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Center for Digital Research & Scholarship Distinguished Lecture Series: Responsible AI at the Library of Congress
Online
Responsible AI at the Library of Congress
A PRESENTATION BY Natalie Buda Smith
Online Event via Zoom
Abstract:
The Library of Congress approaches artificial intelligence as both an opportunity and...
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Date:
Friday, April 24, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
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Event > Center for Digital Research and Scholarship
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Online Registration
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Handwritten Histories: Transcribing Civil War-Era Family Letters
In-Person
Are you interested in getting hands-on experience with American Civil War letters? Have you ever been curious about what people were talking about then? Have you ever wondered how historical materials...
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Date:
Friday, April 24, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
SCALE-UP Classroom (Newman 101S), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Undergraduates
Public
Graduate Students
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Josie's Office Hours
In-Person
Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...
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Date:
Monday, April 27, 2026
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Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Undergraduates
Public
Graduate Students
Faculty/Staff
Needle Felting Crafternoon
In-Person
Feeling stressed? Take it out on some wool. Learn the basics of needle felting and take home your new creation.
Crafternoons provide informal arts instruction for all levels. All supplies provided...
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Date:
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Prototyping Studio (Newman 430), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Beginners
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Categories:
Workshop
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In-Person Registration
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Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
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Date:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Event > Livestream
Button Making Crafternoon
In-Person
Learn to use the Prototyping Studio's button maker and design your own buttons!
Crafternoons provide informal arts instruction for all levels. All supplies provided and free of charge. Attendees are...
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Date:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Prototyping Studio (Newman 430), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Beginners
Undergraduates
Public
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Categories:
Workshop
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
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Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course
Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...
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Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Graduate Students
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Event
Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour
In-Person
Join us for the weekly Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour in the Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126) on the 1st floor of Newman Library. Bring your lunch or afternoon coffee and join us in...
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Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Beginners
Undergraduates
Public
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Faculty/Staff
Alumni
Categories:
Event > Data Science
Studios Spring Semester Party
In-Person
Join us in the Gaming Studio to celebrate the end of the 2025-2026 academic year with games, crafts, snacks, and prizes.
Date:
Friday, May 1, 2026
Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
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Josie's Office Hours
In-Person
Join Josie the Therapy Dog from Cook Counseling for her weekly office hours located on the 2nd floor of Newman Library near the Popular Reading Collection. If you are an individual with a disability...
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Date:
Monday, May 4, 2026
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Time:
11:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
2nd Floor Commons (Newman Library), Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Undergraduates
Public
Graduate Students
Faculty/Staff
Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
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Date:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Event > Livestream
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course
Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...
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Date:
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
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Graduate Students
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Researchers
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Event
Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour
In-Person
Join us for the weekly Digital Scholarship Collaboration Hour in the Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126) on the 1st floor of Newman Library. Bring your lunch or afternoon coffee and join us in...
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Date:
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Athenaeum Collaboration Room (Newman 126), Blacksburg Campus
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Beginners
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Public
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Alumni
Categories:
Event > Data Science
How to take advantage of Virginia Tech's open access policy
Online
Since March 2021, all Virginia Tech researchers can provide immediate open access to the accepted version of scholarly articles through the university’s repository, VTechWorks, regardless of their...
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Date:
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Audience:
Graduate Students
Faculty/Staff
Postdoc
Researchers
Categories:
Event
Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
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Date:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Categories:
Event > Livestream
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course
Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...
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Date:
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
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Graduate Students
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Event
Intro to Python and JupyterLab - Software Carpentry
In-Person / Online
This workshop provides an introduction to using the Python programming language for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing. Learn how to work with data in Python using the JupyterLab...
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Date:
Monday, May 18, 2026
Time:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Beginners
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Alumni
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Categories:
Workshop
Workshop > Data Science
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Register! - 48 seats left
Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
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Date:
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Categories:
Event > Livestream
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course
Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...
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Date:
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
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Event
Intro to R and RStudio - Data Carpentry
In-Person / Online
This hands-on, participatory workshop provides an introduction to using the R programming language for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing. Learn how to work with data in R and...
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Date:
Friday, May 22, 2026
Time:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Beginners
Undergraduates
Public
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Alumni
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Categories:
Workshop
Workshop > Data Science
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Register! - 48 seats left
Intro to Unix and Git: working at the command line (Software Carpentry)
In-Person / Online
This workshop provides an introduction to the command line and Git for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing. Learn how to automate repetitive research tasks by working at the Unix...
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Date:
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Time:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
UMALL 2104, Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Beginners
Undergraduates
Public
Graduate Students
Faculty/Staff
Alumni
Postdoc
Researchers
Categories:
Workshop
Workshop > Data Science
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
/ Online Registration
Register! - 45 seats left
Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
More
Date:
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
Beginners
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Alumni
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Categories:
Event > Livestream
Self-Paced Scholarly Identity Challenge Course
Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is a self-paced, asynchronous course offered through the Professional Development Network (PDN). Please register for the course and complete the modules on your own through this...
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Date:
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Time:
All Day Event
Location:
Blacksburg Campus
Audience:
Graduate Students
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Researchers
Categories:
Event
Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
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Date:
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Archival Adventures
Online
It's time for an adventure!
Join our community collections archivist, Anthony Wright de Hernandez, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and...
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Date:
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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