July 18, 2018
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructors: Jamene Brooks-Kieffer
Helpers: Erika Dickey, Brad Engelbert, Marcella Huggard, Jennifer Johnson, Miloche Kottman
This hands-on workshop draws on the Library Carpentry OpenRefine lesson to introduce data manipulation and cleaning using this powerful, open-source tool. The Carpentries aim to help researchers get work done in less time and with less pain by teaching basic research computing skills. Increasingly, library professionals work in contexts that can benefit from these same skills. For more information on the Library Carpentry curriculum, please see "Library Carpentry: software skills training for library professionals". Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own work problems.
Who: This workshop is offered for KU Libraries employees. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where: Watson Library Room 455, 1425 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: July 18, 2018. Add to your Google Calendar.
Equipment: Participants will be using OpenRefine installed on KU Libraries' laptop computers running Windows 10. To install OpenRefine on a personal computer, follow the instructions below. Participants are required to abide by The Carpentries' Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email jamenebk@ku.edu for more information.
| 09:00 | Introductions; Exploring OpenRefine; Importing Data |
| 09:30 | Facets and Filters |
| 10:00 | Clustering; Columns; Sorting |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Transformations |
| 11:45 | Discussion |
| 12:00 | END |
| Afterward | Reference... |
We will use this collaborative document, called an Etherpad, for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.
To install OpenRefine on a personal computer, follow the instructions described below. For installation on your work computer, you may need to arrange Windows administrative permission with your supervisor.
We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.
For this lesson you will need OpenRefine and a web browser. Note: this is a Java program that runs on your machine (not in the cloud). It runs inside a web browser, but no web connection is needed.
Check that you have either the Firefox or the Chrome browser installed and set as your default browser. OpenRefine runs in your default browser. It will not run correctly in Internet Explorer.
Download software from http://openrefine.org/
Create a new directory called OpenRefine.
Unzip the downloaded file into the OpenRefine directory by right-clicking and selecting "Extract ...".
Go to your newly created OpenRefine directory.
Launch OpenRefine by clicking google-refine.exe (this will launch a command prompt window, but you can ignore that - just wait for OpenRefine to open in the browser).
If you are using a different browser, or if OpenRefine does not automatically open for you, point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:3333/ or http://localhost:3333 to use the program.
Check that you have either the Firefox or the Chrome browser installed and set as your default browser. OpenRefine runs in your default browser. It may not run correctly in Safari.
Download software from http://openrefine.org/.
Create a new directory called OpenRefine.
Unzip the downloaded file into the OpenRefine directory by double-clicking it.
Go to your newly created OpenRefine directory.
Launch OpenRefine by dragging the icon into the Applications folder.
Use Ctrl-click/Open ... to launch it.
If you are using a different browser, or if OpenRefine does not automatically open for you, point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:3333/ or http://localhost:3333 to use the program.
Check that you have either the Firefox or the Chrome browser installed and set as your default browser. OpenRefine runs in your default browser.
Download software from http://openrefine.org/.
Make a directory called OpenRefine.
Unzip the downloaded file into the OpenRefine directory.
Go to your newly created OpenRefine directory.
Launch OpenRefine by entering ./refine into the terminal within the OpenRefine directory.
If you are using a different browser, or if OpenRefine does not automatically open for you, point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:3333/ or http://localhost:3333 to use the program.