Courses
- Duke University – Excel to MySQL
Five course specialization on Coursera. Learn to frame business challenges as data questions. Use Excel, Tableau, and MySQL to analyze data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate your insights. Weekly commitment varies by course.
- John Hopkins University – Data Science Specialization
Nine-course introduction to data science available as a Coursera specialization. Takes 9 months to complete and approximately 5 hours/week.
- Tableau Web-Based Training
Free online web-based training that covers basics of the software.
- Data Camp
Hosts a variety of data science courses focused on a variety of tools and skillset-building.
- UC Davis – Data Visualization with Tableau Specialization
Five course introduction to data science available as a Coursera specialization. Takes 4 months to complete and approximately 5 hours/week.
- University of Illinois – Data Mining Specialization
Six-course introduction to data mining techniques available as a Coursera specialization. Specific course topics include pattern discovery, clustering, text retrieval, text mining and analytics, and data visualization.
Workshops
- CARL Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW)
CARL is committed to supporting and developing outcomes-based measures to assist libraries in moving beyond inputs and outputs in order to better demonstrate library impact on research, teaching and learning. Held biannually.
- Data Science and Visualization Institute (DSVIL)
The Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians is a week-long course for librarians who are passionate about research and scholarship. Develop knowledge, skills, and confidence to communicate effectively with faculty and student researchers about their data and be able to provide initial consultancy on course topics. Acceptance to the annual Data Science and Visualization Institute for Librarians is made through a competitive application process.
- Tableau In-Person Training
Tableau training workshops are available in Edmonton, Alberta, as well as other cities worldwide. Click on “In-Person Training” to search for nearby upcoming workshops.
Conferences
- ARL – Library Assessment Conference
The conference goal is to build and support the wide-reaching community of library assessment practitioners and researchers who have responsibility or interest in this broad field. The multi-day event is a mix of invited speakers, workshops, and contributed papers and posters that stimulate discussion and provide feasible ideas for effective, practical, and sustainable library assessment.
Degree Programs
- University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign – MS in Information Management
The MS/IM degree consists of 40 hours of coursework including three required courses. Additional, elective courses are chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor. Four pathways of focus: data science and analytics; privacy, trust, security and ethics; information architecture and design; and knowledge management and information consulting.
