There are actually a lot of digital humanities resources at UCLA, but sometimes you have to hunt a little, since they’re not really centralized.
Workshops
The Young Research Library, the UCLA Data Science Center, the Institute for Digital Research and Education, and the Statistics Consulting Group each have their own series of workshops. The topics are highly relevant to the tools and methods we use in class. In addition, the Institute for Digital Research and Education offers workshops by request, mostly on mapping topics.
In-person help
There are several places on campus where you can get technical help by making an appointment or stopping by. The Library’s Data Science Center is such a great resource for data-cleaning, stats, coding, and mapping help, and you can book an appointment online!
For visualization and mapping help, you can make an appointment with one of the Institute for Digital Research and Education’s consultants.
UCLA’s Digital Scholarship Librarian, Zoe Borovsky, can help you get access to data, and also knows about many tools and technologies that could be helpful.
Various other people are often willing to help out if we ask nicely. Talk to me if you can’t find the help you need!
Online help
My two favorite subscription-only resources are:
- the Safari library of ebooks on technical topics. These books are very expensive to purchase, but we get access through UCLA.
- the Lynda library of videos, which you can access with an LA Public Library card. These are fantastic, helpful videos. However, the Lynda situation has recently gotten a little complicated. As of September 2019, LinkedIn, which acquired Lynda, has rebranded the collection LinkedIn Learning and has talked about requiring users to use their LinkedIn account to login. For privacy reasons, many libraries oppose this change, and many libraries may unsubscribe from the service. As of now, however, you can still log in to LinkedIn Learning with an LAPL account and without a LinkedIn account.