We are excited to bring you the schedule for this semester’s Research Fundamentals Workshop Series. Join us as we dive deeper into fundamental research topics and skills.
February 3, 2026
10:00 – 11:00 AM, 224 Witt Room, Love Library South
ArcGIS StoryMaps: Telling Stories with Maps
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/storymaps26spring
Learn how to use ArcGIS StoryMaps to combine maps, text, images, and other media into clear, engaging narratives. Participants will explore ArcGIS StoryMaps, learn basic design and storytelling principles, and see how interactive maps can make complex information more accessible and impactful. No prior GIS experience is required.
February 4, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Virtual
Introducing SANDY Research Data Repository
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/sandy-2602
We are celebrating a year with SANDY, our research data repository for making Nebraska data FAIR and open. Join us to learn how SANDY supports data curation in UNL Libraries and helps Nebraska researchers share their data effectively. This workshop will showcase SANDY’s features and demonstrate how to use the repository to upload and share research data. Visit sandy.unl.edu to explore the repository in advance of the workshop.
February 5, 2026
10:00 – 11:00 AM, 224 Witt Room, Love Library South
Maps from Tables: Turning Spreadsheets into Interactive Maps
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/arcgisonline26spring
Learn how to turn spreadsheets into interactive maps using ArcGIS Online. This beginner-friendly workshop shows how to upload CSV files, map addresses or place-based data, and visualize patterns that are difficult to see in tables alone. Participants will learn how to style maps and share results online.
February 9, 2026
12:00 – 1:15 PM, Stock Seed Farms Room, Dinsdale Family Learning Commons
A Crash Course in Research Data Management
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/ccrdm-2602
Have you ever lost a project file? Suffered hard drive failure or had your laptop stolen? Been told your data management plan wasn’t detailed enough? Even small research projects can generate enough data and digital material to become confusing and vulnerable to loss. Start your next project (or class) with a plan to keep your project organized and your data safe, from inception until you are ready to share, reuse, or revisit the project whether next month or years from now. Join us for this Love Data Week event and help us celebrate Dinsdale Family Learning Commons!
February 11, 2026
10:00 – 11:00 AM, 224 Witt Room, Love Library South
Survey to Map: An Introduction to ArcGIS Survey123
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/arcgissurvey26spring
Learn how to use ArcGIS Survey123 to collect structured, location-based data and instantly visualize results on a map. This beginner-friendly workshop focuses on practical workflows, including using form-based surveys to capture locations, photos, and standardized responses, and automatically generating map-ready datasets in ArcGIS Online.
February 11, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 PM, Virtual
Introduction to Comprehensive Searching
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/search2026
Learn how to strengthen your search skills with comprehensive search techniques informed by systematic review methodology. This workshop will cover the three phases of comprehensive searching, exploratory searching, systematic searching, and supplementary searching. We will discuss strategies for creating a more robust search within the electronic databases with techniques like index searching, test searches, and term scoping. We will discuss supplementary search strategies like citation chasing and when Google Scholar can be most helpful to you. The workshop will also touch on tools and when and how they may help you in the process and when AI can be helpful, and where it is harmful in the comprehensive search process.
February 12, 2026
12:00 – 1:15 PM, Virtual
Data Management for (Digital) Humanities
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/dmdh-2602
Have you ever lost a project file? Been unable to find the most recent version of a document? Suffered hard drive failure or had your laptop stolen? Been unable to open old files? Forgotten which file was which? Even small research projects can generate enough data and digital material to become confusing and vulnerable to loss. Start your next project (or class) with a plan to keep your project organized and your data safe, from inception until you are ready to share, revisit, or sunset the project whether next month or years from now. This workshop for humanists will provide strategies and insights for managing your digital materials for effective collaboration, to avoid loss, or to preserve it for reuse or sharing in the future.
March 6, 2026
12:00 – 1:15 PM, Virtual
Prepare Your Data for Openness
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/open-data-26
Adopting open data practices can improve collaboration, safeguard data, and help researchers get ahead of data sharing requirements from funders and publishers. Data sharing and transparency can benefit science and increase researcher impact. But what does it take to make data genuinely open? This presentation will provide strategies for meaningfully open data, offer choices in data sharing, describe some limitations of openness, and help researchers get a jump start preparing data for openness. This workshop is an Open Data Day 2026 event.
March 18, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM, Virtual
Essentials of Data Management for Graduate Students
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/data-management
Learn how to successfully manage your research data and create a personal data management plan in this online workshop.
March 18, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 PM, Virtual
Intro to Advanced Reviews Research Methods
Register at: https://unl.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/reviews2026
earn the difference between Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, and Qualitative Evidence Syntheses. This workshop will discuss the similarities and differences between them and when it might be appropriate to use one over the other. Learn how the literature distinguishes between them to make your review more publishable. Participants will learn how to choose the right methodology for the research question they are asking, and how to tailor a research question to match the methodology they’d like to use. The workshop will also touch on tools and when and how they may help you in the process and when AI can be helpful, and where it is harmful in the review process.