1]. For additional support, fill out the support request form. tool: - SAS From 96faf4316d3e95f4013841f6f53c197dff39d794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:54:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 061/211] Change 122 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 96a052b..dc146f6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1872,8 +1872,8 @@ description: This tutorial will teach you the basic features in Gephi that will allow you to visualize network data. This tutorial is part of a longer workshop, - “An Introduction to Network Visualization and Analysis.” You candownload the workshop - materials(alternate workshop materials download) andwatch the recording (1:44:18)to + “An Introduction to Network Visualization and Analysis.” You can download the workshop + materials (alternate workshop materials download) and watch the recording (1:44:18) to learn more about network theory and see video demonstrations of working with Gephi. technique: - Data Visualization From 410157503a670f0442b6689480c97676c82eb736 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:59:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 062/211] Change 126 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index dc146f6..216f53c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ title: Downloading Data from GeoGratis url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/downloading-data-geogratis description: - National Resources Canada (NRCAN)produced a portal called GeoGratis + *National Resources Canada* *(NRCAN)* produced a portal called GeoGratis for allowing access to, and downloads of, their high-quality, free, and publicly available maps and geospatial data. This tutorial guides you in navigating their Product Index to find data on a specific location, and it is easily adaptable From dad91a451fc0b03ec4a40c068ed4a47e6377c3b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:00:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 063/211] Change 128 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 216f53c..112b29f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1963,8 +1963,9 @@ title: Logging into Digital Scholar Lab through the Catalog url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/logging-digital-scholar-lab-through-catalog description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialThis short guide - provides instructions on how to log into theGale Digital Scholar Labvia the University + Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + + This short guide provides instructions on how to log into theGale Digital Scholar Labvia the University of Toronto institutional access. tool: - Digital Scholar Lab From 6783a8e61d224f666778fdec7bd11602db208ba6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:01:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 064/211] Change 129 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 112b29f..54b8659 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ description: This guide helps you get started with the R and RStudio software and R code. You can install R from theR homepage. And you can install RStudio from - theRStudio homepage. A more thorough introduction to the R language is coveredhere. + the RStudio homepage. A more thorough introduction to the R language is covered here. tool: - R date: "2020-07-03" From 8b94c20d7722de0cdf15ee845e5c82bf376b3842 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:21:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 065/211] Change 132 --- _data/guides.yml | 23 +++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 54b8659..9087540 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2011,14 +2011,21 @@ title: Text Analysis Fundamentals with the Digital Scholar Lab url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/text-analysis-fundamentals-digital-scholar-lab description: - "This tutorial introducesGale's Digital Scholar Lab(DSL), a digital - humanities tool. In this tutorial, you will learn how to:Build a collection of - texts, including uploading your own materialsCreate collaborative workspacesClean - textsRun analytical tools on texts and visualize the resultsDownload the data, - graphs, and other visualizations produced through this toolDownload the scanned - texts in your collection, so that you can use them in other programsFind additional - training and resourcesNote: Gale periodically updates the Digital Scholar Lab, - so some features of this tutorial might not always match the latest interface. + "This tutorial introduces Gale's Digital Scholar Lab(DSL), a digital + humanities tool. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: Build a collection of + texts, including uploading your own materials + + - Create collaborative workspaces + + - Clean textsRun analytical tools on texts and visualize the results + + - Download the data, graphs, and other visualizations produced through this tool + + - Download the scanned texts in your collection, so that you can use them in other programsFind additional + training and resources + + *Note: Gale periodically updates the Digital Scholar Lab, + so some features of this tutorial might not always match the latest interface.* This tutorial was last updated in March 2023." technique: - Text and Data Mining From 0dbc5d1b89661f2c6a21745de99e883e428a496b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:55:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 066/211] Change 135 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9087540..78104c2 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2071,10 +2071,10 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-tableau-desktop-beginner-intermediate description: This is a beginner-to-intermediate level tutorial for Tableau Desktop - version 2020.2.To acquire a free student, researcher, or instructor license for - Tableau Desktop, please followthese licensing and installation instructions. If + version 2020.2. To acquire a free student, researcher, or instructor license for + Tableau Desktop, please follow these licensing and installation instructions. If you want to learn this material in an online, self-paced course, with video instructions, - you can self-enroll in ourPractice with Tableau course. + you can self-enroll in our Practice with Tableau course. technique: - Data Visualization tool: From 0f6de54491bf398f8bd440e773cde23ae20e07d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:57:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 067/211] Change 136 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 78104c2..5403e95 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ description: "NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS OUT OF DATE AS OF MARCH 11, 2025. TABLEAU IS NO LONGER PROVIDING FREE LICENSES FOR TABLEAU DESKTOP FOR STUDENTS. INSTEAD, STUDENTS - SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND USE THE FREE VERSION,TABLEAU PUBLIC, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR.This + SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND USE THE FREE VERSION, TABLEAU PUBLIC, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR.This is a guide to installing and running Tableau Desktop on your personal computer." technique: - Installation From fe12a0cc66be127cc47f472a3e357c41f9ff5e05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:01:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 068/211] Change 138 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 5403e95..cc93084 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ description: The goal of this activity is to try out running Python in OpenRefine. We will use it to make an API call to augment our books dataset with information - on the authors from Wikipedia.Note:Complete Augmenting Activities1,2&3first before + on the authors from Wikipedia. Note: Complete Augmenting Activities 1, 2 & 3 first before attempting this activity. technique: - Cleaning data From d99f637b47e7ca8cfcdfc13ecaa20fa1c3bd0ec9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:02:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 069/211] Change 139 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index cc93084..7f1000d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2136,8 +2136,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-3-using-add-column-fetching-urls description: This tutorial will show you how to use the Add Column by Fetching URLs - feature in OpenRefine.Note:Complete Augmenting Activities1&2first before attempting - this activity. + feature in OpenRefine. *Note:Complete Augmenting Activities 1 & 2 first before attempting + this activity.* technique: - Cleaning data - Extracting data From c1cadfb2c19134a2133c0e46f97ecf071aaa83cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:04:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 070/211] Change 140 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 7f1000d..3fa3552 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2150,9 +2150,9 @@ title: "OpenRefine Augmenting Activity 1: Preparing the data" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1-preparing-data description: - "In this tutorial, we will begin work on augmenting datasets.Note: - This is an advanced tutorial. If you are new to OpenRefine, please begin withOpenRefine - tutorial 1. This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5" + "In this tutorial, we will begin work on augmenting datasets. *Note: + This is an advanced tutorial. If you are new to OpenRefine, please begin with OpenRefine + tutorial 1. This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5"* technique: - Cleaning data tool: From 8323e46709ee8323e746dc80de1f797b68ada41e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:06:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 071/211] Change 141 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3fa3552..1116f83 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2165,9 +2165,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-2-using-reconciliation-services description: This tutorial will teach you how to use OpenRefine's reconciliation - service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata.Note 1:CompleteAugmenting - activity 1first before attempting this activity.Note 2:In order to complete this - activity, you need to be running the latest version of OpenRefine. + service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata. ***Note 1:*** *Complete Augmenting + activity 1 first before attempting this activity.* ***Note 2:*** *In order to complete this + activity, you need to be running the latest version of OpenRefine.* technique: - Cleaning data - Extracting data From 60285230fe94488fe93bc49ecdbd3bfe31258c5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:12:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 072/211] Change 141 again --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1116f83..3f47fee 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2165,8 +2165,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-2-using-reconciliation-services description: This tutorial will teach you how to use OpenRefine's reconciliation - service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata. ***Note 1:*** *Complete Augmenting - activity 1 first before attempting this activity.* ***Note 2:*** *In order to complete this + service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata. ***Note 1:*** *Complete [Augmenting + activity 1](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1-preparing-data) first before attempting this activity.* ***Note 2:*** *In order to complete this activity, you need to be running the latest version of OpenRefine.* technique: - Cleaning data @@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ title: OpenRefine Tutorial 4. 311 Calls Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-4-311-calls-activity description: - "This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5Update: + "This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5 Update: please note that as of March 18, 2020, Open Data Toronto has suspended service and so their service is not available for API calls. Until service resumes, please skip step 3, and during step 5, please chose to Get Data From: This Computer and From 5f3c170d61e06e98d635400b6a93962f9f2b2dcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:32:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 073/211] Change 142 (without sample data) --- _data/guides.yml | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3f47fee..495ac5e 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2180,13 +2180,13 @@ title: OpenRefine Tutorial 4. 311 Calls Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-4-311-calls-activity description: - "This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5 Update: + *"This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5 Update: please note that as of March 18, 2020, Open Data Toronto has suspended service and so their service is not available for API calls. Until service resumes, please skip step 3, and during step 5, please chose to Get Data From: This Computer and select the 311.json file in the packaged workshop files. This represents a snapshot - of the data that will work with the exercises. Please feel free to emailmdl@library.utoronto.caif - you run into difficulties.Sometimes you don't have your data in a file. Instead + of the data that will work with the exercises. Please feel free to email mdl@library.utoronto.ca if + you run into difficulties.* Sometimes you don't have your data in a file. Instead you want to use an API call to pull data from elsewhere. OpenRefine can help you make these calls and parse the data you receive.The goal of this activity is to create a new project by pulling in 311 call data from the City of Toronto into @@ -2194,10 +2194,10 @@ API call to download a subset of 311 call data in JSON format, and then use OpenRefine to parse that data and put it into a tabular format. You will then use GREL to further manipulate the data (especially working with date formats) and make some - discoveries.Note:This assumes that you have learned the basics of OpenRefine already - through theSurvey of Household Spending activityand theCitizen Science activity. - This also assumes that you have a basic understanding ofAPIsandJSON.The 311 JSON - dataset can be found in thesample datain case the API call does not work." + discoveries.***Note:*** *This assumes that you have learned the basics of OpenRefine already + through [the Survey of Household Spending activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity) and the [Citizen Science activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity). + This also assumes that you have a basic understanding of [APIs](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-api-in-english-please-b880a3214a82) and [JSON](https://www.w3schools.com/whatis/whatis_json.asp).* ***The 311 JSON + dataset can be found in the sample datain case the API call does not work."*** technique: - Cleaning data - Extracting data From 2d18b135af0e1625fb6388f9a3cfdc62a532ea4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:44:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 074/211] Change 141 and 142 again --- _data/guides.yml | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 495ac5e..141b45b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ discoveries.***Note:*** *This assumes that you have learned the basics of OpenRefine already through [the Survey of Household Spending activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity) and the [Citizen Science activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity). This also assumes that you have a basic understanding of [APIs](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-api-in-english-please-b880a3214a82) and [JSON](https://www.w3schools.com/whatis/whatis_json.asp).* ***The 311 JSON - dataset can be found in the sample datain case the API call does not work."*** + dataset can be found in the sample data (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip) in case the API call does not work."*** technique: - Cleaning data - Extracting data @@ -2210,18 +2210,19 @@ title: OpenRefine Tutorial 3. Regular Expressions (Regex) Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-3-regular-expressions-regex-activity description: - This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5You were - introduced to GREL in the previous activity, so you know that GREL is a powerful + *This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* + + You were introduced to GREL in the previous activity, so you know that GREL is a powerful tool for cleaning/editing your data. You can make GREL even more powerful by learning how to use regular expressions (aka regex). A regular expression is a sequence of characters that define a search pattern – it is used to search for matches within text. In OpenRefine, you can use it in your GREL expressions to create sophisticated patterns describing what type of information you want to find within your dataset, then do something with the matching text (edit it, delete it, put - it in a new column, etc.).This activity assumes you have already completed theSurvey - of Household SpendingandCitizen Scienceactivities, have a familiarity with OpenRefine + it in a new column, etc.). This activity assumes you have already completed the [Survey + of Household Spending](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity) and [Citizen Science](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity) activities, have a familiarity with OpenRefine and know how to create simple GREL expressions. Before you begin, please download - theOpenRefine workshop sample datasets, if you have not already. + the OpenRefine workshop sample datasets (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip), if you have not already. technique: - Cleaning data tool: From 637844f33ca88bec7a21cb705e403c1dbc3bb7ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:52:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 075/211] Change 145 (include all links) --- _data/guides.yml | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 141b45b..7c0d06f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2260,18 +2260,21 @@ title: OpenRefine Tutorial 2. Citizen Science Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity description: - "This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5We are - going to work with a bit messier dataset now for the next few tasks. This is a + "*This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* + + We are going to work with a bit messier dataset now for the next few tasks. This is a citizen science dataset captured using an app called iNaturalist. The data was - captured for a city nature challenge and shared ondata.world. This activity will + captured for a city nature challenge and shared on [data.world](https://data.world/). This activity will showcase some more features in OpenRefine.The goal of this activity is to create a new project with this citizen science dataset and work with the data. You will use clustering to improve the consistency of the dataset. You will also perform various manipulations, such as split and concatenate. Finally, you will learn various ways to remove columns and rows, and work with the Undo/Redo features - in OpenRefine.Before you begin, please download theOpenRefine workshop sample - datasets, if you have not already.Note: This assumes that you have learned the - basics of OpenRefine already through theSurvey of Household Spending activity." + in OpenRefine. Before you begin, please download the OpenRefine workshop sample + datasets (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip), if you have not already. + + ***Note***: *This assumes that you have learned the + basics of OpenRefine already through the [Survey of Household Spending activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1).*" technique: - Cleaning data tool: From 3cfd7b3900ef38cfb5f3563706274e60ad64fd1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:58:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 076/211] Change 147 --- _data/guides.yml | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 7c0d06f..bfd3970 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2301,18 +2301,20 @@ title: OpenRefine Tutorial 1. Survey of Household Spending Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity description: - This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5Please - note that we also have converted some of this tutorial into a self-paced course - with videos. U of T students, staff, and faculty canenroll in our OpenRefine Quercus - course.This is the first activity in this tutorial series, and assumes no prior + *This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* + + Please note that we also have converted some of this tutorial into a self-paced course + with videos. U of T students, staff, and faculty can [enroll in our OpenRefine Quercus + course](http://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/E4JKAW).This is the first activity in this tutorial series, and assumes no prior knowledge of OpenRefine. In this activity you will be importing a spreadsheet of data into OpenRefine and exploring it. The goal of this activity is to use a simple dataset to introduce you to the OpenRefine user interface and some of the basic types of tasks you can accomplish. This dataset isn’t particularly “messy,” but provides some of the core knowledge needed to work with messier datasets in later activities. If you need a copy of OpenRefine on your personal computer, please - follow theseinstallation instructions.Before you begin, please download theOpenRefine - workshop sample datasets. + follow these [installation instructions](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-installation-instructions). + + Before you begin, please download the OpenRefine workshop sample datasets (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip). technique: - Cleaning data tool: From 6880f25bc151d2c60b85742560cf48801e48401a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:14:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 077/211] Change 150 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index bfd3970..79a6237 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ - id: 150 title: Helpful tips when using Scholars GeoPortal url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/helpful-tips-when-using-scholars-geoportal - description: Pleasevisit this linkfor extensive help with Scholars GeoPortal. + description: Please visit this link for extensive help with Scholars GeoPortal. tool: - Scholars GeoPortal date: "2018-02-07" From 2bd9f31128d62267ecf79af10a241a72254ba728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:20:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 078/211] Change 150 (add link) --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 79a6237..bf75e4b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ - id: 150 title: Helpful tips when using Scholars GeoPortal url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/helpful-tips-when-using-scholars-geoportal - description: Please visit this link for extensive help with Scholars GeoPortal. + description: Please [visit this link](http://guides.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/geoportal/usinggeoportal) for extensive help with Scholars GeoPortal. tool: - Scholars GeoPortal date: "2018-02-07" From c470f65d93a62c5548440ba96bcca7ce3bb9a267 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:25:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 079/211] Change 151 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index bf75e4b..3a37b4f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2359,9 +2359,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-cansim-data-through-chass description: "This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the - CANSIM database to find and download data through CHASS.Please notethat a University - of Toronto IP address is required to access CHASS.Note: CANSIM data may also be - accessed through the Statistics Canada website. Tutorial availablehere." + CANSIM database to find and download data through CHASS. **Please note** that a University + of Toronto IP address is required to access CHASS. + CANSIM data may also be accessed through the Statistics Canada website. Tutorial available [here](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/cansim-guide)." technique: - Searching for maps and data tool: From f400f64e542c3185705f599cf71f970faf0eaab9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:29:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 080/211] Change 153 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3a37b4f..a90c9c6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2391,7 +2391,7 @@ title: Extracting/downloading data using CHASS Canadian Census Analyser url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/extractingdownloading-data-using-chass-canadian-census-analyser description: - TheCHASS Canadian Census Analyserallows members of the University of + The CHASS [Canadian Census Analyser](http://dc.chass.utoronto.ca.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/census/) allows members of the University of Toronto research community to generate custom tables from the Census of Canada (1961-2016) and the National Household Survey (2011). This tutorial provides an example of extracting and downloading data from CHASS. From 693b136f6ad14f2536261289c2ad2bacb43d260f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:30:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 081/211] Change 152 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a90c9c6..234d16a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/findingextractingdownloading-gis-data-using-scholars-geoportal description: This tutorial provides an example of finding, extracting, and downloading - data from Scholars GeoPortal.Scholars GeoPortalis a geospatial discovery tool + data from Scholars GeoPortal. [Scholars GeoPortal](http://geo2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/) is a geospatial discovery tool that provides access to large scale geospatial datasets that can be used for mapping or analysis. Scholars Geoportal can be used to access both vector and raster data on a variety of topics such as land-use, transportation networks, census geography, From 32741353c67494e80797a94ceb087ae8ddfc63de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:45:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 082/211] Change 154 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 234d16a..75abec0 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2409,7 +2409,9 @@ description: This online tutorial will provide an introduction to SimplyAnalytics and a few of its many possible uses. SimplyAnalytics is a web-based data visualization - application. It can be used to create simple thematic maps and tables from census + application. + + It can be used to create simple thematic maps and tables from census and other socio-demographic data, as well as business point data. technique: - Data Visualization From 072db13e7825312021372129519c32e60d83d455 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:50:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 083/211] Change 159 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 75abec0..bafcf6a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2466,8 +2466,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/online-resources-build-topography-3d-models description: This document compiles online resources that help to build terrain - 3D models with a variety of software-options.  Brief introductions on the pros - and cons of each option are provided. + 3D models with a variety of software-options. + + Brief introductions on the pros and cons of each option are provided. technique: - Searching for maps and data - Converting data formats From 925684bd171db451985189ecdb9db40906282a6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:56:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 084/211] Change 160 --- _data/guides.yml | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index bafcf6a..de185d7 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2482,11 +2482,13 @@ title: Accessing Statistics Canada’s Socioeconomic Time Series Data (formerly CANSIM) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-statistics-canadas-socioeconomic-time-series-data-formerly-cansim description: - "This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the - CANSIM database find and download data.Note: This guide outlines how to search - for CANSIM data on the Statistics Canada website. University of Toronto faculty, - staff, and students may alsodownload CANSIM series for free via CHASS. You will - need to be using a UofT IP address to access CHASS." + "This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the CANSIM database find and download data. + + Note: This guide outlines how to search for CANSIM data on the Statistics Canada website. + + University of Toronto faculty, staff, and students may also [download CANSIM series for free via CHASS](http://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-cansim-data-though-chass). + + You will need to be using a UofT IP address to access CHASS." technique: - Searching for maps and data date: "2017-05-05" From fa6437d09e569e7bac446d589b2ccd6281eb7afd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:07:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 085/211] Change 160 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index de185d7..e28b94a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2482,13 +2482,13 @@ title: Accessing Statistics Canada’s Socioeconomic Time Series Data (formerly CANSIM) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-statistics-canadas-socioeconomic-time-series-data-formerly-cansim description: - "This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the CANSIM database find and download data. + This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the CANSIM database find and download data. Note: This guide outlines how to search for CANSIM data on the Statistics Canada website. University of Toronto faculty, staff, and students may also [download CANSIM series for free via CHASS](http://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-cansim-data-though-chass). - You will need to be using a UofT IP address to access CHASS." + You will need to be using a UofT IP address to access CHASS. technique: - Searching for maps and data date: "2017-05-05" From 3ddf6636ce891d57493a9f81f1a2192013a3f0ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:17:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 086/211] Change 164 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index e28b94a..f7af7c2 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2522,7 +2522,10 @@ - id: 163 title: How to use SDA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-use-sda - description: Link to CHASS list of how-to guides for SDA:http://sda.chass.utoronto.ca/legacy_sda/sda.htm#how_to + description: | + Link to CHASS list of how-to guides for SDA: + + [How-to guides for SDA](http://sda.chass.utoronto.ca/legacy_sda/sda.htm#how_to) technique: - Searching for maps and data date: "2017-05-05" @@ -2531,7 +2534,8 @@ - id: 164 title: Introduction to R (Datacamp) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r-datacamp - description: Link to Datacamp's free intro course on R:https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r + description: + Link to Datacamp's free intro course on R: https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r tool: - R date: "2017-05-05" From e6adf0bab43e1f8da1e7506aad8d331ec5b490ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:18:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 087/211] Change 165 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f7af7c2..45badaa 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2545,8 +2545,9 @@ title: Introduction to Stata url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-stata description: - This guide gives users an introduction to Stata. The topics covered - are importing, exploring, modifying and managing data. + This guide gives users an introduction to Stata. + + The topics covered are importing, exploring, modifying and managing data. tool: - Stata date: "2017-05-05" From c988b6bdd5b857b07f9ce46a558e0102247cb609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:19:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 088/211] Change 166 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 45badaa..a51d6a2 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-stata description: This guide gives users an introduction to Stata. - + The topics covered are importing, exploring, modifying and managing data. tool: - Stata @@ -2558,8 +2558,10 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-stata-princeton description: An overview of the guide provided by Princeton with a link to the original - guide. If you want to learn how to use Stata, you might find this guide by German - Rodriguez at Princeton University useful:http://data.princeton.edu/stata/default.html + guide. + + If you want to learn how to use Stata, you might find this guide by German + Rodriguez at Princeton University useful: http://data.princeton.edu/stata/default.html tool: - Stata date: "2017-05-05" From 58da3a53fa0db82df24a257fdfec88fdc438c6e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:26:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 089/211] Change 171 --- _data/guides.yml | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a51d6a2..cf0fff7 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2571,8 +2571,10 @@ title: R Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/r-learning-modules-ucla description: - "Comprehensive set of guides that include installing R, learning R - fundamentals including graphics and advanced data analysis examples.Link:" + Comprehensive set of guides that include installing R, learning R + fundamentals including graphics and advanced data analysis examples. + + Link: http://stats.idre.ucla.edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/r/ tool: - R date: "2017-05-05" @@ -2582,8 +2584,10 @@ title: SAS Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/sas-learning-modules-ucla description: - "Comprehensive set of guides that include installing SAS, learning - SAS fundamentals and advanced data analysis examples.Link:" + Comprehensive set of guides that include installing SAS, learning + SAS fundamentals and advanced data analysis examples. + + Link: http://stats.idre.ucla.edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/sas/ tool: - SAS date: "2017-05-05" @@ -2605,7 +2609,8 @@ - id: 170 title: Searching microdata in url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/searching-microdata - description: Link to Scholars Portal guide:http://guides.scholarsportal.info/odesi + description: + Link to Scholars Portal guide: http://guides.scholarsportal.info/odesi technique: - Searching for maps and data date: "2017-05-05" @@ -2635,8 +2640,8 @@ title: Stata Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/stata-learning-modules-ucla description: - "Comprehensive set of guides that include installing Stata, learning - Stata fundamentals including graphics and advanced data analysis examples.Link:" + Comprehensive set of guides that include installing Stata, learning + Stata fundamentals including graphics and advanced data analysis examples.Link: tool: - Stata date: "2017-05-05" From b127a84f8c5ec38ff23f6db47cfc4e9fa87a69c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:31:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 090/211] Change 175 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index cf0fff7..09476ec 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ - id: 175 title: What statistical analysis should I use? Statistical analysis using SAS (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/what-statistical-analysis-should-i-use-statistical-analysis-using-sas-ucla - description: UCLA's introductory guide to various statistical analyses in SAS:http://stats.idre.ucla.edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/sas/whatstat/what-statistical-analysis-should-i-usestatistical-analyses-using-sas/ + description: UCLA's introductory guide to various statistical analyses in SAS: http://stats.idre.ucla.edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/sas/whatstat/what-statistical-analysis-should-i-usestatistical-analyses-using-sas/ tool: - SAS date: "2017-05-05" From f3283c3ce14a991744776f0c1f54f253d36a6975 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:35:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 091/211] Change 178 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 09476ec..defe1ab 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2705,8 +2705,9 @@ description: This exercise will showcase how to use Scholars GeoPortal to extract Census Tract (CT) census geography for the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Montreal - using two methods:1) querying the attribute table of the dataset, or2) downloading - based on a predefined census boundary (ex. CMAs). + using two methods: + 1. querying the attribute table of the dataset, or + 2. downloading based on a predefined census boundary (ex. CMAs). technique: - Searching for maps and data dataFormat: Vector From 5cdc6ddd3c018d8966c8d5b62c5023759140a723 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:42:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 092/211] Change 182 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index defe1ab..feb5c61 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2755,9 +2755,9 @@ description: This guide, compiled by Alberta Auringer Wood of the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, provides recommended citation formats for - a wide variety of geospatial data sources.Additionally, if using Esri products - (e.g. ArcGIS Online) or Esri data, please consult thisguide on How to Cite ArcGIS - Maps and Data. + a wide variety of geospatial data sources. (http://www.acmla-acacc.ca/docs/ACMLA_BestPracticesCitations.pdf) + + Additionally, if using Esri products (e.g. ArcGIS Online) or Esri data, please consult this [guide on How to Cite ArcGIS Maps and Data.](https://resources.esri.ca/education-and-research/how-to-cite-arcgis-maps-and-data) technique: - Citing data dataFormat: Paper maps, Raster, Vector @@ -2770,7 +2770,7 @@ description: If you need to uninstall and reinstall your authorized copy of ArcGIS (for example, if you are reformatting your hard drive or switching to a new computer - oryou have entered your eva code in once and it did not authorize) please follow + or **you have entered your eva code in once and it did not authorize**) please follow these instructions before uninstalling the software. technique: - Installation From 22364e885391c27ab517da464f0377f2da835d69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:50:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 093/211] Change 1 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index feb5c61..1c29c3e 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ title: Installing Power BI Desktop url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-power-bi-desktop description: - This tutorial will run you through the steps for installing Power BI - Desktop on your own device. Power BI is Microsoft's Data Visualization tool, allowing + This tutorial will run you through the steps for installing **Power BI + Desktop** on your own device. Power BI is Microsoft's Data Visualization tool, allowing users to turn their data into insightful visuals. technique: - Data Visualization From c438ab292a82730c541a8ce15dd92a7823c6fdf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:20:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 094/211] Change 4 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1c29c3e..41380e8 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/moving-nvivo-maxqda description: To move between qualitative data analysis tools, you must put your - project file into REFI-QDA standard. + project file into [REFI-QDA standard](https://www.qdasoftware.org/). technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From e21d8f41c1e7416bfa1ebd45d9032e86fee3e77e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:38:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 095/211] Change 6 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 41380e8..eb8083a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ title: "MAXQDA: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/maxqda-information-resources-tutorials-and-workshops description: - MAXQDA is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports + [MAXQDA](https://www.maxqda.com/) is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes. technique: From bd8b6e7545f7132413880b194796cb774ebbb487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:39:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 096/211] Change 7 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index eb8083a..de54cd0 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-jstor-text-analysis-support description: This tutorial shows how to register for a JSTOR account and use the - JSTOR Text Analysis tools, which replace the now-ended Constellate platform. + JSTOR Text Analysis tools, which replace the [now-ended Constellate platform](https://constellate.org/docs/constellate-sunset). technique: - Text and Data Mining tool: From f00888d62b3385a6523172073aed1df8a3bd9bf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:53:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 097/211] Change 10 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index de54cd0..73ebf9a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/working-data-axle-historical-business-location-data description: The Data Axle Historical Business Location Data provides one data file - (.txt or .csv format) for each year. TheUS data runs from 1997-2024 and contains - 11-15 million records per year. The Canadian data runs from 2009-2023 and contains + (.txt or .csv format) for each year. The [US data](https://borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/GY5K1C) runs from 1997-2024 and contains + 11-15 million records per year. The [Canadian data](https://borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/IPKREG) runs from 2009-2023 and contains 1.5-2.5 million records per year. Records provide information about business location (including address, census geography & lat/long coordinates (US database only)), number of employees, sales volume, NAICS & SIC codes, unique identifier across From 0bfd92e6b340de1a579ccc44b892b83afd89106e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:54:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 098/211] Change 11 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 73ebf9a..70e8c0d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ title: Accessing and Querying the Revelio Datasets url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-and-querying-revelio-datasets description: - The University of Toronto has licensed six separate datasets from Revelio - Labs. These are workforce datasets that range in size from 1 to 4 TB. To facilitate + The University of Toronto has licensed six separate datasets from [Revelio + Labs](https://www.reveliolabs.com/data/). These are workforce datasets that range in size from 1 to 4 TB. To facilitate easy access and querying across products, all datasets have been loaded into SciNet's supercomputing environment. Access to this environment can only be granted to current University of Toronto Faculty, Staff and Students, after an application From 7f89e503ed34c6da6ea6560749ec0e60d97422e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:59:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 099/211] Change 13 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 70e8c0d..d7edb82 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Canadian Census Discovery Portal (Sept. 22, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-canadian-census-discovery-portal-sept-22-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation on theCanadian Census Discovery Portal as + This page provides a presentation on the **Canadian Census Discovery Portal** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. From d5e53d72fc7690c75bef96e32f3629de7b9c7433 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:02:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 100/211] Change 14 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index d7edb82..f0f7ff5 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-constellate-new-platform-learn-text-analysis-jun-28-2021 description: "Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning - materials will remain available afterwards.This page provides a presentation on Constellate: + materials will remain available afterwards. This page provides a presentation on Constellate: A New Platform to Learn Text Analysis as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics." From 7912cb73afec597d8302fb055be977de0853222b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:03:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 101/211] Change 15 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f0f7ff5..b3c95a9 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-getting-started-python-arcgis-pro-nov-17-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation on Getting Started with Python in - ArcGIS Pro as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data + This page provides a presentation on **Getting Started with Python in + ArcGIS Pro** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: From 2038917033aae7d5096ffd61aa98aed7f86b49e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:04:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 102/211] Change 16 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b3c95a9..12693b8 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ 1, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-dataverse-sharing-data-dec-1-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation on anIntroduction to Dataverse for - Sharing Data as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data + This page provides a presentation on an **Introduction to Dataverse for + Sharing Data** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. date: "2025-02-13" From 672e81979685ae1d3463e22a522701dc724f483b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:10:55 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 103/211] Change 6 block scalar R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 12693b8..54d2066 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ - id: 6 title: "MAXQDA: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/maxqda-information-resources-tutorials-and-workshops - description: + description: >- [MAXQDA](https://www.maxqda.com/) is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes. From af7b2bf0a1c6e82e6464210f82acb2c4dc86c233 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:16:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 104/211] Change 17 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 54d2066..aa0879f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Web APIs (Apr. 1, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-web-apis-apr-1-2021 description: - This page provides a presentation on an Introduction to Web APIs as part + This page provides a presentation on an **Introduction to Web APIs** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. From b0f424f6e487e3abed8d76c778ee60f5f5fe0ab2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:17:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 105/211] Change 18 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index aa0879f..92cbf1f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro (Feb. 25, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-using-lidar-data-arcgis-pro-feb-25-2021 description: - This page provides a presentation on Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro as + This page provides a presentation on **Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. From cde4266af78b283fdd46e0a87be4b7ecf840700d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:19:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 106/211] Change 19 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 92cbf1f..440e344 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Working with Web Archive Data (Sept. 29, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-working-web-archive-data-sept-29-2020 description: - This page provides a presentation onWorking with Web Archive Data as + This page provides a presentation on **Working with Web Archive Data** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. From 22ab6cf609a09c4102cc4c46cb343073807c6c80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:36:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 107/211] Change 32 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 440e344..6f890fb 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -459,8 +459,10 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-text-analysis-tasting-menu-sampling-available-tools-feb-14 description: This page provides a video recording of a workshop on various text - analysis tools.Please note thatConstellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning - materials will remain available afterwards.Please also note that Hathi Trust Research + analysis tools. + + **Please note that [Constellate](https://constellate.org/docs/constellate-sunset) is ending on July 1st, 2025.** Some learning + materials will remain available afterwards. Please also note that Hathi Trust Research Center will no longer be funded by the end of 2026. technique: - Text and Data Mining From 5a29e141a44e278d84a48454bfa4253231061bb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:46:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 108/211] Change 43 R2 (url doesn't work) --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 6f890fb..29b68fc 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-constellate-new-platform-text-analysis-nov-30-2021 description: This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on - Constellate.Please note thatConstellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning + Constellate. Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. technique: - Text and Data Mining From fd90f50c1261464bb63e8018a7b84c4731716b92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:54:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 109/211] Change 48 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 29b68fc..c7107e5 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -682,10 +682,11 @@ title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 15 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-15-mac description: - "This tutorial is for installing and licensing NVivo 15on Mac computers. Find - information on how to request a license, download and install the software, as + This tutorial is for installing and licensing **NVivo 15** on Mac computers. + + Findinformation on how to request a license, download and install the software, as well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. Note: If you - need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our contact form" + need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our contact form technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: @@ -697,10 +698,10 @@ title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 15 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-15-windows description: - "This tutorial is for installing and licensing NVivo 15 on Windows computers. Find + This tutorial is for installing and licensing **NVivo 15** on Windows computers. Find information on how to request a license, download and install the software, as - well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. Note: If you - need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our contact form" + well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. *Note: If you + need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our [contact form](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/about/contact-form)* technique: - Installation tool: From 8059d9ccd8b804f3d60c504c659f373ce6457635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:09:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 110/211] Change 53 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index c7107e5..261ff3d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -788,7 +788,9 @@ tool: - ArcGIS Pro - CHASS Census Analyzer - dataFormat: Statistics, Vector + dataFormat: + - Statistics + - Vector date: "2024-02-09" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 8176e3f74dc74ecb74e33a225b12e0e187b8c5f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:16:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 111/211] Change 57 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 261ff3d..ea2503f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -858,7 +858,9 @@ - Extracting data tool: - ArcGIS Pro - dataFormat: DEM, Raster + dataFormat: + - DEM + - Raster date: "2024-01-15" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 852e81e2dbec6bb5e67a27503e57015eabc2c8fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:20:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 112/211] Change 58 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index ea2503f..9c5a07f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -871,13 +871,15 @@ In order for many GIS functions to work properly, your datasets need to be stored in a common projected coordinate system. This guide will assist you with the projection process in ArcGIS Pro. (Unsure of what the appropriate projection - is for your area of interest? Refer to this help document or ask a staff member + is for your area of interest? Refer to this [help document](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/selecting-right-projection) or ask a staff member for assistance in helping you determine it.) technique: - Projecting tool: - ArcGIS Pro - dataFormat: Raster, Vector + dataFormat: + - Raster + - Vector date: "2024-01-08" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From ea5db6192bb0aa4e7d7751e47853ffed57687488 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:41:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 113/211] Change 72 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 27 ++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9c5a07f..00f4838 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1085,24 +1085,33 @@ title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Mac" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-mac description: - "About this workshop **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, - that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data + About this workshop + + **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data that can be manipulated in Excel, an extremely popular spreadsheet software. Through practical exercises using real world data from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), you will learn important terminology and software features, and gain a better understanding of Excel’s built-in methods for data manipulation and cleaning, - as well as analysis and visualization. **Why**: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software + as well as analysis and visualization. + + **Why**: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software that allows you to organize, modify and analyze your data. It remains one of the most widely used software for data analytics. A deeper understanding of Excel will help you better navigate the tool to work with your data sets, in the classroom - and beyond. **Who**: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, + and beyond. + + **Who**: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, but haven’t explored all it has to offer. There are no prerequisites or assumptions - of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! **Software**: Excel is freely available for + of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! + + **Software**: Excel is freely available for download for University of Toronto staff, faculty and students. Note: This tutorial - is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead. **Code - of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment - for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct. **For help contact**: Map - & Data Library,mdl@library.utoronto.ca" + is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead. + + **Code of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment + for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct. + + **For help contact**: Map & Data Library, mdl@library.utoronto.ca tool: - Excel date: "2023-02-21" From 5c41628c60a2cec233c30b754884c48805fa031f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:47:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 114/211] Change 73 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 00f4838..675b65a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1121,24 +1121,38 @@ title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Windows" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-windows description: - "About this workshop **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, + About this workshop + + **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data that can be manipulated in Excel, an extremely popular spreadsheet software. Through practical exercises using real world data from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), you will learn important terminology and software features, and gain a better understanding of Excel’s built-in methods for data manipulation and cleaning, - as well as analysis and visualization. **Why**: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software + as well as analysis and visualization. + + **Why**: Excel is a popular spreadsheet software that allows you to organize, modify and analyze your data. It remains one of the most widely used software for data analytics. A deeper understanding of Excel will help you better navigate the tool to work with your data sets, in the classroom - and beyond. **Who**: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, + and beyond. + + **Who**: This tutorial assumes you have used Excel before at a basic level, but haven’t explored all it has to offer. There are no prerequisites or assumptions - of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! **Software**: Excel is freely available for - download for University of Toronto staff, faculty and students. **Note**: This tutorial - is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this tutorial instead. **Code + of knowledge of math, statistics, or programming! + + **Software**: Excel is freely available for + download for University of Toronto staff, faculty and students. + + **Note**: This tutorial + is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this tutorial instead. + + **Code of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment - for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct. **For help contact**: Map - & Data Library,mdl@library.utoronto.ca" + for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct. + + **For help contact**: Map + & Data Library,mdl@library.utoronto.ca tool: - Excel date: "2023-02-21" From 0a28b006d1d345a77de503e0f8c05198bc5a961b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:49:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 115/211] Change 74 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 675b65a..3336393 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1161,8 +1161,8 @@ - id: 74 title: Digital Scholar Lab - Collaboration and Notes url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-collaboration-and-notes - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) Here is how to collaborate between users in the Gale Digital Scholar Lab using the Workspace and Notes features. This allows for a shared workspace and options for documenting From e9a2615a95c3e3df24423bb4bdb4196ec3fdb5dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:53:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 116/211] Change 76 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3336393..f289630 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1193,8 +1193,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/qualitative-data-analysis-software-options description: UofT currently subscribes to the latest few versions of NVivo. Consult - our NVivo software license page to request a license key. Consult our getting started - guide for NVivo or our for tutorials, resources, and workshop recordings to help + our [NVivo software license page](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/nvivo-software) to request a license key. Consult our [getting started + guide for NVivo](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/nvivo-12-information-tutorials-and-workshops) or our for tutorials, resources, and workshop recordings to help you get started using the software. technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis From c06172185e634d24f086e6feba22f352bf3c5651 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:57:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 117/211] Change 77 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f289630..dee2766 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1207,12 +1207,13 @@ title: Transcription Options url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/transcription-options description: - "If you have an audio or video file that you need to get transcribed, + If you have an audio or video file that you need to get transcribed, this page describes some automated options to consider. But keep in mind, though, that none of these options (including NVivo transcription) provides a 100% perfectly - accurate transcript. You will always have to go back in and correct your transcript.Note: - If you want to pay a human to transcribe things accurately (so no or minimal correction - is needed later), you could try Rev or Transcript Divas." + accurate transcript. You will always have to go back in and correct your transcript. + + Note: If you want to pay a human to transcribe things accurately (so no or minimal correction + is needed later), you could try [Rev](https://www.rev.com/) or [Transcript Divas](https://transcriptdivas.co.uk/about/). technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From 96b2bf33344d8c4a67b28c6109be64de48683a86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:58:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 118/211] Change 78 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index dee2766..300a259 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1225,11 +1225,11 @@ title: Working in Teams Using NVivo url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/working-teams-using-nvivo description: - "This page provides an overview and tips for working as a team using + This page provides an overview and tips for working as a team using NVivo. There are three main options: the manual way, the old collaboration cloud, - and the new collaboration cloud. There is also NVivo Collaboration Server, but + and the new collaboration cloud. There is also [NVivo Collaboration Server](https://community.lumivero.com/s/article/TRC-Using-NVivo-with-NVivo-Collaboration-Server?language=en_US), but that involves purchasing, setting up, and maintaining NVivo Server software, and - it only works in a Windows environment with NVivo 12 or 13." + it only works in a Windows environment with NVivo 12 or 13. technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From fe4b67a272fe931b6651b741d3592ec3bde5e026 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:03:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 119/211] Change 79 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 300a259..9e3ee32 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1243,14 +1243,17 @@ PostgreSQL Database - Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-cipo-postgresql-database-WINDOWS description: - "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying theCanadian - Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database. It will cover + This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Canadian + Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database). It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and from within a python script, and downloading the results of - the query. You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to + the query. + + You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow - the instructions to get your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for - Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this tutorial instead." + the [instructions to get your account set up](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-web-science-postgresql-database). + + Note: This tutorial is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this [tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-cipo-postgresql-database-MAC) instead. date: "2023-01-05" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From ab4ce1a3735e6c99cd6d95daa90f3afd59c95364 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:09:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 120/211] Change 80 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9e3ee32..04afd47 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1263,14 +1263,17 @@ PostgreSQL Database - Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-cipo-postgresql-database-MAC description: - "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying theCanadian - Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database. It will cover + This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Canadian + Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database). It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and from within a python script, and downloading the results of - the query.You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to + the query. + + You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow - the instructions to get your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for - Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead." + the [instructions to get your account set up](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-web-science-postgresql-database). + + Note: This tutorial is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this [tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-cipo-postgresql-database-WINDOWS) instead. date: "2022-11-30" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 5ee92b80978181a406e63d09097a86dcb6211ab5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:10:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 121/211] Change 81 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 04afd47..a33939d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1286,8 +1286,9 @@ - Module 1. Getting started - Module 2. Making a map using layouts - Module 3. Manipulating geospatial datasets - Download the datasets used for this workshop at this location:https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/QGIS/2022/QGIS.zipNote - that while the examples shown in this tutorial were captured using the windows + Download the datasets used for this workshop at this location: https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/QGIS/2022/QGIS.zip + + Note that while the examples shown in this tutorial were captured using the windows version of QGIS, all modules and operations can be completed using the linux or mac OS version of QGIS. technique: From 43adc6b5e73b5f80a684219fc6e4803d9a324051 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:12:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 122/211] Change 82 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a33939d..0718ff4 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@ title: Introduction to R Course url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r-course description: - For a gentle and thorough introduction to R, enroll in thisIntroduction - to R quercus course here. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This + For a gentle and thorough introduction to R, enroll in this [Introduction + to R](https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/176769/assignments/syllabus) quercus course [here](https://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/ET679B). To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists of demonstration video, activity and quizzes. By enrolling in this course, you can keep track of your progress! If you are a member of the public and you do not have a UTORid login, you can access the videos in the following From 723dade6e9b53155ce4fd31929d79ee2b2275512 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:14:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 123/211] Change 83 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0718ff4..f247039 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ the NVivo interface, importing data, and coding with nodes. Part 2 will explore the different types of queries you can run in NVivo. If you already have a grasp of the basics and are just interested in learning about queries, you can jump - right to Part 2. + right to [Part 2](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-nvivo-12-mac#Queries). technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From 79b4075659bcadb643d41b9d2e58eb7da1774cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:16:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 124/211] Change 85 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f247039..f4e0f01 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ navigating the NVivo interface, importing data, and coding with nodes. Part 2 will explore the different types of queries you can run in NVivo. If you already have a grasp of the basics and are just interested in learning about queries, - you can jump right to Part 2. + you can jump right to [Part 2](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-nvivo-12-windows#Queries). technique: - Qualitative Data Analysis tool: From bf0da787b694413f0e8243ac659529e3287e7179 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:35:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 125/211] Change 86 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f4e0f01..51066a8 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1368,11 +1368,11 @@ - id: 86 title: Introduction to SimplyAnalytics - Video Tutorials url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-simplyanalytics-video-tutorials - description: - SimplyAnalyticsis a web-based data visualization application that can + description: >- + [SimplyAnalytics](https://simplyanalytics.com/) is a web-based data visualization application that can be used to create simple thematic maps and support analyses of socio-demographic data. This tutorial introduces SimplyAnalytics and its capabilities with the help - of videos produced by our colleagues at UTSC. + of [videos produced by our colleagues at UTSC](https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/thebridge/%20.). technique: - Data Visualization - Mapping From 9de0f7dd259a871a80c92925ce699930a819904e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:36:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 126/211] Change 87 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 51066a8..c7e67c6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1384,7 +1384,8 @@ - id: 87 title: "ArcGIS Pro: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: ArcGIS Pro is a desktop GIS software developed by Esri. + description: >- + [ArcGIS Pro](https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-pro/overview) is a desktop GIS software developed by Esri. technique: - Mapping - Spatial Analysis From 28f6a857af254e037a7128aa170f94fb09df4139 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:38:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 127/211] Change 88 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index c7e67c6..05690c8 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1399,8 +1399,8 @@ - id: 88 title: "ArcGIS Online: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - ArcGIS Online is a web-based mapping software that allows you to build, + description: >- + [ArcGIS Online](https://www.arcgis.com/index.html) is a web-based mapping software that allows you to build, share, and access interactive web maps. technique: - Mapping From c0d5361fe0b701af0b8a4cadccf52556a7cbcd3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:49:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 128/211] Change 89 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 05690c8..0e18293 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1413,8 +1413,8 @@ - id: 89 title: "ArcGIS StoryMaps: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-storymaps-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - ArcGIS StoryMaps is an online storytelling tool that allows users to + description: >- + [ArcGIS StoryMaps](https://storymaps.arcgis.com/) is an online storytelling tool that allows users to craft and publish powerful narratives using maps. technique: - Data Visualization From c9b57546b420265021b972ee5eef17220ee63a1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:53:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 129/211] Change 92 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0e18293..97c2106 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1463,8 +1463,8 @@ - id: 92 title: "ProQuest TDM Studio: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/proquest-tdm-studio-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - ProQuest TDM Studio is a web platform for running text analyses on thousands + description: >- + [ProQuest TDM Studio](https://about.proquest.com/en/products-services/TDM-Studio/) is a web platform for running text analyses on thousands of ProQuest materials, including but not limited to, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses and the New York Times. technique: From 95bc53c3bbdeb832c441d6c014567133684c73e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:54:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 130/211] Change 93 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 97c2106..bdedcee 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ title: "Gale Digital Scholar Lab: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/gale-digital-scholar-lab-information-tutorials-and-workshops description: - The Gale Digital Scholar Lab is a platform that allows users to discover + The [Gale Digital Scholar Lab](https://www.gale.com/primary-sources/digital-scholar-lab) is a platform that allows users to discover and create collections of digitized texts from the Gale Historical Collections, run a variety of textual analysis on them, and visualize the resulting data. technique: From 3b44528480d59cbd4cd1ea23dc5b4a9b500dd5d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:56:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 131/211] Change 94 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index bdedcee..1d2f6de 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1493,8 +1493,8 @@ - id: 94 title: "Gephi: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/gephi-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - Gephi is an open-source network analysis and visualization program that + description: >- + [Gephi](https://gephi.org/) is an open-source network analysis and visualization program that allows users to analyze and display relationships between individuals, groups, and other entities in a network. technique: From 9bd6433b86883789d4c2283715dd19d30720c3f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:58:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 132/211] Change 95 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1d2f6de..3d06bb7 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1507,8 +1507,8 @@ - id: 95 title: "NVivo: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/nvivo-information-resources-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - NVivo is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers + description: >- + [NVivo](https://lumivero.com/products/nvivo/) is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes. technique: From 6ef676870225b98124f9d9629d1ce3d7cf19805a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:03:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 133/211] Change 96 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 3d06bb7..efd590d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1521,9 +1521,9 @@ - id: 96 title: "R and RStudio: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/r-and-rstudio-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - R is a programming language and a free software environment to write - and execute the R language. RStudio is an Integrated Development Environment that + description: >- + [R](https://www.r-project.org/) is a programming language and a free software environment to write + and execute the R language. [RStudio](https://www.rstudio.com/) is an Integrated Development Environment that provides free and open-source tools for R. While you can run your data analysis in the basic R environment, R Studio has a more intuitive interface and more tools to help you write your R code. From 3166642b9255104f51ece67c853644b3aa71a090 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:04:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 134/211] Change 97 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index efd590d..b49bcb0 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1539,8 +1539,8 @@ - id: 97 title: "Stata: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/stata-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - Stata is a statistical software for data manipulation, data visualization + description: >- + [Stata](https://www.stata.com/) is a statistical software for data manipulation, data visualization and data analysis. technique: - Converting data formats From 3b4b7218d7f8c4e4445b29a3846d6b1e530632cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:06:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 135/211] Change 98 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b49bcb0..8b663bd 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1557,9 +1557,9 @@ description: Data Visualization is a broad term that basically involves anything that uses graphical or pictorial representations of data for exploration, sense-making, - and communication.Data visualization allows you and your audience to identify + and communication. Data visualization allows you and your audience to identify patterns, trends, exceptions, and relationships. It has broad applicability from - conveying abstract concepts or ideas to highly complex scientific data.This page + conveying abstract concepts or ideas to highly complex scientific data. This page will highlight the resources we offer on data visualization and using Tableau. Tableau is a commercial program used to create data visualizations and interactive dashboards. From ac5fcc87fe153fa3c7962265781c353d9df4c587 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:07:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 136/211] Change 99 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 8b663bd..de8ae61 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1573,8 +1573,8 @@ - id: 99 title: "OpenRefine: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: - OpenRefineis a free, open-source program used for working with messy + description: >- + [OpenRefine](https://openrefine.org/) is a free, open-source program used for working with messy data. It allows you to clean, transform, and augment data in preparation for analysis and visualization. technique: From cdbf8bb5a66cb30505d045216cdf0464f0edbaf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:09:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 137/211] Change 100 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index de8ae61..2833d40 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1587,8 +1587,10 @@ - id: 100 title: Digital Scholar Lab - Additional Training url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-additional-training - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorialHere are some ways + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) + + Here are some ways to dig deeper into the archival and instructional materials in theDigital Scholar Lab. tool: From 571e80e756d1c4c767c7ad8df6b3d04d2a43ab2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:11:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 138/211] Change 101 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 2833d40..86dadea 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1601,10 +1601,12 @@ - id: 101 title: Digital Scholar Lab - Analysis url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-analysis - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) + + This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Digital Scholar Lab's six analysis tools. - This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Digital Scholar Lab's six analysis tools. Please note that Gale is + Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. technique: From 2a509140648ca691e65fe479da433d750f058b68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:13:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 139/211] Change 102 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 86dadea..2b80b6b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1620,10 +1620,12 @@ - id: 102 title: Digital Scholar Lab - Cleaning url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-cleaning - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) + + This tutorial demonstrates how to use and customize the Digital Scholar Lab's cleaning configurations. - This tutorial demonstrates how to use and customize the Digital Scholar Lab's cleaning configurations. Please + Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. From 5dc8eb25d5d19bf61cb79637cacda798e2f818bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:15:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 140/211] Change 103 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 2b80b6b..5aeebfc 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1639,11 +1639,13 @@ - id: 103 title: Digital Scholar Lab - Collections url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-collections - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) This tutorial shows you how to create a collection in the Digital Scholar Lab, both by searching Gale - Primary Sources and by uploading your own texts. Please note that Gale is periodically + Primary Sources and by uploading your own texts. + + Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document counts and results may look slightly different from our screenshots and examples below. technique: From 69ab91856a56db784fa26d076c305653d1085b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:17:07 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 141/211] Change 104 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 5aeebfc..e30b52a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1659,8 +1659,8 @@ - id: 104 title: Digital Scholar Lab - Export url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-scholar-lab-export - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) This tutorial demonstrates how to export documents and metadata from the Digital Scholar Lab. Please note that Gale is periodically adding new documents to their collections, so your document From 90c42d59e274026931e284d28fe75074a4438fcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:18:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 142/211] Change 105 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index e30b52a..e7f7dd9 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/generating-ssh-key-pairs-mac description: These instructions will help you create SSH key pairs on a Mac computer, - for access to theWeb of Science PostgreSQL Database. + for access to the [Web of Science PostgreSQL Database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/web-science-postgresql-database). date: "2022-02-07" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From b674e8b5d1af5740c3744412f568540054888619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:24:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 143/211] Change 106 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index e7f7dd9..f006cbb 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1686,14 +1686,18 @@ title: Getting Started with the Web of Science PostgreSQL Database - Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database-MAC description: - "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the Web of - Science PostgreSQL databaseon a Mac computer. It will cover accessing the high + This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Web of + Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/web-science-postgresql-database) on a Mac computer. It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and - from within a python script, and downloading the results of the query. You will + from within a python script, and downloading the results of the query. + + You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. - If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow theinstructions to get - your account set up. Note: This tutorial is intended for Mac users. If you are - using Windows, check out thistutorialinstead." + If you haven’t done so already, you should first follow the [instructions to get + your account set up](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-web-science-postgresql-database). + + Note: This tutorial is intended for Mac users. If you are + using Windows, check out this [tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database) instead. date: "2022-02-07" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 1ce6f96c8fe83187f0e252a5d067530d55385e63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:26:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 144/211] Change 107 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f006cbb..16c7029 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1705,14 +1705,17 @@ title: Getting Started with the Web of Science PostgreSQL Database url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database description: - "This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the Web of - Science PostgreSQL database. It will cover accessing the high performance computing + This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Web of + Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/web-science-postgresql-database). It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and from within a python - script, and downloading the results of the query.You will need a Compute Canada + script, and downloading the results of the query. + + You will need a Compute Canada account with the proper credentials to access this database. If you haven’t done - so already, you should first follow the instructions to get your account set up. Note: + so already, you should first follow the [instructions to get your account set up](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-web-science-postgresql-database). Note: + This tutorial is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out - this tutorial instead." + this [tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database-MAC) instead." date: "2022-01-26" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 718ec619a37d0afeeb3af31b612aaa126dd2541f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:30:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 145/211] Change 108 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 16c7029..0a23eff 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1723,10 +1723,9 @@ title: How to Access the PostgreSQL Databases url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-postgresql-databases description: - "Since access to both theWeb of Science PostgreSQL databaseand theCanadian - Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL databaseis tied to access - to supercomputers, it can only be granted after a multi-step process that ensures - security and access rights:" + "Since access to both the [Web of Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/postgresql-database-version-web-science-raw-data-xml) and the [Canadian + Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database) is tied to access + to supercomputers, it can only be granted after a multi-step process that ensures security and access rights date: "2022-01-26" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From d89f31e35e7b8abf390f3abea07fb82aa5825c5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:36:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 146/211] Change 118 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0a23eff..2af009f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ - id: 109 title: ArcGIS Online Part I (October 2022) - https://uoft.me/AGOL url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-part-i-october-2022-httpsuoftmeagol - description: The following slide deck is Part 1 of an introduction to ArcGIS Online.https://uoft.me/AGOL + description: The following slide deck is Part 1 of an introduction to ArcGIS Online. https://uoft.me/AGOL technique: - Mapping - Spatial Analysis @@ -1867,8 +1867,7 @@ title: How to Access Online GIS Classes in ESRI Academy url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-online-gis-classes-esri-academy description: - ​University of Toronto community members can access online GIS courses - through ESRI Academy. Content is designed for beginners and experienced users. + ​University of Toronto community members can access online GIS courses through ESRI Academy. Content is designed for beginners and experienced users. tool: - ArcGIS - ArcGIS Online From 92d286f3174dd8a5a1d14beac1a91162db2be9d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:41:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 147/211] Change 119 and 120 (urls do not work) --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 2af009f..351f3ba 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ This tutorial shows you how to build a dataset in Constellate. We recommend reading our general information on Constellate first. Please also see this access tutorial in order to log in with institutional privileges. Please note that Constellate - is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. + is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. technique: - Data Visualization - Cleaning data From a8c30c7e08b06ee9c3dddd2cd7d10c7bcd945718 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:42:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 148/211] Change 121 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 351f3ba..56fd040 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1913,8 +1913,8 @@ This guide gives users an introduction to SAS. The topics covered are importing, exploring, modifying, and managing data. It has been created using SAS 9.4. The main dataset used is the flights dataset. It contains the US domestic - flights in January 2020[1]. For additional support, fill out the support request - form. + flights in January 2020[1]. For additional support, fill out the [support request + form](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/about/contact-form). tool: - SAS date: "2021-09-13" From 1731c3931c3581246cc21c3016385f2f9e1db7c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:45:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 149/211] Change 122 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 56fd040..0181e36 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1926,8 +1926,8 @@ description: This tutorial will teach you the basic features in Gephi that will allow you to visualize network data. This tutorial is part of a longer workshop, - “An Introduction to Network Visualization and Analysis.” You can download the workshop - materials (alternate workshop materials download) and watch the recording (1:44:18) to + “An Introduction to Network Visualization and Analysis.” You can [download the workshop + materials](https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/GephiOnline/WorkshopFiles.zip) ([alternate workshop materials download](https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/GephiWorkshopFiles.zip)) and [watch the recording (1:44:18)](https://play.library.utoronto.ca/23aef5db74b792db735a4f2fb39f7d7f) to learn more about network theory and see video demonstrations of working with Gephi. technique: - Data Visualization From c7722889a9709f7c825a9e1194452063f0f2e020 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:47:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 150/211] Change 125 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0181e36..283e6c4 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1976,7 +1976,9 @@ tool: - ArcGIS Online - ArcGIS Storymaps - dataFormat: Raster, Vector + dataFormat: + - Raster + - Vector date: "2021-03-05" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 16c715d82de83f7cf27cff24ec99dab2061c3f4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:49:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 151/211] Change 126 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 283e6c4..fab6122 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ - id: 126 title: Downloading Data from GeoGratis url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/downloading-data-geogratis - description: + description: >- *National Resources Canada* *(NRCAN)* produced a portal called GeoGratis for allowing access to, and downloads of, their high-quality, free, and publicly available maps and geospatial data. This tutorial guides you in navigating their @@ -1996,7 +1996,9 @@ - Extracting data tool: - GeoGratis - dataFormat: DEM, Raster + dataFormat: + - DEM + - Raster date: "2021-01-15" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From bbd6f11b4642eae9f2cf5059cfab2d67d251d9bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:52:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 152/211] Change 128 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index fab6122..b537e6b 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2020,10 +2020,10 @@ - id: 128 title: Logging into Digital Scholar Lab through the Catalog url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/logging-digital-scholar-lab-through-catalog - description: - Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial + description: >- + [Return to the main Gale Digital Scholar Lab tutorial](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/digital-humanities-tools-digital-scholar-lab) - This short guide provides instructions on how to log into theGale Digital Scholar Labvia the University + This short guide provides instructions on how to log into the [Gale Digital Scholar Lab](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/gale-digital-scholar-lab) via the University of Toronto institutional access. tool: - Digital Scholar Lab From 18108833fec440aeb2be7e14828b3c44fe2c3864 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:54:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 153/211] Change 129 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b537e6b..9b84888 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2035,8 +2035,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-r-and-r-studio description: This guide helps you get started with the R and RStudio software and - R code. You can install R from theR homepage. And you can install RStudio from - the RStudio homepage. A more thorough introduction to the R language is covered here. + R code. You can install R from the [R homepage](https://www.r-project.org/). And you can install RStudio from + the [RStudio homepage](https://rstudio.com/). A more thorough introduction to the R language is covered [here](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r). tool: - R date: "2020-07-03" From 5a2e07da2a222d0e432afb004f1425ffc5c748a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:30:57 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 154/211] Change 132 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9b84888..86bc010 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2069,22 +2069,27 @@ title: Text Analysis Fundamentals with the Digital Scholar Lab url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/text-analysis-fundamentals-digital-scholar-lab description: - "This tutorial introduces Gale's Digital Scholar Lab(DSL), a digital - humanities tool. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: Build a collection of - texts, including uploading your own materials + This tutorial introduces [Gale's Digital Scholar Lab(DSL)](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/gale-digital-scholar-lab), a digital + humanities tool. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: + + - Build a collection of texts, including uploading your own materials - Create collaborative workspaces - - Clean textsRun analytical tools on texts and visualize the results + - Clean texts + + - Run analytical tools on texts and visualize the results - Download the data, graphs, and other visualizations produced through this tool - - Download the scanned texts in your collection, so that you can use them in other programsFind additional - training and resources + - Download the scanned texts in your collection, so that you can use them in other programs + + - Find additional training and resources *Note: Gale periodically updates the Digital Scholar Lab, - so some features of this tutorial might not always match the latest interface.* - This tutorial was last updated in March 2023." + so some features of this tutorial might not always match the latest interface. + This tutorial was last updated in March 2023.* + technique: - Text and Data Mining - Cleaning data @@ -2358,7 +2363,7 @@ - id: 147 title: OpenRefine Tutorial 1. Survey of Household Spending Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity - description: + description: >- *This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* Please note that we also have converted some of this tutorial into a self-paced course From 4b9c0561359642c82cf116710b90b459122947d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:32:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 155/211] Change 133 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 86bc010..35bfe4f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2104,8 +2104,8 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/downloading-installing-and-licensing-arcgis-pro description: This tutorial goes over how to download, install, and license ArcGIS - Pro with your UTORid.Please be advised that ArcGIS Pro is alsoavailable on library - computerson the St George campus. + Pro with your UTORid. Please be advised that ArcGIS Pro is also [available on library + computers](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/computers-with-gis-software) on the St George campus. technique: - Installation tool: From 50c6f4b035dd075f9bcfab0d0eebf62a209718b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:37:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 156/211] Change 135 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 35bfe4f..a49c013 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2135,9 +2135,9 @@ description: This is a beginner-to-intermediate level tutorial for Tableau Desktop version 2020.2. To acquire a free student, researcher, or instructor license for - Tableau Desktop, please follow these licensing and installation instructions. If + Tableau Desktop, please follow [these licensing and installation instructions](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-tableau-desktop). If you want to learn this material in an online, self-paced course, with video instructions, - you can self-enroll in our Practice with Tableau course. + you can self-enroll in our [Practice with Tableau course](https://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/WTYPDT). technique: - Data Visualization tool: From 727694eb2ae0b0cb641010b493109d17b7c756e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:41:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 157/211] Change 136 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a49c013..fdc7957 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2148,11 +2148,11 @@ - id: 136 title: Installing Tableau Desktop url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-tableau-desktop - description: - "NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS OUT OF DATE AS OF MARCH 11, 2025. TABLEAU IS NO + description: >- + NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS OUT OF DATE AS OF MARCH 11, 2025. TABLEAU IS NO LONGER PROVIDING FREE LICENSES FOR TABLEAU DESKTOP FOR STUDENTS. INSTEAD, STUDENTS - SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND USE THE FREE VERSION, TABLEAU PUBLIC, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR.This - is a guide to installing and running Tableau Desktop on your personal computer." + SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND USE THE FREE VERSION, [TABLEAU PUBLIC](https://www.tableau.com/products/public/download), WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR. This + is a guide to installing and running Tableau Desktop on your personal computer. technique: - Installation tool: From 77d43b4de0cd6f3a4a20b51077552a0d84a3bc02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:42:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 158/211] Change 137 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index fdc7957..f2290a4 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ used to create infographics. This exercise will illustrate some infographic design principles and specific features of Piktochart to create an infographic about comparing housing in Vancouver vs Toronto. To complement this tutorial, you may - want to explore theonline self-paced course on Infographic Design. + want to explore the [online self-paced course on Infographic Design](https://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/JXN4XL). technique: - Data Visualization tool: From cc5f414d0a622aa8c6df3ae9c2d82800afc03128 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:45:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 159/211] Change 138 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f2290a4..0f012a3 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2183,8 +2183,10 @@ description: The goal of this activity is to try out running Python in OpenRefine. We will use it to make an API call to augment our books dataset with information - on the authors from Wikipedia. Note: Complete Augmenting Activities 1, 2 & 3 first before - attempting this activity. + on the authors from Wikipedia. + + ***Note:*** *Complete Augmenting Activities [1](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1), [2](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-2) & [3](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-3) first before + attempting this activity.* technique: - Cleaning data - Extracting data From 70f04c501a42c89633176dad89181670bf48c3de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:47:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 160/211] Change 139 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 0f012a3..f6a250f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2201,7 +2201,9 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-3-using-add-column-fetching-urls description: This tutorial will show you how to use the Add Column by Fetching URLs - feature in OpenRefine. *Note:Complete Augmenting Activities 1 & 2 first before attempting + feature in OpenRefine. + + **Note:** *Complete Augmenting Activities [1](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1) & [2](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-2) first before attempting this activity.* technique: - Cleaning data From 2dec7e6e0ad8320854c5e4680a71f0669da3a7c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:49:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 161/211] Change 140 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f6a250f..f1bbf7c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2217,9 +2217,10 @@ title: "OpenRefine Augmenting Activity 1: Preparing the data" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1-preparing-data description: - "In this tutorial, we will begin work on augmenting datasets. *Note: - This is an advanced tutorial. If you are new to OpenRefine, please begin with OpenRefine - tutorial 1. This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5"* + In this tutorial, we will begin work on augmenting datasets. + + *Note:* *This is an advanced tutorial. If you are new to OpenRefine, please begin with [OpenRefine + tutorial 1](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1). This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* technique: - Cleaning data tool: From 50b9f9f45d601889775ee2ad65f05f47e39406fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:50:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 162/211] Change 140 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f1bbf7c..b7c2e0d 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2233,8 +2233,12 @@ url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-2-using-reconciliation-services description: This tutorial will teach you how to use OpenRefine's reconciliation - service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata. ***Note 1:*** *Complete [Augmenting - activity 1](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1-preparing-data) first before attempting this activity.* ***Note 2:*** *In order to complete this + service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata. + + ***Note 1:*** *Complete [Augmenting + activity 1](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1-preparing-data) first before attempting this activity.* + + ***Note 2:*** *In order to complete this activity, you need to be running the latest version of OpenRefine.* technique: - Cleaning data From 4076239d29c33f162bb298ce5ea5f2f3962fcc61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:54:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 163/211] Change 143 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b7c2e0d..a4b843c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2251,14 +2251,17 @@ - id: 142 title: OpenRefine Tutorial 4. 311 Calls Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-4-311-calls-activity - description: - *"This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5 Update: - please note that as of March 18, 2020, Open Data Toronto has suspended service + description: >- + *This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5.* + + Update: please note that as of March 18, 2020, Open Data Toronto has suspended service and so their service is not available for API calls. Until service resumes, please skip step 3, and during step 5, please chose to Get Data From: This Computer and select the 311.json file in the packaged workshop files. This represents a snapshot of the data that will work with the exercises. Please feel free to email mdl@library.utoronto.ca if - you run into difficulties.* Sometimes you don't have your data in a file. Instead + you run into difficulties.* + + Sometimes you don't have your data in a file. Instead you want to use an API call to pull data from elsewhere. OpenRefine can help you make these calls and parse the data you receive.The goal of this activity is to create a new project by pulling in 311 call data from the City of Toronto into @@ -2266,10 +2269,12 @@ API call to download a subset of 311 call data in JSON format, and then use OpenRefine to parse that data and put it into a tabular format. You will then use GREL to further manipulate the data (especially working with date formats) and make some - discoveries.***Note:*** *This assumes that you have learned the basics of OpenRefine already + discoveries. + + ***Note:*** *This assumes that you have learned the basics of OpenRefine already through [the Survey of Household Spending activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity) and the [Citizen Science activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity). This also assumes that you have a basic understanding of [APIs](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-api-in-english-please-b880a3214a82) and [JSON](https://www.w3schools.com/whatis/whatis_json.asp).* ***The 311 JSON - dataset can be found in the sample data (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip) in case the API call does not work."*** + dataset can be found in the sample data (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip) in case the API call does not work.*** technique: - Cleaning data - Extracting data From 5e390e3b8d6f65667e0fa073f82fa1af2c4ee1f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:56:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 164/211] Change 143 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index a4b843c..13ecb0f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ - id: 143 title: OpenRefine Tutorial 3. Regular Expressions (Regex) Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-3-regular-expressions-regex-activity - description: + description: >- *This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* You were introduced to GREL in the previous activity, so you know that GREL is a powerful @@ -2296,7 +2296,9 @@ within text. In OpenRefine, you can use it in your GREL expressions to create sophisticated patterns describing what type of information you want to find within your dataset, then do something with the matching text (edit it, delete it, put - it in a new column, etc.). This activity assumes you have already completed the [Survey + it in a new column, etc.). + + This activity assumes you have already completed the [Survey of Household Spending](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1-survey-household-spending-activity) and [Citizen Science](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity) activities, have a familiarity with OpenRefine and know how to create simple GREL expressions. Before you begin, please download the OpenRefine workshop sample datasets (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip), if you have not already. From 5f83db3e4ec438c3796aa1fc1e0c109784ebcee7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:00:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 165/211] Change 144 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 13ecb0f..fb129cc 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2316,16 +2316,20 @@ This guide is suitable for new Tableau users looking for information on producing popular data visualizations in Tableau, such as bar graphs, line graphs, scatterplots, tree maps, and dashboards. If you are looking for more general - data visualization tips, please see the Map and Data Library'sData Visualization - Guide.You can find instructions on installing and acquiring a free academic license - for Tableauhere. If you are running Tableau on a Mac, please note that there may + data visualization tips, please see the Map and Data Library's Data [Visualization + Guide](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/dataviz/getting-started). You can find instructions on installing and acquiring a free academic license + for Tableau [here](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-tableau-desktop). If you are running Tableau on a Mac, please note that there may be some variation between the Windows version used to design this guide and the - program as it appears on a Mac.The data used in this guide are public datasets + program as it appears on a Mac. + + The data used in this guide are public datasets retrieved from the World Bank’s Open Data repository, the United Nation's Open Data Population Division, and the full text of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet available through MIT's website, with a frequency table generated through Voyant Tools. You can find more information regarding the data sources used in this guide - in the subsection entitled "10. Data Sources".This tutorial was created using + in the subsection entitled "10. Data Sources". + + This tutorial was created using Tableau Desktop version 2020.2. technique: - Data Visualization From 818597bb812f961df46fc10947a1efdc3972f9eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:02:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 166/211] Change 145 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index fb129cc..88bf76a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2342,22 +2342,26 @@ - id: 145 title: OpenRefine Tutorial 2. Citizen Science Activity url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-2-citizen-science-activity - description: - "*This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* + description: >- + *This tutorial has been developed for OpenRefine version 3.7.5* We are going to work with a bit messier dataset now for the next few tasks. This is a citizen science dataset captured using an app called iNaturalist. The data was - captured for a city nature challenge and shared on [data.world](https://data.world/). This activity will - showcase some more features in OpenRefine.The goal of this activity is to create + captured for a city nature challenge and shared on [data.world](https://data.world/). + + This activity will + showcase some more features in OpenRefine. The goal of this activity is to create a new project with this citizen science dataset and work with the data. You will use clustering to improve the consistency of the dataset. You will also perform various manipulations, such as split and concatenate. Finally, you will learn various ways to remove columns and rows, and work with the Undo/Redo features - in OpenRefine. Before you begin, please download the OpenRefine workshop sample + in OpenRefine. + + Before you begin, please download the OpenRefine workshop sample datasets (https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/workshops/OpenRefineWorkshop.zip), if you have not already. ***Note***: *This assumes that you have learned the - basics of OpenRefine already through the [Survey of Household Spending activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1).*" + basics of OpenRefine already through the [Survey of Household Spending activity](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-tutorial-1).* technique: - Cleaning data tool: From e5362374d836694bbcbee9d6a9a47ac46f13f73a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:04:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 167/211] Change 147 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 88bf76a..52187dd 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2392,8 +2392,8 @@ Please note that we also have converted some of this tutorial into a self-paced course with videos. U of T students, staff, and faculty can [enroll in our OpenRefine Quercus - course](http://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/E4JKAW).This is the first activity in this tutorial series, and assumes no prior - knowledge of OpenRefine. In this activity you will be importing a spreadsheet + course](http://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/E4JKAW). This is the first activity in this tutorial series, and assumes no prior + knowledge of OpenRefine. In this activity you will be importing a spreadsheet of data into OpenRefine and exploring it. The goal of this activity is to use a simple dataset to introduce you to the OpenRefine user interface and some of the basic types of tasks you can accomplish. This dataset isn’t particularly “messy,” From 1a0e01ece953cb1020b7af61289235a27ab66f16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:07:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 168/211] Change 151 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 52187dd..f1e3430 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2445,10 +2445,12 @@ title: Accessing CANSIM data through CHASS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-cansim-data-through-chass description: - "This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the - CANSIM database to find and download data through CHASS. **Please note** that a University + This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the + CANSIM database to find and download data through CHASS. + + **Please note** that a University of Toronto IP address is required to access CHASS. - CANSIM data may also be accessed through the Statistics Canada website. Tutorial available [here](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/cansim-guide)." + CANSIM data may also be accessed through the Statistics Canada website. Tutorial available [here](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/cansim-guide). technique: - Searching for maps and data tool: From 376643068b0d3a1f51e3bd92a4b1600ebcdc903e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:09:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 169/211] Change 152 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index f1e3430..b5cbc9f 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2472,7 +2472,9 @@ - Extracting data tool: - Scholars GeoPortal - dataFormat: Raster, Vector + dataFormat: + - Raster + - Vector date: "2018-01-15" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From a9fb2d3b80ea9a7dde3619c45e35ba13387b18d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:10:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 170/211] Change 153 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index b5cbc9f..8bef2af 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2490,7 +2490,9 @@ - Extracting data tool: - CHASS Census Analyzer - dataFormat: Statistics, Vector + dataFormat: + - Statistics + - Vector date: "2018-01-08" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From d444e62a4e415adc032f41ac537f6767018650d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:11:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 171/211] Change 154 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 8bef2af..9efaf1a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2511,7 +2511,9 @@ - Searching for maps and data tool: - SimplyAnalytics - dataFormat: Statistics, Vector + dataFormat: + - Statistics + - Vector date: "2018-01-04" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From bbefd75b7205ed4730522a079bb7a8929d25f339 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:17:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 172/211] Change 163 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 9efaf1a..8fc06d3 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ - id: 160 title: Accessing Statistics Canada’s Socioeconomic Time Series Data (formerly CANSIM) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-statistics-canadas-socioeconomic-time-series-data-formerly-cansim - description: + description: >- This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the CANSIM database find and download data. Note: This guide outlines how to search for CANSIM data on the Statistics Canada website. @@ -2617,10 +2617,8 @@ - id: 163 title: How to use SDA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-use-sda - description: | - Link to CHASS list of how-to guides for SDA: - - [How-to guides for SDA](http://sda.chass.utoronto.ca/legacy_sda/sda.htm#how_to) + description: >- + Link to CHASS list of how-to guides for SDA: [How-to guides for SDA](http://sda.chass.utoronto.ca/legacy_sda/sda.htm#how_to) technique: - Searching for maps and data date: "2017-05-05" From 55d5671b2ae2a11b89605fe942a9124472eca85a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:21:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 173/211] Change 170 Rs --- _data/guides.yml | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 8fc06d3..1905a8c 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ - id: 164 title: Introduction to R (Datacamp) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r-datacamp - description: + description: >- Link to Datacamp's free intro course on R: https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r tool: - R @@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ - id: 166 title: Introduction to STATA (Princeton) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-stata-princeton - description: + description: >- An overview of the guide provided by Princeton with a link to the original guide. @@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ - id: 167 title: R Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/r-learning-modules-ucla - description: + description: >- Comprehensive set of guides that include installing R, learning R fundamentals including graphics and advanced data analysis examples. @@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ - id: 168 title: SAS Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/sas-learning-modules-ucla - description: + description: >- Comprehensive set of guides that include installing SAS, learning SAS fundamentals and advanced data analysis examples. @@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@ - id: 170 title: Searching microdata in url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/searching-microdata - description: + description: >- Link to Scholars Portal guide: http://guides.scholarsportal.info/odesi technique: - Searching for maps and data From 44eaeea8c95324147eb19c688ffc1e4ba5b3d132 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:23:55 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 174/211] Change 175 --- _data/guides.yml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 1905a8c..4a6a9f6 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2756,7 +2756,8 @@ - id: 175 title: What statistical analysis should I use? Statistical analysis using SAS (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/what-statistical-analysis-should-i-use-statistical-analysis-using-sas-ucla - description: UCLA's introductory guide to various statistical analyses in SAS: http://stats.idre.ucla.edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/sas/whatstat/what-statistical-analysis-should-i-usestatistical-analyses-using-sas/ + description: >- + UCLA's introductory guide to various statistical analyses in SAS: http://stats.idre.ucla.edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/sas/whatstat/what-statistical-analysis-should-i-usestatistical-analyses-using-sas/ tool: - SAS date: "2017-05-05" From d65811123ef2b4602009b06a7614e4068be23fdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:28:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 175/211] Change 179 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 4a6a9f6..69788f1 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2823,7 +2823,9 @@ - Converting data formats tool: - FME - dataFormat: Raster, Vector + dataFormat: + - Raster + - Vector date: "2016-04-26" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 9e65c255b7695b9a98ab8f5fecd216aecdde3400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:28:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 176/211] Change 180 R2 --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 69788f1..16e4e70 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2841,7 +2841,9 @@ - ArcGIS - Global Mapper - QGIS - dataFormat: Raster, Vector + dataFormat: + - Raster + - Vector date: "2016-04-26" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 556f3fb1a8ba08afdedc2ed2e28c2cd2cb87906f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:29:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 177/211] Change 181 --- _data/guides.yml | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 16e4e70..14af139 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -2858,7 +2858,10 @@ Additionally, if using Esri products (e.g. ArcGIS Online) or Esri data, please consult this [guide on How to Cite ArcGIS Maps and Data.](https://resources.esri.ca/education-and-research/how-to-cite-arcgis-maps-and-data) technique: - Citing data - dataFormat: Paper maps, Raster, Vector + dataFormat: + - Paper maps + - Raster + - Vector date: "2016-04-12" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From 8c32bb2c67a50ed5b06d622675ef9cee9495e62f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:32:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 178/211] Change 56 (dataformat) --- _data/guides.yml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 14af139..cfcaa0e 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -844,7 +844,9 @@ explains how to derive contours from DEMs using ArcGIS Pro. tool: - ArcGIS Pro - dataFormat: DEM, Raster + dataFormat: + - DEM + - Raster date: "2024-01-17" series: MDL Tutorials type: Tutorial From b385441930f3c79807c4702028764e6a6c0cadca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:55:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 179/211] Final Check 1 --- _data/guides.yml | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index cfcaa0e..876ef64 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ (Jun. 28, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-constellate-new-platform-learn-text-analysis-jun-28-2021 description: - "Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning + Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. This page provides a presentation on Constellate: A New Platform to Learn Text Analysis as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related - topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics." + topics and tools, such as web archives, visualization, GIS and statistics. technique: - Text and Data Mining tool: @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ type: Tutorial - id: 16 title: - "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Dataverse for Sharing Data (Dec. + "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Dataverse for Sharing Data (Dec. 1, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-dataverse-sharing-data-dec-1-2020 description: @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ type: Tutorial - id: 20 title: - "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 (March, 2025)” + "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 (March, 2025)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-programming-absolute-beginners-using-python-pt-2-march-2025 description: This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on @@ -681,10 +681,10 @@ - id: 47 title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 15 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-15-mac - description: + description: >- This tutorial is for installing and licensing **NVivo 15** on Mac computers. - Findinformation on how to request a license, download and install the software, as + Find information on how to request a license, download and install the software, as well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. Note: If you need NVivo 14, please reach out to us using our contact form technique: @@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ - id: 48 title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 15 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-15-windows - description: + description: >- This tutorial is for installing and licensing **NVivo 15** on Windows computers. Find information on how to request a license, download and install the software, as well as how to activate the license key for new and existing users. *Note: If you @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ - id: 72 title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Mac" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-mac - description: + description: >- About this workshop **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the uses and types of data @@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ is intended for Mac users. If you are using Windows, check out this tutorial instead. **Code of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment - for learning. To learn more, check out ourCode of Conduct. + for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct. **For help contact**: Map & Data Library, mdl@library.utoronto.ca tool: @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ - id: 73 title: "Excel: Beyond The Basics - Windows" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/excel-beyond-basics-windows - description: + description: >- About this workshop **What**: This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial, @@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ - id: 77 title: Transcription Options url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/transcription-options - description: + description: >- If you have an audio or video file that you need to get transcribed, this page describes some automated options to consider. But keep in mind, though, that none of these options (including NVivo transcription) provides a 100% perfectly @@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ Getting Started with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database - Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-cipo-postgresql-database-WINDOWS - description: + description: >- This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database). It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via @@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ Getting Started with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database - Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-cipo-postgresql-database-MAC - description: + description: >- This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL Database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database). It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via @@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ - id: 106 title: Getting Started with the Web of Science PostgreSQL Database - Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database-MAC - description: + description: >- This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Web of Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/web-science-postgresql-database) on a Mac computer. It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and @@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ - id: 107 title: Getting Started with the Web of Science PostgreSQL Database url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-web-science-postgresql-database - description: + description: >- This tutorial will help you get up and running querying the [Web of Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/web-science-postgresql-database). It will cover accessing the high performance computing environment, querying the database via SQL statements and from within a python @@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ title: How to Access the PostgreSQL Databases url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-postgresql-databases description: - "Since access to both the [Web of Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/postgresql-database-version-web-science-raw-data-xml) and the [Canadian + Since access to both the [Web of Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/postgresql-database-version-web-science-raw-data-xml) and the [Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database) is tied to access to supercomputers, it can only be granted after a multi-step process that ensures security and access rights date: "2022-01-26" @@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ - id: 132 title: Text Analysis Fundamentals with the Digital Scholar Lab url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/text-analysis-fundamentals-digital-scholar-lab - description: + description: >- This tutorial introduces [Gale's Digital Scholar Lab(DSL)](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/gale-digital-scholar-lab), a digital humanities tool. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: @@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ - id: 138 title: "OpenRefine Augmenting Activity 4: Using Python" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-4-using-python - description: + description: >- The goal of this activity is to try out running Python in OpenRefine. We will use it to make an API call to augment our books dataset with information on the authors from Wikipedia. @@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ - id: 139 title: "OpenRefine Augmenting Activity 3: Using Add Column by Fetching URLs" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-3-using-add-column-fetching-urls - description: + description: >- This tutorial will show you how to use the Add Column by Fetching URLs feature in OpenRefine. @@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ - id: 140 title: "OpenRefine Augmenting Activity 1: Preparing the data" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-1-preparing-data - description: + description: >- In this tutorial, we will begin work on augmenting datasets. *Note:* *This is an advanced tutorial. If you are new to OpenRefine, please begin with [OpenRefine @@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ - id: 141 title: "OpenRefine Augmenting Activity 2: Using Reconciliation Services" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-augmenting-activity-2-using-reconciliation-services - description: + description: >- This tutorial will teach you how to use OpenRefine's reconciliation service to connect data in your dataset with Wikidata. @@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ - id: 151 title: Accessing CANSIM data through CHASS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-cansim-data-through-chass - description: + description: This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the CANSIM database to find and download data through CHASS. From ea966280d0d14de1d13f93ee5cbb63c362cfe9ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yiwen Su Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:27:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 180/211] Final Check 2 --- _data/guides.yml | 277 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 140 insertions(+), 137 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/guides.yml b/_data/guides.yml index 876ef64..2c7472a 100644 --- a/_data/guides.yml +++ b/_data/guides.yml @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ - id: 2 title: Introduction to Power BI url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-power-bi - description: + description: >- This tutorial outlines the steps taken in the demonstration during the live workshop on an Introduction to Data Visualization Using Power BI. This is a companion tutorial, but can also be used as a stand-alone introduction to @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ - id: 3 title: Getting MAXQDA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-maxqda - description: + description: >- MAXQDA is qualitative data analysis software. You are able to access it in the 4th floor computer lab of Robarts Library or purchase your own personal copy. @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ - id: 4 title: Introduction to Using MAXQDA for Qualitative Data Analysis url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-using-maxqda-qualitative-data-analysis - description: + description: >- This is an introductory tutorial for MAXQDA. The goal of this tutorial is to learn about the basic features in MAXQDA that will allow you to organize and analyze qualitative data. Part 1 will teach you to use MAXQDA, to load information, @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ - id: 5 title: Moving from NVivo to MAXQDA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/moving-nvivo-maxqda - description: + description: >- To move between qualitative data analysis tools, you must put your project file into [REFI-QDA standard](https://www.qdasoftware.org/). technique: @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ - id: 7 title: Accessing JSTOR Text Analysis Support url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-jstor-text-analysis-support - description: + description: >- This tutorial shows how to register for a JSTOR account and use the JSTOR Text Analysis tools, which replace the [now-ended Constellate platform](https://constellate.org/docs/constellate-sunset). technique: @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ - id: 8 title: Transferring Data to a Public ArcGIS Online Account url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/transferring-data-public-arcgis-online-account - description: + description: >- This tutorial provides step-by-step guidance on how to transfer work on ArcGIS Online from a University of Toronto (UofT) institutional account to the free (aka ‘public’) version of the service. @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ - id: 9 title: Geospatial Analysis with Python & Jupyter Notebooks url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/geospatial-analysis-python-jupyter-notebooks - description: + description: >- This tutorial provides detailed walk-throughs of how to use Jupyter Notebooks and open-source Python libraries to perform geospatial analysis. technique: @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ - id: 10 title: Working with the Data Axle Historical Business Location Data url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/working-data-axle-historical-business-location-data - description: + description: >- The Data Axle Historical Business Location Data provides one data file (.txt or .csv format) for each year. The [US data](https://borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/GY5K1C) runs from 1997-2024 and contains 11-15 million records per year. The [Canadian data](https://borealisdata.ca/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/IPKREG) runs from 2009-2023 and contains @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ - id: 11 title: Accessing and Querying the Revelio Datasets url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-and-querying-revelio-datasets - description: + description: >- The University of Toronto has licensed six separate datasets from [Revelio Labs](https://www.reveliolabs.com/data/). These are workforce datasets that range in size from 1 to 4 TB. To facilitate easy access and querying across products, all datasets have been loaded into SciNet's @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ - id: 12 title: Introduction to Working with Notebooks in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-working-notebooks-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This guide provides some introductory information on how to use notebooks in the ArcGIS Pro environment. You will learn about what notebooks are, how to use them, and some useful tips on using ArcPy to analyze your geospatial data. @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ - id: 13 title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Canadian Census Discovery Portal (Sept. 22, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-canadian-census-discovery-portal-sept-22-2020 - description: + description: >- This page provides a presentation on the **Canadian Census Discovery Portal** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ "Bits and Bytes Series: Constellate - A New Platform to Learn Text Analysis (Jun. 28, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-constellate-new-platform-learn-text-analysis-jun-28-2021 - description: + description: >- Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. This page provides a presentation on Constellate: A New Platform to Learn Text Analysis as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ "Bits and Bytes Series: Getting Started with Python in ArcGIS Pro (Nov. 17, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-getting-started-python-arcgis-pro-nov-17-2020 - description: + description: >- This page provides a presentation on **Getting Started with Python in ArcGIS Pro** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Dataverse for Sharing Data (Dec. 1, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-dataverse-sharing-data-dec-1-2020 - description: + description: >- This page provides a presentation on an **Introduction to Dataverse for Sharing Data** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ - id: 17 title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Introduction to Web APIs (Apr. 1, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-introduction-web-apis-apr-1-2021 - description: + description: >- This page provides a presentation on an **Introduction to Web APIs** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such as web @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ - id: 18 title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro (Feb. 25, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-using-lidar-data-arcgis-pro-feb-25-2021 - description: + description: >- This page provides a presentation on **Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS Pro** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ - id: 19 title: "Bits and Bytes Series: Working with Web Archive Data (Sept. 29, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/bits-and-bytes-series-working-web-archive-data-sept-29-2020 - description: + description: >- This page provides a presentation on **Working with Web Archive Data** as part of the Bits and Bytes Webinar Series hosted by the Map & Data Library that features presentations and demonstrations on data-related topics and tools, such @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ title: "An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 2 (March, 2025)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-programming-absolute-beginners-using-python-pt-2-march-2025 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on Python, continuing from where the first part of the Python series left off. tool: @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python Pt. 1 (March 2025)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-programming-absolute-beginners-using-python-pt - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of the first part of an introductory workshop series on Python. tool: @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ - id: 22 title: "Workshop Recording: Excel: Beyond the Basics (Oct. 25, 2022)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-excel-beyond-basics-oct-25-2022 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a workshop on using intermediate features of Excel. technique: @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Data Visualization Using Tableau Desktop (Nov. 24, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-data-visualization-using-tableau-desktop-nov - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on using Tableau Desktop for data visualization. technique: @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Infographics (Feb. 3, 2022 - Social Science Critique Example)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-infographics-feb-3-2022-social-science - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a workshop on best practices for creating infographics - with a specific social science related infographic critique example. @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Infographics (Nov. 16, 2021 - Health Critique Example)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-infographics-nov-16-2021-health-critique - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a workshop on best practices for creating infographics - with a specific health-related infographic critique example. @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Network Analysis and Visualization Using Gephi (Nov. 2, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-network-analysis-and-visualization-using-gephi - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on using Gephi for network analysis and visualization. technique: @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ - id: 27 title: "Workshop Recording: Introduction to NVivo 12 (Mac Version) (Mar. 17, 2022)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-nvivo-12-mac-version-mar-17-2022 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on NVivo 12 for Mac. technique: @@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ - id: 28 title: "Workshop Recording: Introduction to R (Dec. 8, 2020)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-r-dec-8-2020 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on using the R statistical programming language. technique: @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ - id: 29 title: "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Stata (Dec. 3, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-stata-dec-3-2021 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on Stata. technique: @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Using NVivo 14/15 for Qualitative Data Analysis (Mac Version) (Nov. 26, 2024)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-using-nvivo-1415-qualitative-data-analysis-mac - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on NVivo 14/15 for Mac. technique: @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to Using NVivo 14/15 for Qualitative Data Analysis (Windows Version) (Nov. 12, 2024)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-using-nvivo-1415-qualitative-data-analysis - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on NVivo 14/15 for Windows. technique: @@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Text Analysis Tasting Menu: A Sampling of Available Tools (Feb. 14, 2022)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-text-analysis-tasting-menu-sampling-available-tools-feb-14 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a workshop on various text analysis tools. @@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ - id: 33 title: "Workshop Recording: Working with Messy Data in Open Refine (Oct. 28, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-working-messy-data-openrefine-oct-28-2021 - description: This page provides a video recording of a workshop on Open Refine. + description: >- + This page provides a video recording of a workshop on Open Refine. technique: - Cleaning data tool: @@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ "Self-Paced Online Course: Data Visualization - An Introduction (Part 1 – Theory and Critique)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/self-paced-online-course-data-visualization-introduction-part-1-theory-and - description: + description: >- This page provides access to a Data Visualization self-paced online Quercus course that focuses on data viz theory and provides opportunities to practice critiquing visualizations. @@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ "Self-Paced Online Course: Data Visualization - An Introduction (Part 2 – Practice with Tableau)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/self-paced-online-course-data-visualization-introduction-part-2-practice - description: + description: >- This page provides access to a Data Visualization self-paced online Quercus course that introduces participants to Tableau Desktop. Participants will learn to create visualizations using some example datasets. @@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ - id: 36 title: "Self-Paced Online Course: Introduction to Infographics" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/self-paced-online-course-introduction-infographics - description: + description: >- This page provides access to an Infographics self-paced online Quercus course that focuses on best practices for creating infographics. technique: @@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ - id: 37 title: "Self-Paced Online Course: R - An Introduction" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/self-paced-online-course-r-introduction - description: + description: >- This page provides access to a self-paced online Quercus course that focuses on how to use R for exploring and manipulating data. technique: @@ -547,7 +548,7 @@ - id: 38 title: "Self-Paced Online Course: R - Intermediate" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/self-paced-online-course-r-intermediate - description: + description: >- This page provides access to a self-paced online Quercus course that focuses on using R for intermediate level data manipulation and visualization, and programming flow control. @@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ - id: 39 title: "Self-Paced Online Course: Working with Messy Data in OpenRefine" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/self-paced-online-course-working-messy-data-openrefine - description: + description: >- This page provides access to a self-paced online Quercus course that focuses on data cleaning using OpenRefine. technique: @@ -576,7 +577,7 @@ - id: 40 title: "Workshop Recording: An Introductory Tour of ArcGIS Pro (Oct. 1, 2024)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introductory-tour-arcgis-pro-oct-1-2024 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on ArcGIS Pro. technique: @@ -590,7 +591,7 @@ - id: 41 title: "Workshop Recording: ArcGIS Pro - Spatial Analysis (Nov. 1, 2024)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-arcgis-pro-spatial-analysis-nov-1-2024 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a workshop in ArcGIS Pro focusing on spatial analysis. technique: @@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: ArcGIS Pro - Loading and Manipulating Data (Oct. 15, 2024)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-arcgis-pro-loading-and-manipulating-data-oct-15-2024 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a workshop on ArcGIS Pro that focuses on loading and manipulating data. technique: @@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Constellate - A New Platform for Text Analysis (Nov. 30, 2021)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-constellate-new-platform-text-analysis-nov-30-2021 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of an introductory workshop on Constellate. Please note that Constellate is ending on July 1st, 2025. Some learning materials will remain available afterwards. @@ -638,7 +639,7 @@ "Workshop Recording: Introduction to NVivo 12 (Windows Version) (Mar. 15, 2022)" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/workshop-recording-introduction-nvivo-12-windows-version-mar-15-2022 - description: + description: >- This page provides a video recording of a introductory workshop on NVivo 12 for Windows. technique: @@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ - id: 46 title: Introduction to GIS using R url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-gis-using-r - description: + description: >- This tutorial is a beginner friendly introduction to work with GIS data using R. The topics covered are creating and importing GIS data including point, line, and polygon features; making maps; and running common spatial analyses. @@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ - id: 49 title: Guide for Site Research url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/guide-site-research - description: + description: >- Site research involves the comprehensive analysis of a location's physical, cultural, and environmental characteristics. This process encompasses assessing topography, climate, zoning regulations, and existing infrastructure, as well @@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ - id: 50 title: Introduction to R Shiny url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r-shiny - description: + description: >- Shiny is a powerful open-source tool that is used to build easy interactive web applications. This guide will help users get started in creating R Shiny applications. technique: @@ -746,7 +747,7 @@ - id: 51 title: Adding Media Layers in ArcGIS Online url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/adding-media-layers-arcgis-online - description: + description: >- This tutorial will cover how to 'georeference' a raster image through media layers in ArcGIS Online. technique: @@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ - id: 52 title: Creating a point layer of locations in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/creating-point-layer-locations-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This is a beginner’s guide to creating a point layer in ArcGIS Pro using the latitude and longitude of the locations you wish to display. How to locate coordinates online will be discussed. The first part of this guide will @@ -778,7 +779,7 @@ - id: 53 title: Mapping Census Data in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/mapping-census-data-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This tutorial will cover how to download census data and census boundary files and match them together in ArcGIS Pro for further analysis. Census data will be downloaded using CHASS. @@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ - id: 54 title: Converting GIS data to AutoCAD in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/converting-gis-data-autocad-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This tutorial will demonstrate how to convert geospatial datasets saved as shapefiles into AutoCAD format. technique: @@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ Extracting the geographic features you need from a larger dataset in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/extracting-geographic-features-you-need-larger-dataset-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- You may have noticed that many GIS datasets contain information about a geographic extent that is larger than your area of interest. Your research may involve analysis of data related to a single municipality in Ontario, yet you @@ -835,7 +836,7 @@ - id: 56 title: Creating contours using ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/creating-contours-using-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- Digital elevation models (DEMs) are geospatial datasets that contain elevation values sampled according to a regularly spaced rectangular grid. They can be used in terrain analysis, SD visualizations and hydrological modelling, @@ -853,7 +854,7 @@ - id: 57 title: Clipping Rasters in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/clipping-rasters-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This tutorial covers two methods for clipping raster datasets from ArcGIS Pro. technique: @@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ - id: 58 title: Projecting your data in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/projecting-your-data-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- In order for many GIS functions to work properly, your datasets need to be stored in a common projected coordinate system. This guide will assist you with the projection process in ArcGIS Pro. (Unsure of what the appropriate projection @@ -888,7 +889,7 @@ - id: 59 title: Exporting Data from OpenStreetMap for QGIS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/tutorials/exporting-map-data-osm-qgis - description: + description: >- In the case you need to acquire detailed city data to produce a large-scale map and we don’t have what you’re looking for in our data inventory, there is a chance that the user-contributed maps of OpenStreetMap.org may do the trick. @@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ - id: 60 title: Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 14/15 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/importing-alternative-sources-nvivo-1415-mac - description: + description: >- NVivo can handle many types of files, such as text, audio, videos, images, etc. You would import these from the Data menu, by choosing the appropriate option. However, this tutorial will show you a common source of data that you @@ -918,7 +919,7 @@ - id: 61 title: Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 14/15 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/importing-alternative-sources-nvivo-1415-windows - description: + description: >- NVivo can handle many types of files, such as text, audio, videos, images, etc. You would import these from the Import Ribbon, by choosing the Files option. However, this tutorial will show you two common sources of data that you @@ -931,7 +932,7 @@ - id: 62 title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 14 url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-14 - description: + description: >- This tutorial describes how to request a license for NVivo 14, download it, and license it. technique: @@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ - id: 63 title: Introduction to NVivo 14/15 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-nvivo-1415-mac - description: + description: >- This is a beginner level tutorial for NVivo 14 or 15 for Mac (the versions are almost identical). The goal of this tutorial is to learn about the basic features in NVivo that will allow you to organize and analyze qualitative data. Part 1 @@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ - id: 64 title: Introduction to NVivo 14/15 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-nvivo-1415-windows - description: + description: >- This is a beginner level tutorial for NVivo 14 or 15 for Windows (the versions are almost identical). The goal of this tutorial is to learn about the basic features in NVivo that will allow you to organize and analyze qualitative @@ -980,7 +981,7 @@ - id: 65 title: How to georeference images in ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-georeference-images-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This tutorial will explain how to georeference a raster image in ArcGIS so it can be used as an overlay or for digitizing purposes. technique: @@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ - id: 67 title: PCCF Guide url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/pccf-guide - description: + description: >- In this tutorial, we will use the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) to match postal codes to dissemination areas in order to incorporate additional neighbourhood-level demographic data into your dataset. @@ -1021,7 +1022,7 @@ - id: 68 title: PCCF+ Guide url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/pccf-plus-guide - description: + description: >- In this tutorial, we will use the Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) to match postal codes to dissemination areas in order to incorporate additional neighbourhood-level demographic data into your dataset. @@ -1038,7 +1039,7 @@ - id: 69 title: Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 12 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/importing-alternative-sources-nvivo-12-mac - description: + description: >- NVivo can handle many types of files, such as text, audio, videos, images, etc. You would import these from the Data menu, by choosing the appropriate option. However, this tutorial will show you two common sources of data that you @@ -1053,7 +1054,7 @@ - id: 70 title: Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 12 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/importing-alternative-sources-nvivo-12-windows - description: + description: >- NVivo can handle many types of files, such as text, audio, videos, images, etc. You would import these from the Import Ribbon, by choosing the Files option. However, this tutorial will show you two common sources of data that you @@ -1068,7 +1069,7 @@ - id: 71 title: Intermediate R Course url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/intermediate-r-course - description: + description: >- To get started with intermediate R, enroll in this Intermediate R quercus course here. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists of demonstration videos. By enrolling in this course, you can keep track of your @@ -1149,8 +1150,7 @@ **Note**: This tutorial is intended for Windows users. If you are using a Mac, check out this tutorial instead. - **Code - of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment + **Code of Conduct**: Map & Data Library (MDL) workshops are a welcoming and inclusive environment for learning. To learn more, check out our Code of Conduct. **For help contact**: Map @@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ - id: 75 title: "Python: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/python-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: + description: >- Python is a simple programming language that is popular for being easy to learn to read, write, and understand. You can use Python for automating repetitive tasks like cleaning data, creating data visualizations, analyzing data, conducting @@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ - id: 76 title: Qualitative Data Analysis Software Options url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/qualitative-data-analysis-software-options - description: + description: >- UofT currently subscribes to the latest few versions of NVivo. Consult our [NVivo software license page](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/nvivo-software) to request a license key. Consult our [getting started guide for NVivo](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/nvivo-12-information-tutorials-and-workshops) or our for tutorials, resources, and workshop recordings to help @@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ - id: 78 title: Working in Teams Using NVivo url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/working-teams-using-nvivo - description: + description: >- This page provides an overview and tips for working as a team using NVivo. There are three main options: the manual way, the old collaboration cloud, and the new collaboration cloud. There is also [NVivo Collaboration Server](https://community.lumivero.com/s/article/TRC-Using-NVivo-with-NVivo-Collaboration-Server?language=en_US), but @@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ - id: 81 title: An Introduction to Mapping and Spatial Analysis with QGIS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-mapping-and-spatial-analysis-qgis - description: + description: |- Learn the basics of GIS with open source software, QGIS (https://qgis.org). This tutorial/workshop is made up of three modules. - Module 1. Getting started @@ -1290,9 +1290,7 @@ - Module 3. Manipulating geospatial datasets Download the datasets used for this workshop at this location: https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/QGIS/2022/QGIS.zip - Note that while the examples shown in this tutorial were captured using the windows - version of QGIS, all modules and operations can be completed using the linux or - mac OS version of QGIS. + Note that while the examples shown in this tutorial were captured using the windows version of QGIS, all modules and operations can be completed using the linux or mac OS version of QGIS. technique: - Mapping - Spatial Analysis @@ -1304,7 +1302,7 @@ - id: 82 title: Introduction to R Course url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r-course - description: + description: >- For a gentle and thorough introduction to R, enroll in this [Introduction to R](https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/176769/assignments/syllabus) quercus course [here](https://q.utoronto.ca/enroll/ET679B). To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists of demonstration video, activity and quizzes. By enrolling in @@ -1319,7 +1317,7 @@ - id: 83 title: Introduction to NVivo 12 for Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-nvivo-12-mac - description: + description: >- This is a beginner level tutorial for NVivo 12 for Mac. The goal of this tutorial is to learn about the basic features in NVivo that will allow you to organize and analyze qualitative data. Part 1 will go over the basics of navigating @@ -1337,7 +1335,7 @@ - id: 84 title: Tableau Workshop Demonstration Tutorial url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/tableau-workshop-demonstration-tutorial - description: + description: >- This tutorial outlines the steps taken in the demonstration during the live workshop on an Introduction to Data Visualization Using Tableau Desktop. This is a companion tutorial, but can also be used as a stand-alone introduction @@ -1352,7 +1350,7 @@ - id: 85 title: Introduction to NVivo 12 for Windows url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-nvivo-12-windows - description: + description: >- This is a beginner level tutorial for NVivo 12 for Windows. The goal of this tutorial is to learn about the basic features in NVivo that will allow you to organize and analyze qualitative data. Part 1 will go over the basics of @@ -1429,7 +1427,7 @@ - id: 90 title: "HathiTrust Research Center: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/hathitrust-research-center-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: + description: >- The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) is the research arm of HathiTrust. It develops tools and resources that enable text or computational analysis of the HathiTrust corpus. This corpus or digital library includes over 10 million @@ -1448,7 +1446,7 @@ - id: 91 title: "Infographics: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/infographics-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: + description: >- Infographics are a type of data visualization. They are usually a mixture of text and images, but they are graphic heavy, often only visualize a small amount of data, and have specific goals. Those goals are normally to inform or persuade @@ -1479,7 +1477,7 @@ - id: 93 title: "Gale Digital Scholar Lab: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/gale-digital-scholar-lab-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: + description: >- The [Gale Digital Scholar Lab](https://www.gale.com/primary-sources/digital-scholar-lab) is a platform that allows users to discover and create collections of digitized texts from the Gale Historical Collections, run a variety of textual analysis on them, and visualize the resulting data. @@ -1556,7 +1554,7 @@ - id: 98 title: "Data Visualization and Tableau: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops" url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/data-visualization-and-tableau-information-tutorials-and-workshops - description: + description: >- Data Visualization is a broad term that basically involves anything that uses graphical or pictorial representations of data for exploration, sense-making, and communication. Data visualization allows you and your audience to identify @@ -1678,7 +1676,7 @@ - id: 105 title: Generating SSH Key Pairs on a Mac url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/generating-ssh-key-pairs-mac - description: + description: >- These instructions will help you create SSH key pairs on a Mac computer, for access to the [Web of Science PostgreSQL Database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/web-science-postgresql-database). date: "2022-02-07" @@ -1724,7 +1722,7 @@ - id: 108 title: How to Access the PostgreSQL Databases url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-postgresql-databases - description: + description: >- Since access to both the [Web of Science PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/postgresql-database-version-web-science-raw-data-xml) and the [Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Patent PostgreSQL database](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/cipo-postgresql-database) is tied to access to supercomputers, it can only be granted after a multi-step process that ensures security and access rights @@ -1734,7 +1732,8 @@ - id: 109 title: ArcGIS Online Part I (October 2022) - https://uoft.me/AGOL url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-part-i-october-2022-httpsuoftmeagol - description: The following slide deck is Part 1 of an introduction to ArcGIS Online. https://uoft.me/AGOL + description: >- + The following slide deck is Part 1 of an introduction to ArcGIS Online. https://uoft.me/AGOL technique: - Mapping - Spatial Analysis @@ -1747,7 +1746,7 @@ - id: 110 title: ArcGIS Online Part II (November 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-part-ii-november-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck will guide you through Part 2 of the ArcGIS Online workshop. Part 2 covers topics such as choropleth mapping, spatial analytic tools, and linking ArcGIS Pro to ArcGIS Online. @@ -1763,7 +1762,7 @@ - id: 111 title: ArcGIS Pro Module 1 - The Basics (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-module-1-basics-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck walks you through the basics of learning about ArcGIS Pro's main tools, viewing and manipulating datasets and basemaps, and exporting a basic map view. @@ -1778,7 +1777,7 @@ - id: 112 title: ArcGIS Pro Module 2 - Authoring and Publishing a Map (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-module-2-authoring-and-publishing-map-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- Learn to create a map project which will include a legend, scale bar, an inset map, a title and a north arrow. technique: @@ -1792,7 +1791,7 @@ - id: 113 title: ArcGIS Pro Module 3 - Loading and Manipulating Data (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-module-3-loading-and-manipulating-data-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck will walk you through Module 3 of the ArcGIS Pro tutorial. This module will teach you how to add and format vector and raster data layers to your project, as well as how to geocode data. @@ -1807,7 +1806,7 @@ - id: 114 title: ArcGIS Pro Module 4 - Data Analysis (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-module-4-data-analysis-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck is for Module 4 of the ArcGIS Pro tutorial. This module helps the user apply knowledge and skills learned in previous 3 modules in solving a real life spatial problem. @@ -1822,7 +1821,7 @@ - id: 115 title: ArcGIS Pro Module 5 - Working with Raster Data (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-module-5-working-raster-data-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck is for Module 5 of the ArcGIS Pro workshop. This module will teach you how to manipulate and analyze raster data in ArcGIS Pro. @@ -1837,7 +1836,7 @@ - id: 116 title: ArcGIS Pro Module 6 - Wrangling and Mapping Covid-19 Data (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-module-6-wrangling-and-mapping-covid-19-data-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck is for Module 6 of the ArcGIS Pro tutorial. This module will teach you how to do basic data cleaning and converting to prepare data to be used in ArcGIS Pro. This module will also present a real life problem @@ -1853,7 +1852,7 @@ - id: 117 title: ArcGIS StoryMaps (Fall 2021) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-storymaps-fall-2021 - description: + description: >- The following slide deck is a tutorial on ArcGIS StoryMaps. This tutorial will teach you the basics of ArcGIS StoryMaps, how they can be used, and how you can make your own StoryMap. @@ -1868,7 +1867,7 @@ - id: 118 title: How to Access Online GIS Classes in ESRI Academy url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-online-gis-classes-esri-academy - description: + description: >- ​University of Toronto community members can access online GIS courses through ESRI Academy. Content is designed for beginners and experienced users. tool: - ArcGIS @@ -1880,7 +1879,7 @@ - id: 119 title: How to Access Constellate url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-access-constellate - description: + description: >- This tutorial walks you through accessing Constellate using the University of Toronto's institutional privileges. Please see our general Constellate page for more information and see our tutorial on creating a dataset once you have logged @@ -1894,7 +1893,7 @@ - id: 120 title: How to Build a Dataset in Constellate url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/how-build-dataset-constellate - description: + description: >- This tutorial shows you how to build a dataset in Constellate. We recommend reading our general information on Constellate first. Please also see this access tutorial in order to log in with institutional privileges. Please note that Constellate @@ -1911,7 +1910,7 @@ - id: 121 title: Introduction to SAS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-sas - description: + description: >- This guide gives users an introduction to SAS. The topics covered are importing, exploring, modifying, and managing data. It has been created using SAS 9.4. The main dataset used is the flights dataset. It contains the US domestic @@ -1925,7 +1924,7 @@ - id: 122 title: Visualizing a Network Dataset Using Gephi url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/visualizing-network-dataset-using-gephi - description: + description: >- This tutorial will teach you the basic features in Gephi that will allow you to visualize network data. This tutorial is part of a longer workshop, “An Introduction to Network Visualization and Analysis.” You can [download the workshop @@ -1941,7 +1940,7 @@ - id: 123 title: Installing and Licensing NVivo 12 url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-and-licensing-nvivo-12 - description: + description: >- This tutorial describes how to request a license for NVivo 12 Plus, download it, and license it. technique: @@ -1955,7 +1954,7 @@ - id: 124 title: ArcGIS Online - Workshop videos url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-online-workshop-videos - description: + description: >- Created by Marcel Fortin, GIS and Map Librarian, in January 2021, this 4-part video tutorial will teach you how to format, edit, and map spatial data using ArcGIS Online. @@ -1970,7 +1969,8 @@ - id: 125 title: ArcGIS Storymaps url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-storymaps - description: ESRI ArcGIS StoryMaps online workshop videos, January 2021 + description: >- + ESRI ArcGIS StoryMaps online workshop videos, January 2021 technique: - Data Visualization - Mapping @@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ - id: 127 title: ArcGIS Pro Workshop Outline url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/arcgis-pro-workshop-outline - description: + description: >- This tutorial will use 7 modules to teach you the basics of ArcGIS Pro. These modules will cover topics such as adding, manipulating, analyzing, and mapping vector and raster data. @@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ - id: 129 title: Getting Started with R and R Studio url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-r-and-r-studio - description: + description: >- This guide helps you get started with the R and RStudio software and R code. You can install R from the [R homepage](https://www.r-project.org/). And you can install RStudio from the [RStudio homepage](https://rstudio.com/). A more thorough introduction to the R language is covered [here](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r). @@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ - id: 130 title: RTRA SAS Program Guide url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/rtra-sas-program-guide - description: + description: >- This guide helps users get started with writing a SAS program/code for RTRA purposes. technique: @@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ - id: 132 title: Text Analysis Fundamentals with the Digital Scholar Lab url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/text-analysis-fundamentals-digital-scholar-lab - description: >- + description: |- This tutorial introduces [Gale's Digital Scholar Lab(DSL)](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/text-data-mining-software/gale-digital-scholar-lab), a digital humanities tool. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: @@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ - id: 133 title: Downloading, Installing, and Licensing ArcGIS Pro url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/downloading-installing-and-licensing-arcgis-pro - description: + description: >- This tutorial goes over how to download, install, and license ArcGIS Pro with your UTORid. Please be advised that ArcGIS Pro is also [available on library computers](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/computers-with-gis-software) on the St George campus. @@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ - id: 134 title: Creating a Tableau Dashboard using COVID-19 data (Intermediate) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/creating-tableau-dashboard-using-covid-19-data-intermediate - description: + description: >- This tutorial provides an opportunity to learn data visualization skills using a common data visualization tool, Tableau Desktop. People often say that they learn better when using data that resonates with them, so we are using COVID-19 @@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ - id: 135 title: Getting Started with Tableau Desktop (Beginner to Intermediate) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/getting-started-tableau-desktop-beginner-intermediate - description: + description: >- This is a beginner-to-intermediate level tutorial for Tableau Desktop version 2020.2. To acquire a free student, researcher, or instructor license for Tableau Desktop, please follow [these licensing and installation instructions](https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/installing-tableau-desktop). If @@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ - id: 137 title: Introduction to Infographic Design and Using Piktochart url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-infographic-design-and-using-piktochart - description: + description: >- This tutorial is an introduction to Piktochart, a popular online tool used to create infographics. This exercise will illustrate some infographic design principles and specific features of Piktochart to create an infographic about @@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ - id: 144 title: Creating Data Visualizations Using Tableau Desktop (Beginner) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/creating-data-visualizations-using-tableau-desktop-beginner - description: + description: >- This guide is suitable for new Tableau users looking for information on producing popular data visualizations in Tableau, such as bar graphs, line graphs, scatterplots, tree maps, and dashboards. If you are looking for more general @@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ - id: 146 title: OpenRefine Installation Instructions url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/openrefine-installation-instructions - description: + description: >- This is a guide to installing and running OpenRefine on your personal computer. Please note that all computers in the Map and Data Library (on the fifth floor of Robarts) and in the computer labs on the fourth and fifth floors of Robarts @@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ - id: 148 title: Finding Statistics Using Statcan's Data Portal (Laurier) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/finding-statistics-using-statcans-data-portal-laurier - description: + description: >- Link to a video tutorial on how to find statistics and manipulate tables to get the data you need. technique: @@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@ - id: 149 title: Logging in to ArcGIS Online url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/logging-arcgis-online - description: + description: >- This tutorial will take you through two ways of logging in to your ESRI ArcGIS Online account for the first time using your UTORid. tool: @@ -2437,7 +2437,8 @@ - id: 150 title: Helpful tips when using Scholars GeoPortal url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/helpful-tips-when-using-scholars-geoportal - description: Please [visit this link](http://guides.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/geoportal/usinggeoportal) for extensive help with Scholars GeoPortal. + description: >- + Please [visit this link](http://guides.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/geoportal/usinggeoportal) for extensive help with Scholars GeoPortal. tool: - Scholars GeoPortal date: "2018-02-07" @@ -2446,7 +2447,7 @@ - id: 151 title: Accessing CANSIM data through CHASS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/accessing-cansim-data-through-chass - description: + description: >- This guide is primarily designed to help users unfamiliar with the CANSIM database to find and download data through CHASS. @@ -2463,7 +2464,7 @@ - id: 152 title: Finding/extracting/downloading GIS data using Scholars GeoPortal url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/findingextractingdownloading-gis-data-using-scholars-geoportal - description: + description: >- This tutorial provides an example of finding, extracting, and downloading data from Scholars GeoPortal. [Scholars GeoPortal](http://geo2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/) is a geospatial discovery tool that provides access to large scale geospatial datasets that can be used for mapping @@ -2483,7 +2484,7 @@ - id: 153 title: Extracting/downloading data using CHASS Canadian Census Analyser url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/extractingdownloading-data-using-chass-canadian-census-analyser - description: + description: >- The CHASS [Canadian Census Analyser](http://dc.chass.utoronto.ca.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/census/) allows members of the University of Toronto research community to generate custom tables from the Census of Canada (1961-2016) and the National Household Survey (2011). This tutorial provides an @@ -2501,7 +2502,7 @@ - id: 154 title: Introduction to SimplyAnalytics url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-simplyanalytics - description: + description: >- This online tutorial will provide an introduction to SimplyAnalytics and a few of its many possible uses. SimplyAnalytics is a web-based data visualization application. @@ -2522,7 +2523,7 @@ - id: 155 title: Creating contours using Global Mapper url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/creating-contours-using-global-mapper - description: + description: >- The guide in this PDF will teach the user how to generate contours using DEM files in Global Mapper. tool: @@ -2534,7 +2535,7 @@ - id: 156 title: Citation rules for machine-readable data in Canadian historical journals url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/citation-rules-machine-readable-data-canadian-historical-journals - description: + description: >- The following PDF contains an article that elaborates on citation rules for machine-readable data in Canadian historical journals. technique: @@ -2561,7 +2562,7 @@ - id: 159 title: Online resources to build topography 3D models url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/online-resources-build-topography-3d-models - description: + description: >- This document compiles online resources that help to build terrain 3D models with a variety of software-options. @@ -2594,7 +2595,7 @@ - id: 161 title: Cleaning data in STATA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/cleaning-data-stata - description: + description: >- Stata is a good tool for cleaning and manipulating data, regardless of the software you intend to use for analysis. This workshop is suitable for both first time data-cleaners and for those familiar with data cleaning. @@ -2608,7 +2609,8 @@ - id: 162 title: Downloading SDA data from CHASS into STATA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/downloading-sda-data-chass-stata - description: This tutorial demonstrates how to load SDA data for use in Stata. + description: >- + This tutorial demonstrates how to load SDA data for use in Stata. technique: - Extracting data tool: @@ -2691,7 +2693,7 @@ - id: 169 title: Scraping tweets using Python url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/scraping-tweets-using-python - description: + description: >- This tutorial demonstrates how to scrape tweets for data analysis using Python and the Twitter API. technique: @@ -2714,7 +2716,7 @@ - id: 171 title: SPSS Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/spss-learning-modules-ucla - description: + description: >- Comprehensive set of guides that include obtaining SPSS, learning SPSS fundamentals and advanced data analysis examples. tool: @@ -2725,7 +2727,8 @@ - id: 172 title: Stat/Transfer (File Transfer Utility) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/stattransfer-file-transfer-utility - description: Introductory guide to the Stat/Transfer utility (version 10). + description: >- + Introductory guide to the Stat/Transfer utility (version 10). technique: - Converting data formats date: "2017-05-05" @@ -2734,7 +2737,7 @@ - id: 173 title: Stata Learning Modules (UCLA) url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/stata-learning-modules-ucla - description: + description: >- Comprehensive set of guides that include installing Stata, learning Stata fundamentals including graphics and advanced data analysis examples.Link: tool: @@ -2745,7 +2748,7 @@ - id: 174 title: Summary statistics in STATA url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/summary-statistics-stata - description: + description: >- Summary statistics are a way to explore your dataset, find patterns, and maybe even refine your question of interest. In this workshop, you will learn to use Stata to create basic summary statistics, cross-tabulations, and increasingly @@ -2768,7 +2771,7 @@ - id: 176 title: Cleaning Data in Python url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/cleaning-data-python - description: + description: >- This guide shows the user how to use Spyder to load and clean data for further analysis. technique: @@ -2781,7 +2784,7 @@ - id: 177 title: Introduction to R url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/introduction-r - description: + description: >- This guide is suitable for new R-users or advanced level R-users looking for information on specific topics. The topics covered in this guide are importing, exploring, modifying and managing data. @@ -2798,7 +2801,7 @@ - id: 178 title: Downloading census boundary files using Scholars GeoPortal url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/downloading-census-boundary-files-using-scholars-geoportal - description: + description: |- This exercise will showcase how to use Scholars GeoPortal to extract Census Tract (CT) census geography for the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Montreal using two methods: @@ -2813,7 +2816,7 @@ - id: 179 title: Converting GIS data in FME Quick Translator url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/converting-gis-data-fme-quick-translator - description: + description: >- FME (File Manipulation Engine) is a powerful software package that allows users to quickly convert spatial and non-spatial datasets into other formats to facilitate sharing and interoperability. One of its components, FME Quick Translator, @@ -2834,7 +2837,7 @@ - id: 180 title: Selecting the right projection url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/selecting-right-projection - description: + description: >- Unsure of which projection to use in your GIS work? This tutorial will help you figure out your options. technique: @@ -2852,7 +2855,7 @@ - id: 181 title: Citing geospatial data resources url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/citing-geospatial-data-resources - description: + description: >- This guide, compiled by Alberta Auringer Wood of the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, provides recommended citation formats for a wide variety of geospatial data sources. (http://www.acmla-acacc.ca/docs/ACMLA_BestPracticesCitations.pdf) @@ -2870,7 +2873,7 @@ - id: 182 title: Deauthorizing ArcGIS url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/deauthorizing-arcgis - description: + description: >- If you need to uninstall and reinstall your authorized copy of ArcGIS (for example, if you are reformatting your hard drive or switching to a new computer or **you have entered your eva code in once and it did not authorize**) please follow @@ -2885,7 +2888,7 @@ - id: 183 title: Finding paper maps and atlases url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/finding-paper-maps-and-atlases - description: + description: >- This tutorial demonstrates how to find paper maps and atlases in the University of Toronto Libraries catalogue, then locate them in Map & Data Library's fifth floor collection. @@ -2898,7 +2901,7 @@ - id: 184 title: Using the large format scanner url: https://mdl.library.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/using-large-format-scanner - description: + description: >- This tutorial will help users learn how to properly use the Map and Data Library's large format scanner. technique: From 4eaec1d153353b0c5203c93eb7397737494398ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ken Lui <116421546+kenlhlui@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:46:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 181/211] =?UTF-8?q?feat:=20replaced=20the=20Last=20updated?= =?UTF-8?q?=20date=20to=20use=20the=20built=20date,=20without=20n=E2=80=A6?= =?UTF-8?q?=20(#38)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * feat: replaced the Last updated date to use the built date, without needing to use github ci workflow to process it * ci: Auto-update date to 2025-12-10 [skip ci] * fix: put yamllint to the last * feat: remove auto gen date job. --- .github/workflows/ci_pr.yml | 34 +--------------------------------- _config.yml | 2 +- _layouts/minimal_search.html | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml index 285daba..a4c7c33 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml @@ -26,36 +26,4 @@ jobs: run: python3 -m pip install yamllint - name: Lint YAML files - run: "yamllint -f github -d '{extends: default, rules: {line-length: disable}}' _data/guides.yml" - - # Auto-generate date job to update _config.yml - auto-gen-date: - name: Update ci_last_modified_date - runs-on: ubuntu-latest - permissions: - contents: write - steps: - - name: Checkout - uses: actions/checkout@v5 - with: - ref: ${{ github.head_ref }} - persist-credentials: true - fetch-depth: 0 - - - name: Set date - id: set_date - run: | - date_value=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d') - echo "date_yyyy_mm_dd=$date_value" >> $GITHUB_ENV - echo "date=$date_value" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT - - - name: Update _config.yml - uses: mikefarah/yq@master - with: - cmd: yq -i '.ci_last_modified_date = "${{ steps.set_date.outputs.date }}"' _config.yml - - - name: Commit and Push - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7 - with: - commit_message: "ci: Auto-update date to ${{ steps.set_date.outputs.date }} [skip ci]" - file_pattern: "_config.yml" \ No newline at end of file + run: "yamllint -f github -d '{extends: default, rules: {line-length: disable}}' _data/guides.yml" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml index 18905fa..85fcd1e 100644 --- a/_config.yml +++ b/_config.yml @@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ compress_html: sass: quiet_deps: true # https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs/issues/1541 silence_deprecations: ["import"] # https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs/issues/1607 -ci_last_modified_date: "2025-12-05" +ci_last_modified_date: "2025-12-10" diff --git a/_layouts/minimal_search.html b/_layouts/minimal_search.html index 1761307..536342f 100644 --- a/_layouts/minimal_search.html +++ b/_layouts/minimal_search.html @@ -768,7 +768,7 @@

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From b426d7755807584bc2c9cf794493cb709999500c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ken Lui <116421546+kenlhlui@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:03:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 182/211] ci: ignore [skip ci] in deploy workflow (#39) * ci: ignore [skip ci] in deploy workflow * feat: dummy push --- .github/workflows/deploy.yml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml index 868dec4..d72c1b7 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ ---- # This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. # They are provided by a third-party and are governed by # separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support @@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ on: # Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages permissions: - contents: write + contents: read pages: write id-token: write @@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ concurrency: cancel-in-progress: true jobs: - # Build job build: + if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'push' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')) }} runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Checkout @@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ jobs: # Deployment job deploy: + if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'push' && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')) }} environment: name: github-pages url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }} From 2a33aa8fb729d884900ea0601031779f223132a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ken Lui <116421546+kenlhlui@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:15:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 183/211] Feat/render description md (#40) * feat: added support for rendering markdown text for description (YAML -> UI) * feat: added support for highlighting links/email. * feat: update README to clarify markdown support in description field * docs: update the README for editing YAML file --- _layouts/minimal_search.html | 14 +++++++++++++- docs/update-data/README.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_layouts/minimal_search.html b/_layouts/minimal_search.html index 536342f..0d523e4 100644 --- a/_layouts/minimal_search.html +++ b/_layouts/minimal_search.html @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ {{ page.title }} +