Overview

Learn to create and analyze large datasets using ProQuest’s TDM Studio platform! Taught by ProQuest instructors, these two virtual workshops will explore how to use TDM Studio to mine ProQuest’s collections, drawing on methods such as geographic analysis, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling. Each session will focus on a different pathway for using TDM Studio: 1) the Workbench interface, designed for those programming their own data analysis scripts in R or Python, and 2) the Visualization interface, which allows users with and without coding experience to gain insight into their datasets.

About ProQuest TDM Studio

TDM Studio is a data mining platform that offers researchers the ability to mine millions of newspaper articles, scholarly publications, and other works licensed through ProQuest. Designed for users of a range of programming skill levels, it provides a cloud-based environment for executing queries, developing datasets, and analyzing text, and features multiple interfaces and visualization options through which researchers can explore their data. For more information, visit the TDM Studio website.

Workshop Details and Registration Links

Both workshops will be held online; all Yale students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate, though space is limited. If you have additional questions, please contact Barbara Esty, Data Librarian at the Marx Science and Social Science Library.

The Workbench Workshop: Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at 3 p.m. Eastern

This workshop for experienced R or Python programmers will explore TDM Studio’s Workbench interface. Participants will learn how to create a dataset and perform text mining on ProQuest documents in a Jupyter Notebook development environment, saving significant time on their analysis.

Prerequisites: knowledge of R or Python coding required.

Registration: please sign up on the official Workbench workshop page.

The Visualization Workshop: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at 3 p.m. Eastern

Open to users of all programming skill levels, this workshop will offer an introduction to TDM Studio’s Visualization interface. Participants will use TDM Studio’s various visualization features to quickly spot trends in their data, and to generate insights with topic modeling, geographic analysis, and sentiment analysis.

Prerequisites: none.

Registration: please sign up on the official Visualization workshop page.

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