Love Data Week 2024

Happening over the week of February 12-16, Love Data Week will include campus-wide workshops and networking opportunities focused on data access, analysis, discovery, management, sharing, and preservation in celebration of International Love Data Week.

The 2024 theme is “My Kind of Data.” Data is personal. Join International Love Data Week February 12-16, 2024, to learn about data equity and inclusion, disciplinary communities, and creating a kinder world through data.

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Campus Tabling Tour

CDS Consultants will be tabling at different campus locations throughout the week, distributing data swag and information as we go. Please come visit us, sign up for our mailing list, grab a sticker or a Love Data drink coozie and chat about data.

Monday 2/12 | Vet (Central Lobby) | 12:00-1:30

Tuesday 2/13 | Clark Atrium | 12:00-1:30

Wednesday 2/14 | Duffield Atrium | 11:30-1:00

Thursday 2/15 | Catherwood Lobby | 12:00-1:00

Friday 2/16 | Mann Library Lobby | 12:00-1:00

Workshops

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Douglass Day 2024

  • A Celebration of the Legacy of Frederick Douglass and Transcribe-a-thon for Black History
  • Noon – 3pm, Drop in any time 
  • Olin Library Room 107 

Contribute to a collective digital scholarship project, and an act of radical love for Black history. This year’s Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon will feature the Frederick Douglass Papers: General Correspondence (1841-1912), housed at the Library of Congress. Volunteers will transcribe pages from the collection, uncover details about Douglass’ life and make them available to all.  We’ll also enjoy birthday cake, music, and a good time! Presented by Cornell University Library’s Digital Scholarship Services and the John Henrik Clarke Africana Library. 

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Love Public Health Data Workshop

9:15-9:45 | College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) S1-132

Introduction to three high quality, less-commonly known public health data resources (including social and structural determinants of health): NaNDA, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, and Health Evidence. Register by Feb. 14.

Data & Donuts: File management

Spring Semester 2024 | Thursdays 9:30-10:30am | Mann Library Rm 100

Part of a weekly informal discussion series to work our way through the data lifecycle over donuts. From the planning stages of a research project, through closeout and data archiving, we will discuss best practices and point to resources on campus and beyond. This session will be focused on file organization strategies and there will be time for open conversation, questions, skill-building, and troubleshooting. Learn more and register.

More workshops

There are lots more workshops across campus, all semester long — love your data, and sign up for one today!

Email data-help@cornell.edu with questions.