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Technology Workshops for Fall 2024

by Baynard Bailey -

We are please to announce our schedule of workshops for the upcoming semester. If you have suggested programming or other feedback, please email dissco@vassar.edu. For full details on upcoming workshops, please visit Techademia.

Events Overview
11/06   3:30pm Campus Resources for Building Websites
11/07 10:30am Intro to ArcGIS Pro (in the GIS Lab with ESCI 235)
11/07   3:00 - 6:00 pm World Digital Preservation Day event in Library Lobby
11/08   3:00pm Static vs. Dynamic Website Design: How to Choose the Best Option for 
                         Your Project
11/22   10:00am Intro to Audio Resources

omeka logoIntro to Omeka

October 30, 2024 3:00 – 4:00 PM  Online

Omeka is a free, open-source content management system for online digital collections that allows users to publish and exhibit scholarly collections and cultural heritage objects. The Vassar College Digital Scholarship Services Collaboration (DiSSCo) provides a web hosting resource called vassarspaces.net. This service, a Domain of One’s Own (DoOO) product, provides the flexibility for anyone in our academic community to build websites on a variety of platforms, including Omeka. Led by Nicole Scalessa of Digital Scholarship and Technology Services.

Register Online: https://libcal.vassar.edu/event/13104721 

If you cannot attend the specified date we can discuss this topic by appointment: https://calendar.app.google/fTatyJxU7g5EPBGv5 

Intro to Scalarscalar logo

November 1, 2024 3:00 – 4:00 PM Online

Scalar is an open source, web-based publishing software from the University of Southern California’s Alliance for Networking Visual Culture that allows you to create networked, multi-media online publications.This workshop will begin with the basics of installation along with creating accounts, projects, and content path. It will also cover the management and inclusion of media, such as images and video. Led by Nicole Scalessa of Digital Scholarship and Technology Services. 

Register Online: https://libcal.vassar.edu/event/13104726 

If you cannot attend the specified date we can discuss this topic by appointment: https://calendar.app.google/fTatyJxU7g5EPBGv5 





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