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SUMMARY:Introduction to Markdown digital workflows
DESCRIPTION:Plain text formats have received increasing attention 
 fromscholars in recent years and have been described as among the best ways 
 to store knowledge persistently. This workshop will introduce you to the 
 benefits of using plain text files and simple markup formats to create 
 flexible\, robust\, and future-proof workflows for digital scholarship\, 
 research\, and knowlege. We will begin with a brief introduction to the 
 Markdown text format andcreate a short sample document which with the use 
 of a few simple tools that can be converted into a website\, dynamic 
 slideshow presentation\, PDF\, and even a formatted PhD thesis. We will 
 also cover how to migrate existing "closed" files like Word documents and 
 PowerPoint presentations into more accessible plain text Markdown (or 
 similar formats like Asciidoc)\, for archival\, collaboration\, version 
 control\, and other purposes. \n\nPrerequisites:\n\n* A text editor (note: 
 not a word processor!) that can save in plain text format. A good choice is 
 VSCode https://code.visualstudio.com/.\n\nHelpful\, but not required:\n\n* 
 A GitHub.com or Gitlab.com account. We’ll demonstrate how to use GitHub 
 Pages to host a static site. For a more complete introduction to creating 
 static sites with Github Pages\, please see the Introduction to Jekyll 
 (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/intro-jekyll/) workshop.\n* Some 
 familiarity with working in a command line / Unix shell interface. Some of 
 the tools we will introduce make use of the command-line\, but there are 
 usually alternatives and this is not required. If you'd like to learn more 
 about the command-line shell before you start\, please take a look at this 
 workshop Introduction to the Unix Shell 
 (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/intro-shell/).\n* Some familiarity with 
 Git. If you’d like to learn more about Git and GitHub before going any 
 further\, please see this workshop: Introduction to Git and Github 
 (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/intro-git/).\n\nThis workshop is part of 
 the Core Skills series. \n\nLocation Details\n\n 
 \n\n\n	Location:\n	*ONLINE*\n\n\nIf you have questions\, concerns\, or 
 accessibility needs\, please email digital.scholarship@ubc.ca.\n\nTo keep 
 up-to-date with all our workshops\, consults\, and events\, subscribe to 
 the UBC Library Research Commons monthly newsletter.\n\nThis event is 
 online. Registrants receive the link 3 hours before the event. Registration 
 closes at that time.
ORGANIZER;CN="Eka Grguric":MAILTO:eka.grguric@ubc.ca
CATEGORIES:Digital Scholarship, Research Commons
CONTACT;CN="Eka Grguric":MAILTO:eka.grguric@ubc.ca
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