This session will review the advanced search commands and analysis features available in Dow Jones Factiva. Data gathered can be used to examine global political, economic and business content from over 14,000 newspapers, magazines and other major journals like Foreign Affairs available in this database. Content is available in over 20 languages; and in addition to current news the platform has an archive of news content back to the 1980s.  Location: Ginn Library Rm.

R is an open-source statistical programming language used to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data. In this hands-on workshop, users will be introduced to R packages used for data visualization using a sample data set.

Prior experience with R OR completion of Ginn's "Introduction to R" workshop is recommended.

Tufts Libraries have hundreds of databases, journals, books and other resources to choose from. Learn more about access to library resources with search strategies to find what you need and advanced search techniques such as wildcard searching, Boolean operators, finding related citations, subject searching, and use of filters to refine results.

R is an open-source statistical programming language used to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data. The flexibility of R allows large amounts of data to be processed and represented in ways that spreadsheet programs cannot. This introductory, hands-on workshop provides a brief overview of how R works and what it is capable of. You will walk away with the fundamentals of how to code in R through the creation of a R script with a sample dataset.

No prior experience with R or programming languages is required.