aims to raise awareness and build community around topics related to data management, sharing, and data services.Wednesday, February 12 | 11:00-12:00 | Cary Research Center, Wallace Library (2nd floor)
The Cary Collection’s world-class holdings extend beyond rare books and archival documents on paper, to the preservation of historic letterpress printing presses and printer’s type. This Technology Collection’s 40-ton footprint isn’t just dead weight—these machines serve as the springboards for contemporary research, creative printed editions, and credit-bearing classes. Join Cary master printer and associate curator, Amelia Fontanel, to learn how library metadata description is creatively applied to this equipment to facilitate its use and preservation. The session will conclude with a group printing experience in the Cary’s Milestones in Printing exhibit hall, Wallace Library, second floor.
Wednesday, February 12 | 5:00-6:00 | Lowenthal Hall 1225/1235 | Register here: https://bit.ly/business-feud-2025
Think you’ve got what it takes to outwit your peers? Join us for laughs, friendly competition, and some classic Family Feud fun—student-style! Test your business-savvy brain and teamwork skills as you compete to guess what "the survey says" on all things data related. Surveys will be conducted among classes of RIT students. Grab your friends, form a team, and show us who’s got the top answers!
Tuesday, February 18 | 11:00-12:00 | Zoom | Register here (will go through UR website): https://bit.ly/data-stewards-2025>
Join us for a discussion of using data ethically and what responsible data management means in different fields. Panelists will discuss data ethics and how they use data in their research or practice to make and guide decisions, design research models, or explore future opportunities.
Panelists represent a wide array of specialties including bioethics, software engineering, analyzing enterprise data, and other aspects of managing and interpreting data. Participants will have the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives and ask questions.
Participants:
This event is co-hosted by UR Libraries and RIT Libraries. Please register for the event to receive the zoom link (registration will go through UR).
Wednesday, February 19 | 2:30-4:00 | WAL-2410 | Register here: https://bit.ly/ai-jeopardy-2025
Teams of 3 people compete in an analog version of Jeopardy to show off their AI knowledge. Winning team receives a prize. Teams must sign up in advance.
Friday, February 21 | 2:00-3:00 | Zoom | Register here (will go through UR website): https://bit.ly/cultural-impact-2025
Join us on a panel by expert researchers from the University of Rochester (UR) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) working at the intersection of data, cultural impact, and community-based research. The speakers’ research covers topics including American Indian and Alaska Native identity; Black feminist theories and theatre; Afro-Latin America and the cultural politics of leisure; mechanics of diverse populations relating to injury and disease risk; and crime, law, deviance, race, ethnicity, migration, and the African diaspora.
Hear about topics such as data stewardship, while capturing diverse perspectives, the importance of inclusive data representation, and the impact of data-driven decision-making on Black and Indigenous communities. Participants will have the opportunity to hear perspectives and ask questions of researchers in a wide array of disciplines.
Participants:
This event is co-hosted by UR Libraries and RIT Libraries. Please register for the event to receive the zoom link (registration will go through UR).
Use of RIT resources is reserved for current RIT students, faculty
and staff for academic and teaching purposes only.
Please contact your librarian with any questions.
