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Using Data from the US Census Bureau
This workshop will cover the US Census Bureau website, terminology used by the Census Bureau, geographical data, data from the 2010 census and the American Community Survey, and exploring topics and tables from the Census Bureau.
Participants should bring their own laptop if they would like to follow along.
Workshop on OpenRefine
Learn how to use OpenRefine to help make sense of data, standardize, correct, and rearrange data elements, automate tedious editing, and prepare data for export to other platforms for a variety of uses. Anyone dealing with long lists, spreadsheets, or other data formats can benefit from the insights and time-saving transformations that OpenRefine makes possible.
Participants should bring a laptop with OpenRefine installed to use during the workshop.
schedule outline for UNT Open Access Symposium 2017
We are still finalizing the program for this year's Open Access Symposium. The symposium will begin on Thursday, May 18, with a workshop on OpenRefine from 12 to 1:30 p.m. and then a workshop on using US Census data from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday features presentations and panel discussions from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A single registration fee will cover attendance on both days.