Data Education & Best Practices

Ready to learn more? Explore our guides on Data Management Good Practices. Here you will also find information on workshops and trainings provided by the Research Data Services team, University Libraries and from other institutions.

Workshops & Training

We offer a variety of workshops throughout the year to help you develop essential data skills. Check our UB Libraries Workshops page for upcoming sessions and registration. (If you don’t have time to attend a workshop, please check out the self-guided lessons we have below.) We can also arrange customized training sessions for your lab, department, or course. Topics for a workshop include:

Workshops & Training

Research Data Management

Tidy Data

DMP Tool 

Git & GitHub

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

ArcGIS

QGIS

Google Earth/Google Earth Engine

Data Cleaning & Analyzing

OpenRefine

Power Bi

Excel

Programming Languages

Python

SQLite

Qualitative Data Analysis

Taguette

QualCoder

Digital Humanities

Voyant 

Omeka

Survey & Statistical Tools

Redcap

Qualtrics

SPSS

Data Visualization

Data Visualization Literacy 

Looker Studio 

Tableau

Self-guided Lessons

Explore data science tools and methods for your research and scholarship with these self-paced, online lessons. The Carpentries offers foundational training in programming and data science, while specialized tutorials from The Programming Historian help humanists and social scientists apply these skills to their unique research questions. For those interested in spatial analysis, online GIS training materials can teach you how to create maps and analyze geographic data on your own schedule.

If you have any questions about these lessons or need help getting started, feel free to schedule a consultation or email the Research Data Services Program.