Data + Donuts: Register for this Friday and next 🍩
Our second Data + Donuts event of the semester is coming up this Friday, April 19! We're also excited to announce a fourth session in our spring lineup on April 26: a collaboration with the R User Group at the Harvard Data Science Initiative. Find details and links to register below. | | | |
Jessica Lasky-Fink on Data-Driven Public Service Delivery
Friday, April 19, 2024
10:30-11:30AM ET
Wexner 434 + Zoom
This event is open to all, regardless of Harvard affiliation.
Jessica Lasky-Fink is Research Director at The People Lab, a program of the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard. Her research uses insights from behavioral science to improve the delivery of government services and programs, with a focus on the social safety net. At this event, she’ll speak about The People Lab’s innovative approach to public service research through government and community empowerment. | | | | | |
Lightning Talks with the R User Group
Friday, April 26, 2024
2:00-3:00PM ET
Wexner 434B + Zoom
This event is open to all, regardless of Harvard affiliation.
Join the R User Group at the Harvard Data Science Initiative for an afternoon of R lightning talks! A lightning talk is a short, fast-paced talk about a topic worth sharing but that might not make sense as a longer, formal presentation. Our presenters will each give a 5-8 minute talk on something that gets them excited about R, whether it's a short tutorial on an exciting feature, an innovative way of approaching a coding problem, or a fun application of R. | | | | | |
Graduating student info sessions: What can I keep using as an alum? 🎓
Huge congratulations to all students on your upcoming graduation from HKS! There are a few things you'll need to do with your HKS accounts once you become an alum, and your access to certain resources will change. Join HKSIT, the HKS Library, and Educational Technology to learn about the steps you should take before graduation and what you can still use after.
Can't make the information sessions listed below? Find details in these online resources: | | | |
Graduating Student Info Session #1
Monday, April 29, 2024
3:00-4:00PM ET
Wexner 102 (above the HKS Cafe)
This event is open to HKS affiliates.
In this session you'll learn how to:
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Maintain access to your HarvardKey after graduation.
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Save the emails, contacts, files, accounts, and course materials you've collected during your time at HKS.
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Migrate certain accounts to discounted versions you can access as an alum.
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Apply for a free Alumni Library Borrowing Card to visit and check out materials from Harvard libraries.
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Use the HKS Library's research resources as an alum.
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Graduating Student Info Session #2
Thursday, May 2, 2024
3:00-4:00PM ET
Wexner 102 (above the HKS Cafe)
This event is open to HKS affiliates.
In this session you'll learn how to:
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Maintain access to your HarvardKey after graduation.
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Save the emails, contacts, files, accounts, and course materials you've collected during your time at HKS.
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Migrate certain accounts to discounted versions you can access as an alum.
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Apply for a free Alumni Library Borrowing Card to visit and check out materials from Harvard libraries.
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Use the HKS Library's research resources as an alum.
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ACCESSIBILITY TRAINING 📄 |
Creating Accessible PDFs
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
1:00-3:00PM
Littauer 382 (HKS Campus)
This session is open to Harvard affiliates.
Join Harvard's Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) team for an overview of the concepts and concrete steps for creating accessible PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Designing your documents with accessibility in mind will improve ease of use and access to your content for everyone.
In this training you'll learn:
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Core concepts and benefits of accessible design.
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How to use automated accessibility checkers.
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Basics of converting document to accessible PDFs.
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How to review and modify tags in a PDF.
This training will be especially helpful if you're posting publications, research materials, and other PDF documents to Harvard's digital platforms. | | | | | |
New book display: Arab American Heritage Month 📚
April is Arab American Heritage month! Launched in 2017 by the Arab American Foundation, the month is an opportunity to celebrate the Arab American community's "rich heritage and numerous contributions to society."
The Arab American Foundation traces its roots to Kahlil Gibran, the celebrated Lebanese-American writer, poet, and philosopher. A century ago, Gibran helped create Al Mahjar ("The Pen League"): a collective of writers and scholars who immigrated to America and "encouraged the revitalization of Arab literature."
(Fun fact: Gibran spent much of his early life in Boston after immigrating with his mother and siblings. Living in the South End, he educated himself at the Boston Public Library and wrote the first draft of his acclaimed work The Prophet in Buzzards Bay.)
The books in this month's display pay homage to this Arab American literary tradition, featuring works by Mahjari and contemporary writers and scholars.
Explore the display in person in the HKS Library or online. | | | | |
New books in the Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Collection 📖
Thank you so much to all the HKS community members who have recommended books for the Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Collection! This collection is driven entirely by community recommendation. Since the start of the Spring 2024 semester, we've added over a dozen new books. We want to add your picks, too! Email library_research@hks.harvard.edu with your favorite books on identity and belonging.
Highlights from our recent additions are below. Click each link for details including how to check out the book via HOLLIS. | | | |
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