Spring 2026: Library workshops announced

Each semester, the University Library offers a lineup of workshops that covers a range of topics. Workshops are designed to help participants build skills and expand knowledge for everyday use, and to apply to course material and research projects. Avoiding AI Fails, ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, LaTeX and Overleaf, and Bullet Journal Essentials, are a few of the many workshops offered for spring 2026. Preregistration is now open for spring library workshops. To learn more about individual sessions, email one of the contacts below or visit our online calendar to register.

January

Bullet Journal Essentials, 2-3:20 p.m., Tuesday, Jan., 27, 2026,  Michelle Zhai

Avoiding AI Fails, 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, Kate Garretson

Intro to DataShare and the ISU Digital Repository, online, 10-10:50 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, Anne Shelley, and Katie Wampole

Better Data Management in 5 Practices, online, 11 a.m.-noon, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, Michelle Zhai

Avoiding AI Fails, online, noon-1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, Kate Garretson

February

Part 1 of 2: Shell we begin? Unix Command Line Fundamentals, 2-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Michelle Zhai and Ben Tibbs-Cortes

Avoiding AI Fails: Don’t trust. Always verify, 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Kate Garretson

Intro to ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, Michael Cummings

Part 2 of 2: Shell we begin? Unix Command Line Fundamentals, 2-3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, Michelle Zhai and Ben Tibbs-Cortes

Avoiding AI Fails: Don’t trust. Always verify., online, noon-1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, Kate Garretson

Data Viz 101: Effective Design, noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, Michael Cummings, Anne Shelley, and Katie Wampole

Data Viz Glow Up: Pick a chart type, 2:10-3:25 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, Megan O'Donnell and  Erin Ridnour

Easy as Py! Part 1: Coding concepts, 2-32:30 p.m., Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026, Michelle Zhai and Ben Tibbs-Cortes

Making interactive Maps in Leaflet Part 1: Getting started, 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, Michael Cummings

R you ready? Introduction to R for Beginners, 1-3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, Ben Tibbs-Cortes

Easy as Py! Part 2: Using packages in Python, 2-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, Michelle Zhai and Ben Tibbs-Cortes

Making interactive maps in Leaflet Part 2: Storymaps, 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, Michael Cummings

Unpacking (Cy)Box for better file management, online, 12-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, Megan O'Donnell and Heather Campbell

Getting Started with EndNote Web, 2:10-3:25 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026,  Jesse Garrison

March

Creating and academic portfolio website with GitHub Pages, 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Erin Ridnourand Olivia Wikle

Exploring spatial data with R, 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Jay Maxwell and Erin Ridnour

Getting started with LaTeX and OverLeaf, 2:10-3:25 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2026,  Jesse Garrison

How to find and evaluate open textbooks for your course, noon-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Abbey Elder

Introduction to QGIS, 1-2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2026, Amy Logan and Erin Ridnour

Digital Accessibility in LaTeX and Overleaf, 9-10:30 a.m., Tuesday March 24, 2026, Jesse Garrison and Kristin Terrill

Basic Data Cleaning with OpenRefine, 2-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Michelle Zhai

Library research resources after graduation, 2:10-3 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2026, Kris Stacy-Bates

Version control with Git, 2-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Michelle Zhai

April

Navigating journal data requirements, online, noon-12:55 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2026, Megan O'Donnell

Better Data Management in 5 Practices, online, 2-3 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2026, Michelle Zhai

OpenStreetMap Data Discovery, 11 a.m.-12:15 P.M., Thursday, April 9, 2026, Amy Logan and Erin Ridnour

Supporting student-centered learning through Open Pedagogy, online, noon-2 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2026, Abbey Elder

Exploring free tools for text analysis, 2:10-3:25 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Erin Ridnour