LET THEM EAT PI(E)
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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
PI DAYMarch 14
3.14π
1988Exploratorium
celebration of π and pie
GIS Day @ MDG LibraryEverybody loves maps
activitiesgamesswagno pie
Data isconfusing
intimidatingBORING
Solution?Pie!
Raise awareness of MDGLEncourage data literacyMirror GIS Day
and also pie
200 slices2 hours
Pi activitiesdata literacy workshop
new stats software in MDGL
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?