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LET THEM EAT PI(E)

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

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LET THEM EAT PI(E)

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

  2. PI DAY March 14 3.14 π

  3. 1988 Exploratorium celebration of πand pie

  4. GIS Day @ MDG Library Everybody loves maps activities games swag no pie

  5. Data is confusing intimidating BORING Solution? Pie!

  6. Raise awareness of MDGL Encourage data literacy Mirror GIS Day and also pie

  7. 200 slices 2 hours Pi activities data literacy workshop new stats software in MDGL

  8. WHAT EFFECT DOES IT HAVE? • Data consultations steady • Don’t know what users need • Can’t provide statistics support yet • ‘Good enough’ data found without help? • Lack of awareness of MDG services? • Data not part of the curriculum? • Triumph of open data? hwhipple@brocku.ca

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