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- 1. “GIS for the Rest of Us” Collaborating on GIS Education and Outreach at Ohio State Joshua Sadvari, Matthew Adair, and Jason Cervenec International Cartographic Conference, Washington, DC July 1, 2017
- 2. 2 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES About Ohio State • Top-20 public university • 66,000 students • 4,000 faculty • 15 Colleges • Land grant institution • 200 undergraduate majors and 250 master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees
- 3. 3 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES About OSU Libraries • Top 10 ARL library • 13 campus locations
- 4. 4 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES About the Research Commons • Hub for interdisciplinary research • Focus on: • Data Management & Visualization • Digital Humanities • GIS & Mapping
- 5. 5 About Me Joined OSU Libraries in June 2014 as Research Commons Program Manager and GIS Specialist • Promote the use of GIS in research and teaching • Facilitate GIS workshops and training opportunities • Provide research consultations and project support • Offer assistance in locating or creating GIS data • Connect researchers with other GIS resources at OSU UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 6. 6 GIS & Mapping Support in the OSU Libraries Guiding principles: • Don’t duplicate… collaborate! • Highlight multi- and interdisciplinary applications • “Tools” = fundamental concepts, research methods, and technical skills UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 7. 7 GIS & Mapping Support in the OSU Libraries Guiding principles: • Don’t duplicate… collaborate! • Highlight multi- and interdisciplinary applications • “Tools” = fundamental concepts, research methods, and technical skills UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 8. 8 Partnering Across Campus • Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) • Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center • OSU’s Enterprise GIS (in Physical Planning and Real Estate) UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 9. 9 GIS Day • Since 2014, GIS Day events have been hosted in library spaces • Each year, the event has grown in terms of attendance but also as other activities have been incorporated • GIS Day activities have high interest among campus partners but also internally among Libraries departments UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 10. 10 GIS Day 2014 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 11. 11 GIS Day 2016 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 12. 12 GIS Day 2016 New hands-on workshops: • gismaps.osu.edu • PolicyMap • Data-Planet • LandScan • Social Explorer • BTAA OGP UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 13. 13 From GIS Day to GeoViz in Libraries Exhibits University Archives 50th Anniversary (Summer 2015) UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 14. 14 From GIS Day to GeoViz in Libraries Exhibits Dancing in the Streets: Carnival from Britain, Brazil, and Beyond (Spring 2016) UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 15. 15 From GIS Day to GeoViz in Libraries Exhibits Building Ohio State: From Forest to the Renovation of Thompson Library (Spring 2017) UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 16. 16 GIS & Mapping Support in the OSU Libraries Guiding principles: • Don’t duplicate… collaborate! • Highlight multi- and interdisciplinary applications • “Tools” = fundamental concepts, research methods, and technical skills UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 18. 18 “GIS for the Rest of Us” 60 faculty, postdocs, and grad students from nine OSU colleges and staff from community organizations • Google Earth Basics • Google Earth Advanced • ArcGIS Online (Public) • Esri Story Maps UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 20. 20 Screenshots from: Foulis, E. 2015. Latin@ Stories Across Ohio [ebook]. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University. Research Consultations and Project Support UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 21. 21 Classroom Instruction • Comparative Studies • Religious Diversity in America • Rural Sociology • Environmental Sociology UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 22. 22 GIS & Mapping Support in the OSU Libraries Guiding principles: • Don’t duplicate… collaborate! • Highlight multi- and interdisciplinary applications • “Tools” = fundamental concepts, research methods, and technical skills UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 23. 23 GIS for Research I: An Introduction to GIS Concepts and Data (Workshop) Learning objectives: • Be introduced to key concepts for using GIS in research • Learn more about common GIS data formats • Explore OSU Libraries’ and public databases where GIS data can be retrieved UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 24. 24 Modifying Existing Tool-Based Tutorials Learn ArcGIS (Get Started with ArcGIS Online): https://learn.arcgis.com/en/ UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 25. 25 Modifying Existing Tool-Based Tutorials • Purpose and audience • Project workflow components • Digitization • Georeferencing • Geocoding • Discuss “why” when teaching “how” UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Modified from Lesson 3-1 in: Keranen, K., and L. Malone. 2016. Instructional guide for the ArcGIS book. Redlands, CA: Esri Press.
- 26. 26 Challenges and Opportunities “More advanced topics on specific applications of ArcGIS” Collaborating to offer more topically-focused training: • GIS for Public Health • GIS for Transportation • GIS for Environmental Science UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 27. 27 Challenges and Opportunities “Maybe a follow-up workshop where you work to start creating/building your own” “I just need more hands-on time” Semester-long, project-oriented “meet-up” groups: • Spatial Analysis and Mapping in the Humanities • Building Your First GIS Web App UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
- 28. 28 Wrapping Up • It takes a village • Finding the balance between breadth and depth • “Tools” beyond the tools • Navigating challenges and embracing opportunities UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES