Introduction to OpenRefine, July 13, 2023, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT OpenRefine, formerly known as Google Refine, is a powerful open-source tool for working with messy data. As the amount of data grows, so do the errors and inconsistencies, leading to more time required to manually correct these issues. This course will introduce and review OpenRefine, the software which allows users to quickly view, identify inconsistencies in, and enhance a variety of data.
Learning objectives for this session include: * Learning the basic operation of OpenRefine software * Understanding OpenRefine's data-editing capabilities * Determining ways OpenRefine can be useful in library work Amigos Member Fee - $ 90.00 Non-member Fee - $ 180.00 Register today: https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/register?id=1950&reset=1 Regular Expressions, August 1 - 3, 2023, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Regular expressions are a powerful tool for pattern matching and text processing in programming languages. They are used in libraries for tasks such as data validation, string manipulation, and search functionality. Investigate common use cases for regular expressions such as validating user input, parsing text, and extracting data from strings. Learning objectives for this session include: * Understanding the basic syntax of regular expressions and their use cases in libraries * Writing regular expressions to extract and manipulate text data * Using regular expressions to validate data inputs and ensure data quality Amigos Member Individual Registration - $ 180.00 Non-member Individual Registration - $ 360.00 Register today: https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/register?id=1956&reset=1 Jodie Borgerding (she/her/hers) Continuing Education Services Manager Amigos Library Services 1190 Meramec Station Rd. Ste. 207 Ballwin, MO 63021 972-340-2897 borgerd...@amigos.org<mailto:borgerd...@amigos.org> www.amigos.org<https://amigos.org/>
