Data: Finding, Interpreting, and Visualizing It
Guides to Sources
Brings together a wealth of general and specialized information produced by librarians across the University. Start with the Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Numeric Data.
Includes information on software options, data repositories, oral history sources, conducting interviews and researching remotely.
Methods
Bills itself as the "ultimate methods library" for qualitative and quantitative research in the social sciences. Handbooks, manuals, case studies, videos, and more are made available on this site.
Data Skill-Building
Provides 15,000 on-demand courses on computer software, business skills, and creative skills from industry experts.
An extensive collection of manuals for all sorts of technical, software, hardware, and coding topics.
A novice-friendly, peer-reviewed collection of tutorials that help humanists learn a wide range of digital tools, techniques, and workflows to facilitate research. Lessons are rated by difficulty.
Visualization
- Jess Cohen-Tanugi is the library's point person for questions about or help with data visualization software. To learn more, see our Visualization Support page.
Get Hands-On Help with Digital/Data Projects
- The Digital Scholarship Support Group is a collaboration between librarians and academic technologists. Staff with expertise in GIS, data visualization, text analysis, data cleaning and preparation, and other methods and approaches are available for in-depth consultations, troubleshooting, and on-the-fly advice. To set up a conversation with a DSSG member, just fill out this handy form.
