Do you work with data in spreadsheets? Are you tired of triple checking Excel or Google Sheets to make sure it hasn’t suddenly changed your dates into numbers? There is a better way! This workshop will teach you how to clean and standardize data with OpenRefine. OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. This workshop will explain what it means to “clean” data, review techniques to address common data errors, and provide you with sample datasets for hands-on practice using OpenRefine.  

By the end of the workshop you will be able to: 
•    Understand the importance of cleaning your data to enable accurate analysis 
•    Identify common data errors and how to address them 
•    Use OpenRefine features to clean tabular datasets

Beginners welcome! Participants are encouraged to download OpenRefine prior to the workshop: http://openrefine.org/download.html ;

Presented by Chester Fritz Librarians: Zeineb Yousif, Digital Initiatives Librarian, and Brian Garrison, Business and Government Documents Librarian 

Registration is required to attend. Register here. Zoom link will be provided upon registration. Currently enrolled graduate students are invited to attend.

This workshop is sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies and the Chester Fritz Library.