Celebrate International Love Data Week with William & Mary Libraries and our partners in the Mason Business School, and the Center for Geospatial Analysis. We have a full week of events and engaging activities to showcase the many ways data shapes and impacts our world. During the week, you can show your love for data by joining in all of our activities. Check out the full schedule below.
Schedule of Events
Week-long Events to Checkout at Swem Library and McLeod Business Library
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Love Data Week Sticker & Button Giveaway
All week you can grab our special Love Data Week stickers and buttons in the Swem Lobby, McLeod Business Library, or Miller Hall Atrium
Tuesday, February 10th
Bloomberg 101
Financial Markets Lab in Miller Hall, 12:30-1:30pm
Learn the essentials of using the Bloomberg Terminal in this hands-on session led by a Bloomberg representative. Topics include navigating function keys, finding company news and stock tickers, analyzing securities, comparing multi-year financial ratios, and graphing stock performance against benchmarks like the S&P 500. You’ll also explore dividend yields, P/E trends, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, and new AI-powered Bloomberg features—key skills for real-world investment analysis.
Thursday, February 12th
Blind Data With a Book Display
Swem Lobby
Need a good read to cozy up to for Valentines? Join W&M Libraries in celebrating International Love Data Week by visiting the library lobby and checking out our Blind Data with a Book Display. We've gathered a selection of fun reads, disguised them in festive paper with a few descriptive words to spark your interest and some helpful data points. The books go fast, so stop by early! The display will be up until Sunday, February 15th.
Friday, February 13th
Messy Data Panel: A Love-Hate Relationship with Spatial Data
Ford Classroom, ground floor of Swem Library, 1-2pm
To celebrate International Love Data Week, CGA is excited to host a panel discussing a side of data we all know and may not love: messy data! We will be welcoming Williamsburg GIS Administrator Harrison Williams, graduate student Cyrus Hulen, and Dr. Katy Rossiter to hear about their various perspectives and experiences working with disorganized spatial data. Together, the panelists will illuminate some of the common problems faced by those working in federal and local sectors as well as independent research fields. Bring your questions; there will be pizza! Register before the event.
Hosted by the Center for Geospatial Analysis