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Love Data Week

Guide for Love Data Week events at Temple University Libraries

Love Data Week 2025

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Love Data Week is the international celebration of data from Feburary 10-14, 2025. To learn more about Love Data Week check out the official ICPSR website here: https://myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeek

This year Temple University Libraries is offering a wide selection of workshops that will teach skills ranging from analyzing clinical statistics, using data tools, creating maps with data, making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for public data, legal coding and health policy surveillance, and data visualization.

Check out the links below to register and learn more about our events. Zoom links will be provided upon registration.

LDW 2025 Schedule

February 2025 LDW Schedule
Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri
      6 7
      Landscape of Generative AI 2 pm  
10 11 12 13 14

Data Viz noon

Analyzing Demographic Data noon

 

Policy Surveillance noon

Storytelling with Maps noon

Data Requests noon

All Means All 3 pm

Data Privacy and Security 10 am

Data Tools noon

Statistical Analysis noon
 

LDW 2025 Events

The Landscape of Generative AI in Teaching and Research

Thursday, February 06, 2:00 pm ET

Charles Library, Room 401

For the past two years, universities have been grappling with the implications of Chat-GPT and other tools that have put generative AI into the hands of students and faculty. As libraries and other university units develop policies, programming, and resources to support the ethical adoption of generative AI, they need empirical evidence about how campus communities are using it. This program will share findings from three major research projects conducted by Ithaka S+R and our university partners in 2024 to provide a detailed landscape perspective on how faculty are using generative AI in teaching and research. These projects include surveys of 2500 instructors and 2500 researchers (with an emphasis on biomedical researchers) about their attitudes and practices with generative AI, and 250 interviews with faculty conducted by 18 universities, including Temple, participating in our Making AI Generative for Higher Education project. This program is cosponsored by the Academic Assembly of Librarians Continuing Education Committee and the Research Data Services Strategic Steering Team, as part of Love Data Week. 

 

Register for Landscape of Generative AI

All Means All: Studying Lung Cancer Genetic Markers with All of Us

Wednesday, February 12, 3:00 pm ET (Online)

Dr. Khadijah Mitchell (Fox Chase Cancer Center) will discuss her research project using the All of Us dataset to study lung cancer genetic markers in diverse population (https://allofus.nih.gov/protecting-data-and-privacy/research-projects-all-us-data), and demonstrate how to use the All of Us dashboard.
All of Us is a NIH project to build a dataset of patient information that reflects the diversity of the USA to improve health equity, advance precision medicine, and address issues with a 'one size fits all' approach to health sciences research. Learn more about the project here: https://allofus.nih.gov/protecting-data-and-privacy/research-projects-all-us-data.

Register for All Means All

Data Privacy and Security: Current Issues for Researchers

Thursday, February 13, 10:00 am ET

Charles Library Event Space

Data security and privacy concerns and requirements are in a state of flux as new technologies reshape the way we communicate, store data, and do research. Join experts from across Temple at this panel discussion event to learn about current issues, funder requirements, and resources available to stay on top of data privacy and security concerns in the world of research. A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion, so bring your questions!

Panelists:

Maria Palazuelos Jorganes (Ph.D., MBA) - Associate Vice President, Research Compliance, Office of Vice President for Research

Matt Palladinetti - Executive Director, Information Systems, Information Technology Services

David Comalli - IRB Director, Office of the Vice President for Research

Register for Data Privacy and Security

LDW 2025 Workshops

Data Viz: Tableau and Excel

Monday, February 10, 12:00 pm ET

Podiatry Library and Online
Do you like data? Do you like good looking graphs? Do you like presenting information in eye-catching ways? If you answered yes to any of those, you might be interested in learning more about data visualization. In this hands-on workshop, Research and Data Services Librarian Will Dean will show you how to take a humble dataset and present it in a variety of colorful, informative, and interactive visualizations. We will explore the features of the software programs Tableau (register for a free student or teacher account: https://www.tableau.com/community/academic) and Excel. Participants are encouraged to bring a dataset they are working on or ideas for visualization projects. 

Register for Data Viz

Analyzing Demographic Data with IPUMS and R

Monday, February 10, 12:00 pm ET (Online)

Unlock the power of demographic data. Learn how to access and analyze IPUMS datasets, including U.S. Census and international surveys, using R and PositCloud. We'll guide you through the basics of importing, exploring, and mapping this rich data—no prior coding experience required. Whether you're a researcher, student, or simply curious about demographic trends, this session will give you the tools to transform data into meaningful maps and insights. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your data visualization skills!

Register for Analyzing Demographic Data

Introduction to Policy Surveillance to Create Scientific Legal Data

Tuesday, February 11, 12:00 pm ET (Online)

Policy surveillance is the systematic, scientific collection and analysis of laws of public health significance. It is a form of legal mapping that creates data suitable for use in rigorous evaluation studies. Policy surveillance addresses the chronic lack of readily accessible, nonpartisan information about status and trends in health legislation and policy, it provides the opportunity to build policy capacity in the public health workforce, and it can speed the diffusion of innovation.
 
This training, provided by experts at the Center for Public Health Law Research in the Beasley School of Law, provides a broad overview of scientific legal mapping methods and applications. Attendees will learn the differences between scientific legal mapping techniques (e.g., policy surveillance, legal assessments), the steps of the policy surveillance process, and uses for the legal data the process produces.
 

Register for Policy Surveillance

Data Requests via Federal FOIA and State/Local Right-to-Know Law

Wednesday, February 12, 12:00 pm ET (Online)

This workshop will teach you about the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, what records or information can be requested, and how to make a request with a federal agency or state or local government. Liz Wagenseller, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, will share tips for a successful request and answer questions.

Register for Data Requests

Storytelling with Maps

Wednesday, February 12, 12:00 pm ET

Charles Library, room 202

Ready to take your storytelling skills to the next level? In this interactive two-hour workshop, you will not only learn how to craft compelling narratives with Story Maps, but you will also get to create your very own story map! Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or just intrigued by the power of maps, this session is designed for you.
 
We will begin by exploring the fundamentals of spatial data representation and showcase the process of data acquisition in both qualitative and quantitative research. You will discover how geocoding transforms street addresses into precise coordinates that bring your story to life. But the real magic happens in the second half of the workshop, where you will engage in hands-on map-making, using a dataset provided by the hosts. By the end of the session, you will walk away with your own customized story map and the skills to keep exploring possibilities of storytelling with maps. Join us for a fun and creative experience where Story Maps will become your new favorite way to share your research, travels, or any story you want to tell.
 

Register for Storytelling with Maps

Data Tools

Thursday, February 13, 12:00 pm ET (Online)

Do you collect data in your research or classwork? This workshop will teach you about some of the data tools available to you at Temple. There are tools to help you with writing a data management plan, organizing your research project, collecting your data, analyzing your data, sharing and preserving your data, and more. 

Register for Storytelling with Maps

Statistical Analysis

Friday, February 14, 12:00 pm ET (Online)

Are you new to clinical research and want to know what kind of analysis you should perform in your research project? Need a refresher before you start analyzing your data? Join Dr. Daohai Yu of the Department of Biomedical Education and Data Science for a workshop covering the basic statistical skills you need for clinical research. No statistical experience is necessary, and this event is open to all skill levels. 

Register for Statistical Analysis

Get help

The Research Data Services Team is happy to help, please visit our site or contact us at tul-rds@temple.edu. We will consult with you or connect you to the right person, resource or service on campus. 

Research Data Services team:

Will Dean
Research and Data Services Librarian
Ginsburg Health Sciences Library
will.dean@temple.edu

H. Alex Wermer-Colan, Ph.D.
Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow
Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio
Charles Library
alex.wermer-colan@temple.edu

Fred Rowland
Arts, Humanities and Media Librarian
Charles Library
fred.rowland@temple.edu

Jenny Pierce
Head of Research, Education and Outreach Services
Health Sciences Libraries
jenny.pierce@temple.edu

Van Bich Tran
Public Health and Social Sciences Librarian
Charles Library
van.bich.tran@temple.edu