Network analysis is a common research method in many disciplines, used to study social or historical networks as well as the spread of disease, complex species interaction, logistics networks, and more. This workshop shares strategies and resources for arts and humanities scholars who want to explore relationships in their research data. Whether you study literature, history, art, or another humanistic area of inquiry - join us to learn more about how you might create, visualize, and analyze networks.

To illustrate some best practices for creating historical social networks, we will discuss an example network drawn from the research of English PhD candidate and Digital Scholarship Services GSA Yujin Jang, who is studying the social connections of the 17th century English philosopher and poet, Margaret Cavendish. We will then explore this example network using Gephi, a free and open-source tool for network analysis and visualization.

No prior experience with network data or analysis is needed! Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us with your questions about this and other digital scholarship topics.

Please check in with the presenter for your workshop or contact ULS-DigitalScholarshipServices@pitt.edu to find out if you will need to download any software prior to attending the event. If you are not a Pitt affiliate, please consult the instructions below for accessing computers and Wi-Fi.

-- Computer and Wi-Fi access--

If you are not bringing your own device, and need access to a computer for this event, please contact the presenter or ULS-DigitalScholarshipServices@pitt.edu as soon as possible for arrangements.

For Wi-Fi access in Hillman Library, if you are a Pitt affiliate, connect to PittNet using your Pitt credentials, as in other academic buildings. For more info: https://www.technology.pitt.edu/help-desk/how-to-documents/connect-pitt-wireless-and-wired-networks

For Wi-Fi access in Hillman Library, if you are not a Pitt affiliate:

AFFILIATES OF UPMC, CMU, AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES

Pitt is an eduroam service provider. You can check to see if your home institution supports using eduroam at remote sites here: https://www.eduroam.us/institutions_list. Your institution must be an “IdP” (Identity Provider) to allow you eduroamaccess. UPMC and CMU are both IdP's. Select the eduroam network from your Wi-Fi list.
- Log in using your university email address (including @institution.edu) and password. (CMU affiliates: use @andrew address.)
- Accept the server's certificate, if prompted.

FOR ALL OTHERS

Consult Pitt IT's guide for Guest Wifi Access: https://www.technology.pitt.edu/help-desk/how-to-documents/pittnetwireless-guest-wireless-access