Introduction to OpenRefine, July 13, 2023, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT

OpenRefine, formerly known as Google Refine, is a powerful open-source tool for working with messy data. As the amount of data grows, so do the errors and inconsistencies, leading to more time required to manually correct these issues. This course will introduce and review OpenRefine, the software that allows users to quickly view, identify inconsistencies in, and enhance various data.

Learning objectives for this session include:

• Learning the basic operation of OpenRefine software
• Understanding OpenRefine's data-editing capabilities
• Determining ways OpenRefine can be useful in library work

Amigos Member Fee - $ 90.00

Non-member Fee - $ 180.00

Register today: https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/register?id=1950&reset=1

Regular Expressions, August 1 - 3, 2023, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Regular expressions are powerful for pattern matching and text processing in programming languages. They are used in libraries for tasks such as data validation, string manipulation, and search functionality. Investigate common use cases for regular expressions such as validating user input, parsing text, and extracting data from strings.

Learning objectives for this session include:

• Understanding the basic syntax of regular expressions and their use cases in libraries
• Writing regular expressions to extract and manipulate text data
• Using regular expressions to validate data inputs and ensure data quality

Amigos Member Individual Registration - $ 180.00

Non-member Individual Registration - $ 360.00

Register today: https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/register?id=1956&reset=1

Jodie Borgerding (she/her/hers)

Continuing Education Services Manager

Amigos Library Services

1190 Meramec Station Rd. Ste. 207

Ballwin, MO 63021

972-340-2897 

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