(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine)
Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “OpenRefine for Health Sciences: Part 1”. It will take place on Tuesday, September 9, from 12:30 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration.
This course will introduce librarians and information professionals to practical data skills and provide examples and ways to incorporate OpenRefine into library work. OpenRefine is designed for a broad audience that includes anyone who needs to clean, transform, and analyze large datasets. This class is for Librarians and information professionals, especially those who work with health/health-related information, who have limited or no experience with OpenRefine or other data manipulation tools.
Objectives:
- Summarize the uses and applications for OpenRefine
- Import and export a data file successfully
- Utilize data manipulation options available in OpenRefine’s dropdown menus, including facets, filters, and clustering
- Apply Undo/Redo actions to data transformations
The course is worth 1.00 hour of CE credit towards the Medical Library Association’s Data Services Specialization (DSS) Level 1. The National Center for Data Services is the sponsor.
For more information, and to register, please go here. Registering requires having an NNLM user account. Create one here.