Structured Data & the Command Line
You’ll learn what structured data is and how to interact with your computer from the terminal.
Read, view, and listen
- “Structured vs. Unstructured Data”
- “A Gentle Introduction to XML”
- “JSON Basics: What You Need to Know”
- “Unix Commands and Batch Processing for the Reluctant Librarian or Archivist”
Install
ONLY IF YOU USE A WINDOWS MACHINE: Git for Windows
Please follow these instructions for installing Git for Windows. (Basically, leave all the default options as they are except for one!)
(If you use a Mac, you can skip this.)
In-class links
Tutorial: Getting started with the command line (also see version on Github)
Alternative Unix activity for the tech-confident
Learning more
XML Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning, available to UCLA staff and students; log in here with your UCLA ID)
Learning XML (O’Reilly Media, available to UCLA staff and students; log in here with your UCLA ID)
JSON Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning, available to UCLA staff and students; log in here with your UCLA ID)
Introduction to JavaScript Object Notation (O’Reilly Media, available to UCLA staff and students; log in here with your UCLA ID)
Unix Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning, available to UCLA staff and students; log in here with your UCLA ID)
Unix Fundamentals 101 (O’Reilly Media, available to UCLA staff and students; log in here with your UCLA ID)
Introduction to the Command Line (The Launch School)
Command Line Workshop (Digital Humanities Research Initiative)