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Lab News

Seeking Community Feedback on DSL Mission, Vision, and Values

January 29, 2025

Justin Wadland

The Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) has released a draft Mission, Vision, and Values and is sharing it for feedback. We invite comments from members of the MSU community who engage with DSL services, programs, spaces, and technologies.
Sheet of paper with various handwritten definitions of what a digital scholarship lab is

Spring Semester 2025 Events & Workshops

January 10, 2025

Justin Wadland

The Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) is excited to present a dynamic lineup of events for Spring Semester 2025. We're offering workshops on podcasting, ThingLinks Scenario Builder, Omeka, Tableau, and more. And learn how to get involved in Love Data Week and Douglass Day.
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Drop in and Get Help at DSL Office Hours

January 09, 2025

Justin Wadland

Drop in for help on data services, digital scholarship, immersive visualization, and data science basics for Spring Semester 2025.
Graphic with text that reads "DSL Office Hours" over photo of Libraries windows and flowers.

Events & Workshops

  • February 11, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

    DSL Project Room J (Main Library, 2 West)

    The DSL will be hosting an in-person viewing of the presentation from ICPSR: AI & Data Sharing: A Love/Hate Relationship. Jonathan Barber, Data Services Librarian, will be on hand to facilitate a discussion of topics and issues covered in the presentation. If you wish to attend this discussion remotely, you may register for it via Zoom.

  • February 11, 2025 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

    DSL Classroom/Lab: (Main Library, 2 West)

    Would you like to learn how to create a media-rich digital timeline to illustrate an interesting story or a class project? With the open-source tool TimelineJS, you can embed images, video, or other media using a simple spreadsheet. As a part of the MSU Libraries’ Love Data Week celebration, this workshop will provide step-by-step instruction so that you can begin creating, hands-on, either using a topic of your choice or one of our sample timeline kits. We’ll also share information on how to locate and cite openly licensed images and other media.  This is an in-person workshop to be held in the DSL Computer Classroom. Please register here.  If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact milesli3@msu.edu or cantre48@msu.edu.

  • February 11, 2025 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    DSL Project Room J (Main Library, 2 West)

    Receive expert guidance on such topics as: Data management plans Research data management Choosing a data repository Data analysis tools Data storage Data visualization Join us at the Digital Scholarship Lab to get help virtually or in-person from someone who has expertise with these technologies. Whether you’re developing a class assignment or a research project, we’re available to support you. We welcome all levels of experience. This is available to MSU faculty, students, and staff. In-person location: Digital Scholarship Lab, Project Room J Online location: https://msu.zoom.us/j/99982904121 (MSU NetID Required) If these don’t work with your schedule, you can always request a consultation.

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