Library Carpentry Online

The LIR Group is running a series of the Library Carpentry workshops online during the next few weeks.

Library Carpentry is made by librarians, for librarians to help you:
• automate repetitive, boring, error-prone tasks
• create, maintain and analyse sustainable and reusable data
• work effectively with IT and systems colleagues
• better understand the use of software in research

This week we are running the two courses below. Keep an eye on this page and on our twitter feed @lirheanet, for updates. The following week we are going to be running lessons on GIT, SQL, OpenRefine and Tidy Data. Details of these to follow soon…

Schedule

Lesson	Date	Time	Instructor
Introduction to Data	March 25	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	Jean Murphy	Fully Booked
The UNIX Shell	March 27	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	David Kane	Fully Booked
Introduction to Git	April 1	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	Liam O’Dwyer	Fully Booked
Open Refine	April 3	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	Sinead Keogh	Fully Booked
The UNIX Shell	April 6	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	David Kane	Fully Booked
Tidy Data	April 8	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	Ken Lacey	Fully Booked
SQL	April 23	10:00 am — 1:00 pm	David Kane	Fully Booked
Open Refine	April 27	10:00 am – 1:00 pm	Sinead Keogh	Fully Booked
Open Refine	June 22	10:00 am – 1:00 pm	Sinead Keogh	Fully Booked
Introduction to GIT	June 29	10:00 am – 1:00 pm	Liam O’Dwyer	Book Now
SQL	July 6	10:00 am – 1:00 pm	Assumpta Byrne	Book Now
The UNIX Shell	July X	10:00 am – 1:00 pm	David Kne	Booking Soon

Lesson Outlines

Introduction to Data

An introduction to the terminology of data and computing, and the use of regular expressions to search and update text.

Introduction to Library Carpentry
Foundations
Regular Expressions

Introduction to Git

Git is one of the most widely used version control systems in the world. It is a free, open source tool that can be downloaded to your own machine and used for logging all changes made to a group of designated computer files over time. It is at its most powerful when used to coordinate simultaneous work on a group (repository) of files shared by a distributed group of people.

Git and GitHub
Versioning, rollback, branches, merging
Sharing your work with collaborators across the world
Making a simple website with GitHub Pages

Unix Shell

Introduces the Unix-style command line interface, allowing you to efficiently work with directories and files, and find and manipulate data.

What is the shell?
Counting and mining with the shell
Working with free text

OpenRefine

OpenRefine is a desktop application that you manage through a browser-based interface. It is one of the most powerful tools out there for dealing with messy data, including library data. It is also free to use.

Importing data into OpenRefine
Faceting and filtering
Clustering, Transformations

Software You Will Need

To attend a lesson, you will need to install Zoom. This is easy and should be done when you accept the Zoom invitation that will be sent to you before the lesson. Zoom is a videoconferencing and chat application which allows; screen sharing, breakout rooms, whiteboard, chat, and video. The layout will be easy enough for you to use, as it is similar to applications that you may have already used like Skype, Teams, or Vscene. You will need a device with built in camera and microphone such as a PC,laptop, or even a tablet. After registering for a lesson, you will get an invitation email that will contain a link. Follow this link to download and install Zoom. Many of you will be working for institutions that use Zoom already. However, we have chosen Zoom because we think it will work for everybody else as well.

Instructors

Jean Murphy

Digital Systems & Services Coordinator, RCSI

Currently the Library Digital Systems and Services Co-Ordinator in the RCSI
I have built my career in a variety of roles and industries, gaining experience in both global organisations and University libraries.
I am particularly interested in how technical skills can be used to benefit the library environment.

Ken Lacey

Digital Developer, Central Services Unit, TUDublin Library

I developed an interest in computing early in my career as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, writing software that cut down the work required to produce and record aircraft maintenance records. I formalised this interest by achieving an Honours Degree in Computer Applications from DCU in 2002. I then moved DIT, joining the Computer Services team, and later the Learning Teaching and Technology team as a system administrator. I am currently the TU Dublin City Centre Library Digital Developer.

Sinead Keogh

Digital Services Librarian, University of Limerick

I am the Digital Services Librarian at the Glucksman Library, University of Limerick, where I manage the Institutional Repository, the digitisation unit and the Digital Library.

David Kane

Head of Systems and Electronic Resources, WIT

David is systems librarian at Waterford Institute of Technology. He has a background in I.T. and had worked as a systems administrator and was a web developer before joining the library. One of his roles in the library is research support, and he is an advocate of open source and open access. He set up one of the earliest Irish open access repositories in 2007 and is a representative on the National Open Access Steering Committee. David is deeply involved in fostering a strong Library Carpentry community in Irish libraries as a way of keeping academic librarianship relevant to the evolving needs of the research community.

Liam O'Dwyer

Assistant Librarian, DCU Library

I work in the Special Collections and Archives Directorate and my role has a focus on digitisation and digital humanities. This includes providing support and training for academic staff and researchers in digital research methods and tools.
I am also a core member of the LIBER Working Group on Digital Humanities and Digital Cultural Heritage

Library Carpentry is software and data skills training aimed at the needs and requirements of library professionals. Training takes place in face-to-face workshops where one or more of the ‘stable’ lessons are taught. Lessons are also made available online (CC BY, published via GitHub Pages) for self-directed study or for adaptation and reuse by library professionals. The lessons have been developed by the Library Carpentry community and delivered around the world.

Text used here adapted from Library Carpentry CC-BY 4.0 International License