The University Libraries is initiating a trial of the Gale Digital Scholar Lab, a platform that enables students and researchers to do text mining and analysis on materials from Gale Primary Sources, which includes digitized texts from the 16th century through the 20th century. This workshop will include an interactive introduction to using the lab and a discussion of best practices. Attendees will learn how to perform searches, manage data sets, apply analysis tools, and review results. This workshop will be appropriate for researchers from a range of disciplines, and requires no prior experience with digital research methods.

Prior to the session we ask that session participants access the Loyola University Gale Digital Scholar Lab trial link to ensure a seamless start.

Lunch will be provided by Gale Cengage.

Agenda:

 11:00 – 11:45 AM

• Interactive walk-through of the Digital Scholar Lab

11:45 – 12:15 PM

• Best Practices Discussion

12:15– 12:45 PM

• Lunch with interactive Q&A