J. Murrey Atkins Library
Beyond the Map: Advanced Data Analysis with SimplyAnalytics
Ready to move beyond the basics? This workshop is designed for campus users who want to explore the advanced capabilities of SimplyAnalytics. We’ll cover how to create combination location maps, build and export custom data reports, and apply filters and time series tools for more nuanced analysis. You’ll also learn how to incorporate business and consumer behavior data, use location analysis tools like radius, and save projects for long-term research. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped to use SimplyAnalytics for complex research projects, strategic planning, and impactful data storytelling. Bring your questions and a project idea if you have one.
- Tuesday, October 14, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Area 49, Visualization Lab (2nd Floor, Atkins Library)
Affordable Housing: Perspectives from Charlotte and the University
Please join the Urban Institute, Atkins Library, and the 49er Urban Planners club for a conversation about the critical issue of affordable housing. Community historian Dr. Tom Hanchett will kick off the program with insights from his new book Affordable Housing in Charlotte: What One City’s History Tells Us About America’s Pressing Problem (UNC Press, 2025). Joining Tom will be UNC Charlotte Urban Institute Executive Director Dr. Lori Thomas and Senior Research Associate Angelique Gaines, who will discuss current research projects — and share some ways that students and faculty have been engaged in this work. Laura Belcher, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region, will discuss the organization’s homebuilding efforts and opportunities for action.
- Wednesday, October 22, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Popp Martin Student Union, Room 340 A-F
AI in Library Research: An Exploration of Database Tools with Librarians
Explore how generative AI has been integrated into library resources. As in every sphere of learning and higher education, library vendors have jumped on board the AI train, finding ways to integrate it into library databases and discovery systems. In some cases, libraries have the option to turn these AI tools on or off, and in others, the tools remain active at all times. Whether you are a fan of AI tools or not, you and your students will now find them in some of the library databases, so it is important to see what they can do. This meetup will give you the opportunity to talk about how AI is impacting your teaching and some of the strategies and opportunities you have found to either integrate or modify your approach to teaching based on students’ integration of AI into their learning experience and coursework. In this meetup we will explore AI integrations in JSTOR, all ProQuest databases (such as ABI/Inform, Dissertations and Theses, Latin American and International Newsstream, Medline, Sociological Abstracts, New York Times), and Statista, a resource for business, economic, industry and other data. Note: This event is intended for those who teach classes at UNC Charlotte.
- Thursday, October 30, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Area 49, Visualization Lab (2nd Floor, Atkins Library) (Register)
