Allow me to offer an unsolicited
testimonial in support of Constellate and the JSTOR team that
runs it: we've used it here at UVA in an NEH summer institute,
and it is thoughtfully designed, especially from a pedagogical
point of view. Also, Amy and her colleagues are great people
with whom to work.
Hello ~
The ability to read, understand, and
communicate data as information is fast becoming essential
for education and employment. Through July 31, you are
invited to get a jump start on your skills—or advance them
to a new level—for free with Constellate,
a service from not-for-profit ITHAKA that provides all the
tools for proficiency in data analysis and digital
literacy.
This summer, you may build a dataset,
visualize a dataset (did you know that “mother” occurs
considerably more frequently than “father” in scholarly
literature about the foster care system?), and even work in
the Constellate Lab using our Jupyter Notebooks or your own
(a feature usually only available to individuals at
participating institutions.)
To launch you on your explorations of
text analysis and Constellate, we are offering six hour-long
webinars every Tuesday at noon EDT:
You may even take in our four-session
“Introduction to Python” course by working in the
Constellate Lab alongside a recording of the class.
Take advantage of this summer to
introduce yourself to text analysis for free and consider
how to bring these skills to your campus, help researchers,
and collaborate with faculty. Constellate offers everything
you need to learn, perform, and teach text analytics: a
defined curriculum, robust tutorials, and live classes
taught by experts, all tailored to your level of ability. If
you enjoy the introduction, speak with your library about
doing a robust evaluation of Constellate this fall.
I look forward to working with you this
summer!
~ Amy
