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Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:41:00 +0000

Digital Tools for Research: II Semester Workshop Schedule

The Digital Tools for Research workshop series resumed in the second semester with Data Visualisation: Tableau, taught by Dr. Heike Vornhagen from the Data Science Institute / Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics. The workshop participants gained a solid foundation in data visualisation to understand the art and science behind transforming complex information into compelling

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:10:00 +0000

Standardising Funder Identifiers to ROR

As the research community prioritises open infrastructures, persistent identifiers (PIDs) are key in connecting research outputs, funders, institutions, and researchers. One significant recent step in this journey is transitioning and standardising Crossref Open Funder Registry funder data to Research Organisation Registry (ROR) IDs. ROR is an open, community-driven identifier system designed

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:31:00 +0000

Transforming Text into Discovery: OCR Enrichment of Irish Emigrant Collections

Since the summer, the Open and Digital Research Team in the Library have been testing and refining an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) pipeline. The Library’s OCR pipeline aims to convert scanned images of textual archival records into a format that is machine-readable, at scale. This is an especially important enhancement to the University’s digitised heritage collections, making its holdings

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The Library proactively supports and enhances the learning, teaching, and research activities of the University. The Library acts as a catalyst for your success as University of Galway’s hub for scholarly information discovery, sharing, and publication.

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