Data Services
The Data Services team supports WashU users across campuses, schools, and disciplines.
Core Services
- Data Sourcing
- Data Management, Sharing & Curation
- Data Exploration & Visualization
- 3D/AR/VR
- Digital Humanities
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Data Services offers help desk support, research guides, resources, workshops, and 1:1 consultations for all services listed.
Help Desk
Data Services staff are available to assist you directly. Help desk support is available at the hours below via Zoom:
- Mondays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Tuesdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
We are also available by appointment. Please reach out to us via the Data Services Appointment Request Form.
If users access the help desk in the final few minutes, our team may have to schedule an appointment rather than provide on-the-spot consultation.
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Data Savvy Courses & DataLab Workshops
Data Services offers several foundational and helpful ways to learn more about data tools through the WashU Libraries. Data Savvy Courses are a set of self-paced courses delivered through Canvas, and DataLab Workshops provide a range of workshops, from the basics of understanding data to working with data tools.
Our Team
Contact
- Department
- Data Services
- Name
- Jennifer Moore
- Pronouns
- she/her/hers
- Job Title
- Head of Data Services
- Email Address
- j.moore@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-5492
- Make Appointment
- Make an Appointment
Contact
- Department
- Data Services
- Name
- Sarah Swanz
- Job Title
- Humanities Data Curator/Data Services Librarian
- Email Address
- sswanz@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-6349
Contact
- Department
- Data Services
- Name
- Mollie Webb
- Job Title
- Data and GIS Developer
- Email Address
- molliewebb@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-3511
Contact
- Department
- Data Services
- Name
- Zachary Szczepaniak
- Job Title
- GIS & Data Analyst
- Email Address
- szachary@wustl.edu
Contact
- Department
- Data Services
- Name
- Harper Tooch
- Job Title
- 3D Visualization Specialist
- Email Address
- h.tooch@wustl.edu
Contact
- Department
- Data Services
- Name
- Ryan Wallace
- Job Title
- GIS & Data Science Librarian and Data Curator
- Email Address
- rcwallac@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-0156
Data Services Resident
The residency program equips the resident with deep knowledge of our core service areas. Residents bring their own expertise and, through training, shadowing, and mentorship, enhance that expertise to work meaningfully with data.
The current Data Services Resident is Curatorial Assistant Steven Vance. His residency will focus on digital humanities tools.
The FY 2024 Data Services Resident was Chemistry Subject Librarian Rhiannon Iha. Their residency focused on data management and sharing.
Contact
- Department
- Special Collections
- Name
- Steven Vance
- Job Title
- Curatorial Assistant
- Email Address
- svance@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-8785
Upcoming Data Services Events
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Introduction to Text Analysis in Python Series
This four-session course will provide participants with an introduction to analyzing textual data using Python. This course is intended for graduate students, faculty…
Introduction to Text Mining with Constellate
Learn about the principles of text mining using Constellate, a JSTOR’s text mining platform from JSTOR. Constellate provides tools for…
Getting Started with HPC at WashU Series
This 4-course seminar will provide participants with a foundation in using the RIS computing cluster. RIS is a computing platform…
Webscraping in Python
In this concise 1-session workshop, we will learn about web scraping using the Requests and BeautifulSoup library in Python. Often,…
Large Language Models in Python Series
In this three-session seminar, we will delve into neural network/deep learning approaches that have become dominant in NLP in recent…
Native Space: Mapping, Expulsion, and Confinement in 19th-century North America
The fall meeting of the Geospatial Working Group features Balraj Gill, an Indigenous Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at WashU, who will…
Protecting the Cultural Resources of the Seminole Tribe
Join us as we celebrate Geography Awareness week with a virtual presentation and discussion with guests from the Seminole Tribe…
GIS in Indian Country
Join us as we celebrate Geography Awareness Week with a discussion featuring Garet Couch, GISP, President of the National Tribal…
