Das SSH Open Marketplace Editorial Board startet 2026 eine achtteilige praxisorientierte Online-Workshopreihe, um digitale Kompetenzen und FAIR-Praktiken in den Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften zu stärken. Jeden dritten Freitag im Monat von 13:00 bis 14:30 Uhr (CET), geht es online um offene Wissenschaft, gute Datenpraxis und den smarten Einsatz des SSH Open Marketplace im Forschungsalltag. Die Termine reichen von Feburar bis November 2026 – mit einer Pause im Juli und August.

Worum geht es?

Die SSH Open Marketplace & FAIR Practices Training Series 2026 verbindet Schlüsselfragen von FAIR, CARE und Open Science mit praktischen Hands-on-Sessions rund um den SSH Open Marketplace als Discovery-Portal für Tools, Services, Trainingsmaterialien, Daten und Workflows. Der Adressatenkreis sind allgemein Interessierte mit Bezug zu den Social Sciences and Humanities, aber insbesondere Forschende, Datenmanager:innen und Forschungsservices in den SSH, die ihre Daten und Workflows besser auffindbar, nachnutzbar und anschlussfähig machen wollen – ohne sich allein durch die Vielzahl an Angeboten kämpfen zu müssen.

Weitere Hintergrundinformationen rund um den SSH Open Marketplace sowie das Editorial Team gibt es hier.

Save the dates

– 20. Februar: FAIR, CARE & Open Science Principles

– 20. März: Introduction to SSH Open Marketplace

– 17. April: Making the most of the SSH Open Marketplace

– 15. Mai: Contributing to SSH Open Marketplace

–  19. Juni: Thematic Arts and Humanities

– 18. September: Thematic GLAM institutions

– 16. Oktober: Thematic language data

– 20. November: Thematic Social sciences

Die Teilnahme ist online, kostenfrei und auf Interaktion ausgelegt: In allen Sessions sind Fragen, Use Cases aus laufenden Forschungsprojekten wie auch der Blick in eigene Datenbestände gerne gesehen. Wer sich nun den Vorsatz gesetzt hat, im kommenden Jahr die eigenen digitalen Forschungspraktiken weiter auszubauen, kann sich hier registrieren, um auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben.

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RDM covers a wide range of subjects, with extensive information that requires practical implementation. Within KU Leuven, there are training sessions specifically designed to cultivate practical RDM skills. For researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, we recommend this upcoming training session to get yourself acquainted with RDM.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

Program

Research data management (RDM) refers to how you handle your data during and after your research project to ensure they are well organized, structured, of high quality and Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). During this session you will learn best practices for the management of research data according to the FAIR data principles. We consider the technical, legal, and ethical aspects of research data, secure storage of materials, documentation and metadata, research data sharing, reusing data shared by others, and more. This solid grounding in basic RDM skills will help you make informed decisions on how to handle your research data. Additionally, you will learn how to write and maintain your own Data Management Plan (DMP). 

The training consists of two parts: 

• A short general introduction on Research Data Management  (20’ – 25’)  
• Followed by small interactive group sessions, where participants dicuss their Data Management Plan (DMP), under the guidance of an RDM expert.

Practicalities

• When: December 1, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00
• Where: Online
• For who: This training is mainly aimed at doctoral researchers, preferably at the start of their PhD or project.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory
• More info: Click here

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

PhD Researchers at KU Leuven, ready to plan your next training? Willing to learn more about Open Science? Join us on 23 October for the Open Science Discovery. You can participate in the morning session, in an afternoon workshop, or both.

Program

Morning: Open Science Discovery
Explore key themes like reproducible research, Citizen Science, and how to implement Open Science in your own work. Join online or in-person!

This training is an opportunity to learn more about different Open Science principles and how they contribute to high-quality research. Special attention will be paid to the reproducibility of research and to Citizen Science as a means to create a connection with society. This session includes a workshop during which participants will explore in small groups how Open Science can be implemented in practice. This is followed by a discussion on potential challenges as well as strategies on how to overcome them.

Afternoon: Hands-on Workshops
Choose your session:

• Peer Review: A key element of the publication process, essential for validating research.
• Preregistration: Learn how preregistration supports research integrity by distinguishing between exploratory and confirmatory research.
• Data Sharing: Explore the concept of FAIR data and responsible sharing, guided by the principle “as open as possible, as restricted as necessary.”

Practicalities

• When: October 23, 2025 from 09h30 to 18h00
• Where: Hybrid (on-site sessions at Kasteelpark Arenberg (Thermotechnical Institute & MTM)
• For who: Training targeted at PhD researchers, but other researchers and support staff are welcome.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory. Click here to register. Certificate of participation included.
• More info: Open Science helpdesk

This event is only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff.

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the ABAP council will kick off the new academic year with a special “How Do You Do (It)?” (HDYDI) session dedicated to research data workflows. This special session will coincide with the start of the Digital Scholarship Module taught by the Artes Research team. It will take place on Thursday 6 November, 14:00-16:30, in the Justus Lipsiuszaal (Erasmushuis, Leuven).

Everyone is welcome to attend, you do not need to register!

Program

14:00-15:00

To help you through the afternoon slump, we will start with coffee and cookies which will be served in the main entrance hall of the Erasmushuis.

15:00-16h30

We will then move up to the 8^th floor (Justus Lipsiuszaal) to start the session which will feature talks from researchers at the Faculty of Arts who outline their research workflows: how do they approach their research, what tools do they use, with what kind of data are they working, etc. We will get a behind-the-scenes look from:

• Tim Debroyer (Cultural History since 1750)
• Lauren Ottaviani (English Literature)
• Sinem Bilican (Interpreting Studies)

There will be lots of time for questions and getting to know each other’s workflows.

The event will take place in Leuven, but if you would like to join online you can let us know at artesresearch@kuleuven.be and we will provide you with the link.

Practical details

• When: Thursday 6 November, from 14:00 to 16:30
• Where: coffee in main entrance hall and session in Justus Lipsiuszaal (Erasmushuis, Leuven) with online option: if you would like to join online you can let us know at artesresearch@kuleuven.be and we will provide you with the link
• Price: free
• Registration: no registration required

The Flanders Training Network for Methodology and Statistics (FLAMES) is an inter-university training network comprised of Ghent University, Hasselt University, University of Antwerp, KU Leuven, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. This network is organizing a number of statistics and methodology courses this fall.

Some courses that may be of interest to our researchers include:

03/10/2025: Photovoice – the use of participatory photography in qualitative research – ON CAMPUS
27/10/2025: Critical Discourse Analysis – ON CAMPUS
05/11/2025: Strategies in qualitative data-analysis from a Grounded Theory perspective – ON CAMPUS
07/11/2025: Introduction to Interpretability & explanability in AI with Python – ONLINE
17/11/2025: Ethnographic research and observational methods – ONLINE
24/11/2025: Using NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis – ON CAMPUS

The above is just a selection of the courses that are on the program for this fall. To see the full list of training opportunities and to register for any of the courses, visit the FLAMES website.

Each year the Artes Research team offers the opportunity for students to do an internship with our team. During spring 2025, Helin Toprak, a student in the Advanced Master in Digital Humanities, joined us.

The Artes Research team frequently (co-)organizes training opportunities and collects training resources for researchers at the Faculty of Arts. Helin’s internship focused on this aspect of our work. During her three months with us, she developed resources on a variety of tools we find useful for our researchers. Helin created tutorials showcasing the functionalities of OpenRefine, and two Knight Lab tools, Timeline JS, and StoryMap JS.

OpenRefine is a tool that is useful for nearly all researchers who work with structured data and computational methods. An aspect of the research data workflow that is crucial in the beginning stages is data cleaning and transformation. OpenRefine is a free open-source web-based tool that allows users to do just that. During her internship, Helin created a tutorial to help researchers get started with this tool. The tutorial is designed for users who have no experience with OpenRefine and are looking to learn about the features and explore its uses.

The other two resources that Helin created focus on two tools from the Knight Lab suite. Timeline JS is an open-source tool developed to help users create interactive timelines. This is an accessible tool that anyone can use. The web-based tool just requires data that users put into a Google spreadsheet, then it’s ready to go with multiple options for customization. Advanced features allow those with more expertise to use their JSON skills to further customize their output.

StoryMap JS is also a free web-based tool developed by Knight Lab. This tool is designed to be highly visual. Users can add images and text to maps, allowing them to create a story or illustrate certain events or situations that might be relevant to their research topics. This tool is equally as accessible as Timeline JS and can be customized to fit a researcher’s needs and style.

To learn about these two tools as well as OpenRefine, you can have a look at the resources that Helin created during her internship. They are accessible via the following Zenodo record (make sure to look through all the documents in the record for each separate resource):

• Toprak, H. R. (2025, July 16). Materials for KU Leuven Libraries – Artes Research. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15982530

We would like to thank Helin for her great work during her internship! She was a pleasure to have as an intern, and we wish her all the best in her career after graduating from the Advanced Master in Digital Humanities!

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

In light of ongoing developments and concerns regarding research data storage at KU Leuven, the RDM competence centre is organising an online Q&A session. Not sure where to put the data for your current or new research project? Are you still using OneDrive instead of a more suitable storage solution – and why should you make the switch? Struggling to figure out what solution fits best with your particular type of data? Join us on May 9th at 13h and hear from ICTS and the RDM support staff about what options you have to securely store your research data in line with university guidelines. You can register below!

Program

The session will consist of two parts: a general presentation about the different storage solutions available (around 15 mins) followed by an open discussion/interactive Q&A during which you’ll be able to ask your questions to the RDM staff.

Practicalities

• When: May 9, 2025 from 13h00
• Where: Online (Microsoft Teams)
• For who: This Q&A session is for any KU Leuven researcher who has questions or concerns about research data storage
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory. Click here to register.
• More info: rdm@kuleuven.be.

RDM covers a wide range of subjects, with extensive information that requires practical implementation. Within KU Leuven, there are training sessions specifically designed to cultivate practical RDM skills. For researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, we recommend these upcoming training sessions to get yourself acquainted with RDM.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

RDM Workshop for PhDs in Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

Research data management (RDM) refers to how you handle your data during and after your research project to ensure they are well organized, structured, of high quality and Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). During this session you will learn best practices for the management of research data according to the FAIR data principles. We consider the technical, legal, and ethical aspects of research data, secure storage of materials, documentation and metadata, research data sharing, reusing data shared by others, and more. This solid grounding in basic RDM skills will help you make informed decisions on how to handle your research data. Additionally, you will learn how to write and maintain your own Data Management Plan (DMP). 

The training consists of two parts: 

• A short general introduction on Research Data Management  (20’ – 25’)  
• Followed by small interactive group sessions, where participants dicuss their Data Management Plan (DMP), under the guidance of an RDM expert.

Practicalities

• When: March 25, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00
• Where: Online
• For who: This training is mainly aimed at doctoral researchers, preferably at the start of their PhD or project.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory
• More info: Click here

Workshop Documentation & Metadata for Qualitative Research

Program

Documentation and metadata are essential to understand your data in detail, and help other researchers to find and use your data. It enables making your data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) and improves the reproducibility of your data. Documentation and metadata are therefore of crucial importance for good Research Data Management.

Through an introductive presentation, interactive exercises, polls and brainstorm sessions you will practice how to:

• Organise data files and folders
• Identify information in a dataset and within data files
• Search for a metadata standard
• Use metadata schemes
• Deposit a dataset in RDR

Practicalities

• When: April 24, 2025 from 13:00 to 16:00
• Where: University Library, Colloquium (Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven)
• For who: This workshop is intended for researchers in need of knowing the basics of documentation & metadata.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory
• More info: Click here

What kind of stories lie hidden in the Vesalius manuscript, educational glass slides of ancient temples, or the ruins of great civilizations? What if ancient murals were designed to speak to multiple cultures, blending artistic traditions into a shared narrative? What if Palmyra had never fallen and we could explore how it evolved into the present day? What if Vesalius’ anatomical work was reimagined from the perspective of a female anatomist? During the 2-day workshop hosted by the IMPULSE Project (18-19 February) participants will delve into questions like these and explore the technological possibilities for enriching our understanding.

Workshop Application: Reimagining Learning. Transforming Education Through VR and Cultural Heritage

The IMPULSE project invites you to participate in a two-day workshop that explores how Virtual Reality (VR) can unlock new ways to connect with cultural heritage and transform educational processes. You will get the opportunity to reimagine and reshape teaching and learning through the use of immersive storytelling practices and innovative technology.  

Whether you are an educator, creator, cultural heritage enthusiast, or simply curious about the potential of VR, this event is open to you. No technical expertise is required! Only curiosity and willingness to collaborate and explore new ideas. 

Workshop Highlights

• Design Interactive VR Experiences: Utilize authentic cultural objects from the KU Leuven Collections to craft compelling VR learning scenarios. 
• Shape an Innovative VR Platform: Test and contribute to the development of cutting-edge immersive technology. 
• Collaborate with Peers: Engage with professionals and thought leaders to co-create innovative approaches to learning.  

Practicalities

Target audience: this workshop is open to everyone, regardless of background or experience.
Date: 18-19 February
Location: KU Leuven Agora Learning Center (online participation also possible)
Application deadline: 2 February

To see full details about the IMPULSE project workshop, including the required application procedure, please visit the event webpage.

This event is only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff.

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the ABAP council will kick off the new academic year with a special “How Do You Do (It)?” (HDYDI) session dedicated to research data workflows. This special session will coincide with the start of the Digital Scholarship Module taught by the Artes Research team. It will take place on Tuesday 5 November, 13h30-16h00, in the Justus Lipsiuszaal (Erasmushuis, Leuven).

Everyone is welcome to attend, you do not need to register!

Program

13h30-14h30

To help you through the afternoon slump, we will start with coffee and cookies which will be served in the main entrance hall of the Erasmushuis.

14h30-16h00

We will then move up to the 8^th floor (Justus Lipsiuszaal) to start the session which will feature talks from researchers at the Faculty of Arts who outline their research workflows: how do they approach their research, what tools do they use, with what kind of data are they working, etc. We will get a behind-the-scenes look from:

• Seb Verlinden (Medieval history)
• Laura Soffiantini (Cultural Studies)
• Zakaria El Houbba (Arabic Studies)

There will be lots of time for questions and getting to know each other’s workflows.

The event will take place in Leuven, but if you would like to join online you can let us know at artesresearch@kuleuven.be and we will provide you with the link.

Practical details

• When: Tuesday 5 November, from 13h30 to 16h00
• Where: coffee in main entrance hall and session in Justus Lipsiuszaal (Erasmushuis, Leuven) with online option: if you would like to join online you can let us know at artesresearch@kuleuven.be and we will provide you with the link
• Price: free
• Registration: no registration required

The aim of Open Science is to share all kinds of research output, knowledge and tools, as early and widely as possible in the research process. It is based on collaboration and enhanced transparency, and brings thus opportunities for high-quality research.

The Open Science Discovery for PhD researchers on 21st of October is a training that provides theoretical and practical insights about Open Science practices. The focus is on topical Open Science themes and their practical implementation, which makes this introduction different from other trainings related to Open Science. During this training, different researchers from our university share their experiences with the implementation of Open Science practices in their own research, while Open Science experts provide useful background infirmation.

Programme

The programme of the 2024 edition of The Open Science Discovery for PhD researchers is a combination of presentations on theoretical concepts in the morning and a more hands-on approach during the workshops in the afternoon.

Morning session

• 9:30 – 9:40: Introduction
• 9:40 – 10:25: Session 1, Preprints
  • Speakers: Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry and Julie Jansens
• 10:25 – 10:45: Break
• 10:45 – 11:30: Session 2, Sharing reproducible research output Reproducibility and code sharing When Open Science meets valorization
  • by Olivia Kirtley by Pieter Neyskens
• 11:30 – 12:30: Session 3, Panel discussion “Open Science and AI”
  • Panel members: Bettina Berendt, Miryam de Lhoneux, Pieter Neyskens, Johan Suykens. Moderator: Patrick Vandewalletest

Afternoon workshop

Choose your workshop.

• 14:00 – 18:00: Preregistration workshop
• 13:00 – 18:00: ManGO workshop: managing active research data
• 14:00 – 15:00: GitLab workshop: code sharing

Practicalities

• When: 21 October, 9h30-18h00
• Where: All sessions take place at the research Coordination Office, KU Leuven (Schapenstraat 34, 3000 Leuven)
• Who: Training targeted at PhD researchers, but other researchers and support staff are welcome.
• Registration: Free but mandatory. Click here to register before 14 October.
• More info: check out the event website for more information

Designed for researchers in the humanities and cultural sciences, this workshop of the DH Lab of the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) as part of the Data Competence Centre HERMES – Humanities Education in Research, Data, and Methods offers a practical, supportive and cooperative space to deepen knowledge of Historical Network Analysis. By the end of the Bring Your Own Data Lab, participants will be able to apply more confidently network analysis methods to their own data sets.

Date and Place:

17.-18.10.2024 at the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Mainz

Aims and Contents:

This workshop focuses on the application of network analysis to historical research, offering a hands-on opportunity for participants to engage with their own datasets. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and expert guidance, we will explore how network analysis can be used to uncover connections, patterns, and relationships within historical data. The workshop will provide insights into both the methodological challenges and the opportunities that arise when applying digital tools to historical inquiry, fostering a dynamic exchange between academics and practitioners in the field.

The current programme and additional details can be found here.

Preparation and Prerequisites:

• Basic programming knowledge (R, Python, …). Note that the course will be in Python. On the Leibniz-Institute of European History GitHub repository you can access some preparing material (Python programming, Data Analysis with Python): There are 2 Jupyter Notebooks: Introduction_Jupyter_Python.ipynb and Intro_Data_Analysis_with_Python.ipynb. There is also a Jupyter Notebook assignment.ipynb if you want to check your understanding (the document is not long, you may need < 1h).
• Willingness to learn new technical skills
• Important: install and get comfortable with Anaconda3. It contains all packages we will need (Jupyter notebooks included):
  > Installing Anaconda > Setting up a new environment, e.g. “HNR” > Installing networkX-package, pandas, matplotlib

Contact and Registration:

• Dr Judit Garzón Rodríguez (hermes@ieg-mainz.de)
• Registration is open until October 14, 2024
• Please register early, as the number of places is limited to 15 participants

Funding:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU

This fall, KU Leuven ICTS is offering a selection of online workshops focused on various softwares for working with data. If you have been hoping to learn more about Excel for use with quantitative data, LaTeX for more flexibility when it comes to the format of your academic writing, or Python for more advanced data science techniques (workshop requires knowledge of a previous programming language such as R), then you might be interested in one of the following workshops!

Excel – Basics module 1 (online)

• All info here
• What? By means of practical examples you will quickly become familiar with the basic techniques of Excel: Input, Editing, Formatting, Simple calculations.
• For whom? Anyone who is interested, regardless of their statute (PhD student, postdoc, scientific collaborator..). No prior knowledge of Excel required, but some experience with other Office programmes (Word, Outlook) comes in handy.
• Language: English
• By whom? KU Leuven central ICTS trainers
• When & where? Online via Teams, 2 half days: 14/11/2024: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. & 15/11/2024: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. – 19 places left!
• How much does it cost? It’s free of charge.
• How can I register? Via KU Loket, see workshop website.
• PS – For PhD students this counts for the requirement of minimum 12 hours of transferable skills training. More info here.

LaTeX introduction (online)

• All info here
• What? This introduction will teach you how to use an editor (TexnicCenter), create, compile and print a basic LaTeX document.
• For whom? Anyone who is interested, regardless of their statute (PhD student, postdoc, scientific collaborator..)
• Language: English
• By whom? KU Leuven central ICTS trainers
• When & where? Online via Teams, 2 half days: 20/11/2024: 9 a.m.-13.00 p.m. & 21/11/2024: 9 a.m.-13.00 p.m. – 13 places left!
• How much does it cost? It’s free of charge.
• How can I register? Via KU Loket, see workshop website.
• PS – For PhD students this counts for the requirement of minimum 12 hours of transferable skills training. More info here.

Python as a second language (online)

• All info here
• Please note that there are also several other Python courses, all of which require previous experience with Python: Python for data science, Python for HPC, Python for machine learning, Python-on-GPUs, Scientific Python.
• What? This training session introduces the programming language to participants who have programming experience with other programming languages such as R, MATLAB, C/C++ or Fortran.
• For whom? Anyone who is interested and who already has experience in another programming language (e.g. R).
• Language: English
• By whom? KU Leuven central ICTS trainers
• When & where? Online via Teams, 2 half days: 23/10/2024: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & 24/10/2024: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – 14 places left!
• How much does it cost? It’s free of charge.
• How can I register? Via KU Loket, see workshop website.
• PS – For PhD students this counts for the requirement of minimum 12 hours of transferable skills training. More info here.

“Data are the lifeblood of research and good research data management (RDM) leads to reliable results, increased visibility, and greater impact. In light of supporting researchers to implement high quality RDM practices, the symbolic doors to our RDM support at KU Leuven will be pushed wide open from the 25th to 29th of November to celebrate best practices, tools and collaboration during The RDM Open House. The Research Data Management Competence Centre of KU Leuven invites everyone to join for training sessions, workshops, and open discussions. Whether you’re an early career researcher, a seasoned academic, research support staff or a policymaker, our doors are wide open. No prior expertise needed – just curiosity and a desire to enhance your skills in the field of Research Data Management.

Programme

• Each day focuses on specific RDM topics, from sessions on the basic principles to a metadata tools fair, workshops on data protection or lectures on data sharing. You can pick and choose the days you would like to attend. There is no requirement to participate the full week.  For more information about the programme, visit the website. 
• Knowledge Hub Community Day (28/11): Co-organized with the FRDN and hosted by KU Leuven, this event unites data stewards, RDM support staff, and professionals interested in open and FAIR data.

Practicalities

• When: 25th to 29th of November 2024. You can pick and choose the days you would like to attend. There is no requirement to participate the full week.
• Where: Sessions take place in Leuven’s city center.  Some sessions will be organized both in-person and online for broader accessibility.
• Who: the RDM Open House opens its doors to everyone: from early career researchers and senior academic staff to research support personnel, students and policy makers, whether affiliated with KU Leuven or external institutions.
• Learn more about the event on the website. 
• Registration: Click here  and reserve your spot before November 11th to join us to celebrate open research data and it’s best practices!

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes will organize a training on structured note-taking with digital tools on Thursday 13 June, 10h to 12h at Agora Learning Centre, collaborative learning space (M00.E67). Everyone is welcome to attend but registration is required.

Program

Would you like to find a better way to organize your thoughts, research notes, and writing process? Structured note-taking applications can be an invaluable tool to help you get a grip on your ideas and deal with information overload effectively. These applications can enable you to boost your productivity by streamlining your workflow and making your notes more accessible in the long run.

During the training you will be introduced to various structured note-taking applications. Learn about how to use them, their pros and cons, and how to choose an application that suits your needs.

Practicalities

• When : Thursday 13 June, from 10h to 12h
• Where: Agora Learning Centre, collaborative learning space (M00.E67)
• Price: free
• Registration: OneButton

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the Faculty of Arts will organize a training on relational databases, given by Tom Gheldof, on Thursday 18 April, from 13h30 to 16h30, in the Colloquium (University Library, Leuven). Everyone is welcome to attend, but you do need to register.

This training is a follow-up session from the relational databases basics training that took place in November 2023. That workshop provided an introduction on how to model information, what a relational database is and how it works, and finally, how to get started creating a relational database (using the Claris FileMaker environment).

Program

The relational databases advanced training session allows participants to further develop their skills. If you participated in the basics training or if you have already started creating a relational database using FileMaker but would like guidance or to learn how to optimize your database, the advanced training might be a good fit for you!

Practicalities

• When : Thursday 18 April, from 13h30 to 16h30
• Where: University Library, Colloquium (Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven)
• Price: free
• Registration: Onebutton

RDM covers a wide range of subjects, with extensive information that requires practical implementation. Within KU Leuven there are training sessions specifically designed to cultivate practical RDM skills. For researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, we recommend these upcoming training sessions to get yourself aquinted with RDM.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff.

RDM Workshop for PhDs in Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

Research data management (RDM) refers to how you handle your data during and after your research project to ensure they are well organized, structured, of high quality and Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). During this session you will learn best practices for the management of research data according to the FAIR data principles. We consider the technical, legal, and ethical aspects of research data, secure storage of materials, documentation and metadata, research data sharing, reusing data shared by others, and more. This solid grounding in basic RDM skills will help you make informed decisions on how to handle your research data. Additionally, you will learn how to write and maintain your own Data Management Plan (DMP). 

Practicalities

• When: 21 March 2024, 14h00 -16h00
• Where: Online
• For who: This training is mainly aimed at doctoral researchers, preferably at the start of their PhD or project. 
• Price and registration: free but registration is mandatory
• More info: Click here.

Workshop Documentation & Metadata in Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

In this workshop we will focus on documentation and metadata. Through an introductive presentation, interactive exercises, polls and brainstorms the participants will go over the following topics: Organising files and folders, identifying information within data files and in datasets, searching for a metadata standard, metadata schemes, depositing data in the institutional data repository RDR. 

Practicalities

• When: 18 April 2024, 13h00 -16h00
• Where: Physical event at AGORA, M00.E67 Collaborative Study Space
• For who: This workshop is intended for researchers in need of knowing the basics of documentation & metadata. 
• Price and registration: free but registration is mandatory
• More info: Click here.

This event is only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff.

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the Faculty of Arts will organize a training on website building given by Hans Coppens. It will take place on Tuesday 23 January, 14h-15h30, in the collaborative working space (Agora, Leuven). Everyone is welcome to attend, but you do need to register.

Program

This workshop provides an introduction to building websites. It is geared towards researchers who would like to build a personal academic or project website, which is typically done through the use of a Content Management System (CMS). The training will have three distinct parts:

1. It will start with an overview of platform options, exploring the functionalities and building blocks of each. This part of the training will help researchers learn how to choose the right platform for their specific needs.
2. Next, the training will cover the practical steps for building a website: what infrastructure is needed, and are specific technical skills necessary to get started? To gain a basic understanding of web architecture, a few key principles and important factors to keep in mind when building a website will be discussed.
3. Finally, participants will look at a concrete example of how a website can be built starting from zero to gain inspiration for getting started on their own web platforms.

Practicalities

• When: Tuesday 23 January, from 14h to 15h30
• Where: Agora, collaborative working space
• Price: free
• Registration: OneButton

On 16 November, CLARIAH-VL and Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities (Ghent University) are hosting a workshop on Nodegoat, the relational database platform. The workshops will be given by the developers of the platform – Lab1100.

Nodegoat is an object oriented relational web-based data management system which also provides network and geospatial visualizations in one platform. Nodegoat has the availability to develop custom data models, and then collaborate on this data and later generate visualizations and export data. In the workshop you will learn how to use Nodegoat for your research.

Program:

The workshop will be held in two parts on the same day: (1) a beginner’s session, and (2) an advanced session (for users who already use Nodegoat or who already have an instance).

10:00-12:00 – Basic Introduction to Nodegoat

14:00-16:00 – Advanced Session on Nodegoat

Practical Details:

• When: Thursday 16 November, from 10:30 to 16:00
• Where: Ghent University (exact location to be confirmed)
• Price: Free
• Registration: Required; See Ghent CDH website (deadline to register is 9/11)

Does your (collaborative) research project involve working with a lot of data? Is your data complex and does it contain different types of entities (persons, places, events, …)? Do you have trouble keeping an overview of the amount of data you are working with? You might be interested in learning more about relational databases!

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the Faculty of Arts will organize a training on relational databases, given by Tom Gheldof, on Thursday 30 November, 09h30-12h30, in the Colloquium (University Library, Leuven). Everyone is welcome to attend, but you do need to register.

Program

The workshop will provide an introduction on how to model information, what a relational database is and how it works, and finally, how to get started creating your own relational database (using the Claris FileMaker environment). The workshop is designed for beginners who are looking to get started with relational databases; in April 2024, an advanced module of the relational database training will take place.

After the session, the Artes Research team is holding one of their monthly digital scholarship drop-in sessions at the Erasmushuis. You are welcome to join us there to start working on your database or to ask us any other questions related to digital scholarship.

Practicalities

• When : Thursday 30 November, from 9h30 to 12h30
• Where: University Library, Colloquium (Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven)
• Price: free
• Registration: Onebutton