Join us for this introductory workshop about nodegoat, a web-based research environment for the humanities. Nodegoat allows scholars to build datasets based on their own data model and offers relational modes of analysis with spatial and chronological forms of contextualisation. Instructors for this workshop will be Geert Kessels and Pim van Bree, both nodegoat developers at LAB1100.

Practical information

This workshop will take place on Friday, 28 March 2025, from 14.00 to 17.00 hours in room 0.21 of the Utrecht University Library, City Centre (Drift 27, Utrecht). Admission is free.

Programme

The programme for the workshop will be the following:

14.00 Introduction to nodegoat
14.45 Who are you and what is your research question?
15.00 Learn how to enter geographical data into nodegoat
15.45 Break
16.00 Learn how to enter relational data into nodegoat
16.30 Learn how to conceptualise a data model
16.45 Learn how to implement a data model in nodegoat
17.00 End of workshop

Level

No prior experience with nodegoat is required. The workshop will be in English.

Preparation

Participants should bring their own laptops. No preparation is necessary for this workshop. Feel free to bring your research questions and/or dataset to be used during the workshop. You can also start a project before the workshop and attend the workshop to ask questions about it: go to www.nodegoat.net/requestaccount to get started.

For whom?

This workshop is open to all who are interested in joining.

Registration

Please complete the registration form below if you wish to sign up for this workshop. Register early to secure your place, as spots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you find yourself unable to attend after completing registration, we kindly request that you cancel your registration by sending an email to cdh@uu.nl, allowing us to offer the spot to another participant. Thank you for your cooperation.