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GISciences Centre’s Lunchless Learn Series Fall 2018

GIS lunchless learnsWhat is a “Lunchless Learn”? It’s a hands-on tutorial, held around lunchtime, open to all on campus — without the food.

A GIS, or Geographic Information System, is “a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data relating to positions on earth’s surface.” In other words, it’s a way at looking at the world differently.

This is a series to help give people a taste of what GIS is and how it can be used. To try and accommodate more people we are offering the same session at different times and locations. These sessions are meant to be self contained. After the intro session, take only the topics that are important or of interest you.

Due to the high level of interest in this series, we ask you to sign up for session(s). To sign up, contact gis@dal.ca

Intro – First Encounters of the GIS Kind
Mon., Sept. 24/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902
Fri., Sept. 28/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902                       
Tues., Oct. 2/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902

Data: so you want to make a map – where and how to find data
Mon., Oct. 1/11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902
Tues., Oct. 9/11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902

Raster: how to become a raster master
Mon., Oct. 15/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902
Tues., Oct. 16/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902

Carto: maps — the good, the bad, and the ugly
Mon., Oct. 22/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902
Tues., Oct. 30/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room G70

ArcGIS Online – GIS that’s in the cloud(s)
Mon., Oct. 29/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902
Tues., Nov. 6/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Killam Library – Room 2902 

GISciences Centre’s Lunchless Learn Series, Fall 2014

GIS lunchless learns

What is a Lunchless Learn? It’s a hands-on tutorial, held around lunchtime, open to all on campus (without the food).

A GIS, or Geographic Information System, is “a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data relating to positions on earth’s surface.” In other words, it’s an easy and fun way to look at the world differently.

This series gives people a taste of what GIS is and how it can be used. We are offering the same session at different times and locations, so choose the one that fits your schedule best. These sessions are meant to be self contained; after the intro session–take only the topics that are of interest to you.

Due to the high level of interest in these sessions, we ask you to sign up for each session. To sign up, contact gis@dal.ca

Intro – First Encounters of the GIS Kind
Tues., Sept. 16/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.          Room G70, Killam Library, Studley Campus
Wed., Sept. 24/noon–1:30 p.m.              Room C300, C Building, Sexton Campus
Thurs., Oct. 2/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.            Room G70, Killam Library, Studley Campus

Data: So You Want to Make a Map – where and how to find data
Wed., Oct. 8/noon–2 p.m.                          Room C300, C Building, Sexton Campus
Tues., Oct. 14/11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.         Room G70, Killam Library, Studley Campus

Raster – How to Become a Raster Master
Wed., Oct. 22/noon–1:30 p.m.                 Room C300, C Building, Sexton Campus
Tues., Oct. 28/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.            Room G70, Killam Library, Studley Campus

Carto: Maps – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Tues., Nov. 4/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.            Room G70, Killam Library, Studley Campus
Wed., Nov. 12/noon–1:30 p.m.              Room C300, C Building, Sexton Campus

New this year! ArcGIS Online – GIS that’s in the Cloud(s)!
Tues., Nov. 18/11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.         Room G70, Killam Library, Studley Campus

And don’t forget, the GISciences Centre is located on the second floor of the Killam Library.

Intern Profiles 2014: Alyssa Harder, GISciences Centre

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Alyssa is from a town in northern Ontario called Dryden. Before starting library school at Dalhousie, Alyssa completed an interdisciplinary degree at McMaster with a minor in geography. The purpose of an interdisciplinary degree is to foster critical thinking, a love of learning, and the ability to approach a problem from different angles. Students in the interdisciplinary degree programs must take courses from the core arts and sciences programs.

As part of her undergrad degree, Alyssa did some GIS (geographic information system) courses and also worked with a map librarian. “I liked working with the data. I enjoyed fixing up the maps and adding metadata. I came to library school with the interest GIS already,” said Alyssa. “I’d heard Dal has a good GIS department and I knew someone that had taken the MLIS program at Dalhousie. Also, I’d never been to Nova Scotia and I wanted to check it out,” she said.

This summer Alyssa will be assisting with a move of the map collection, doing some weeding, and reviewing the map collection policy. She’s also offering front-line help in the GIS Center on the second floor of the Killam Library, answering reference questions related to maps and GIS and helping with data requests.

In the future, she’d like to do something with GIS like working in a map library, which is the more traditional route. But she’s also doing a thesis on GIS, education, and teaching spatial literacy as part of her MLIS degree, so she is interested in that option as well.

“I’d love to end up in southern Ontario, but I’d be open to going anywhere in Canada,” said Alyssa.