Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass a leader in the American 19th century abolitionist movement. Join us in person on Friday, February 13, 2026 for a transcribe-a-thon to help create new & freely available resources for learning about Black history. This year we will transcribe content from the Colored Conventions Project, improving search, access, and discovery of these pages from history.

If you need to transcribe handwritten documents such as letters or manuscripts so you can search, analyze, or publish them, we can help get you started. This workshop will provide an introduction to handwriting text recognition (HTR) and hands-on training to get started with your research. You are welcome to bring any documents you are working with, but it is not required.

You will need a laptop.

Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This one-day workshop will focus on Plotting and Programming with Python. We will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

When you are getting ready to share your research data, you may have questions about how you can control access to your data. Maybe you have sensitive data that can’t be shared broadly, or maybe you just want credit for the data’s use. This workshop is for anyone who has questions about how they can protect themselves or their subjects when sharing research data. We will be covering:

This workshop will prepare you for depositing your thesis or dissertation to ProQuest. You'll learn:

• the formatting fundamentals for submitting to ProQuest
• embargoes, open access options, and other relevant copyright considerations as they relate to theses/dissertations
• how to get support as you go through the process of finishing and preparing to deposit your thesis

Please join us if you're depositing this spring, or are interested in learning more as you get ready to deposit in a future semester.

Come make a custom stamp while learning the foundations of laser engraving. We’'ll teach you what a laser engraver does, how to make your own design, preparing your file for print, and considerations for choosing a material. You’ll create your own stamp and we'll talk through next steps to continue working with laser engraving!

Digital Scholarship Conversations series is a monthly brown bag hosted by Tisch Library. Each conversation will focus on a different topic, helping us share ideas and build community around the intersection of digital technology and our research and teaching.

Tisch Library and Tufts Archival Research Center are hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon focused on improving Wikipedia content about Black history. A short tutorial will be given to introduce participants to writing and editing in Wikipedia, and we will have suggested topics and articles on hand for you to work on. Librarians and experienced Wikipedia editors from Tufts and the Boston area will be around to guide your editing and research.

Digital Scholarship Conversations series is a monthly brown bag hosted by Tisch Library. Each conversation will focus on a different topic, helping us share ideas and build community around the intersection of digital technology and our research and teaching.