Python

The Centre for Digital Scholarship Collaborates with The Carpentries for Innovative Trainings

Recognising that there is a growing need among researchers, teachers, and students to develop data science skills, the CDS has begun to collaborate with the international Carpentries community on the organisation of interactive workshops about coding literacy and computational thinking.

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The Centre for Digital Scholarship responds to Coronavirus

With the announcement on Friday 13 March that the Leiden University Libraries would close and that all people in the Netherlands should take steps to avoid social contact, the CDS team packed up their laptops and prepared to work from home. What does this mean for the services that we deliver?

Introduction to Python: (programming) lessons learnt

The second Python programming course from CDS has again become fully booked. The course covers the basics of Python in a supported hands-on environment. Ben explains what's covered in this popular course and how to find out about future courses.

Projects

Durable access to book historical data

A project to FAIRify a rich, existing dataset on the historical Leiden book industry shows how the data can be made more durable and accessible leading to more reproducible, more collaborative and more open scholarship.