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SUMMARY:Love Data Week: Where in the World Is My Data Set? Web Scraping for Curious People
DESCRIPTION:Ever feel like the internet is one giant treasure map and your 
 next dataset is hiding just out of sight? Grab your digital compass—this 
 workshop will show you how to uncover data gems tucked inside everyday 
 websites\, demystifying web scraping tools and tackling static pages 
 together. You’ll learn how to spot promising data sources\, peel back the 
 layers of HTML using R\, and transform online chaos into clean\, structured 
 information you can actually use. Whether you’re chasing global trends or 
 just curious about what’s possible\, you’ll walk away with practical 
 scraping skills—and the confidence to find the data the internet didn’t 
 intend to hand you on a platter. Adventure awaits… bring your curiosity. 
 \n\nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to:   
 \n\n\n	Identify where and how data can be acquired from the web and 
 evaluate whether a website is appropriate and technically feasible to 
 scrape.  \n	Understand basics of using R to scrape data from the web and 
 how to apply responsible and reproducible data acquisition practices for 
 web scraping.  \n\n\nTo follow along during the live workshop\, 
 participants should have R and RStudio installed prior to the workshop. 
 Instructions for downloading R and RStudio and installing packages are 
 available.  \n\nThis is an online event open to all\; please register to 
 receive the link. Presentation materials and a recording will be shared 
 with registrants after the workshop. If you have accommodation requests or 
 questions\, reach out to libevents@uwaterloo.ca with your needs.  
 \n\nPlease note: This is the third of four workshops for Love Data Week. 
 You do not need to attend all four\; please register for each workshop 
 separately.\n
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Lim":MAILTO:a23lim@uwaterloo.ca
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CONTACT;CN="Amy Lim":MAILTO:a23lim@uwaterloo.ca
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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URL:https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/events/LDW26WebScraping
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