LET THEM EAT PI(E)

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LET THEM EAT PI(E) PI DAY in the Maps, Data & GIS Library Heather Whipple Data/Liaison Librarian BROCK UNIVERSITY 25 April 2014 Masterpiece & Monster OCULA Spring Conference

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LET THEM EAT PI(E). PI DAY in the Maps, Data & GIS Library. 25 April 2014 Masterpiece & Monster OCULA Spring Conference. H eather Whipple Data/Liaison Librarian BROCK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. PI DAY March 14 3.14 π. 1988 Exploratorium celebration of π and pie. GIS Day @ MDG Library - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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LET THEM EAT PI(E)PI DAY in the Maps, Data & GIS Library

Heather WhippleData/Liaison Librarian

BROCK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

25 April 2014Masterpiece & MonsterOCULA Spring Conference

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PI DAYMarch 14

3.14π

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1988Exploratorium

celebration of π and pie

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GIS Day @ MDG LibraryEverybody loves maps

activitiesgamesswagno pie

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Data isconfusing

intimidatingBORING

Solution?Pie!

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Raise awareness of MDGLEncourage data literacyMirror GIS Day

and also pie

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200 slices2 hours

Pi activitiesdata literacy workshop

new stats software in MDGL

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[email protected]

WHAT EFFECT DOES IT HAVE?

π Data consultations steadyπ Don’t know what users need

π Can’t provide statistics support yet

π ‘Good enough’ data found without help?π Lack of awareness of MDG services?

π Data not part of the curriculum?π Triumph of open data?