CommunityData:Onboarding Checklist

Welcome!

Getting started

• [TODO] Please read: CommunityData:Introduction to CDSC Resources.

IRC

We use IRC for chat.

• [TODO] Read the CommunityData:IRC page for info.
• [TODO] log onto IRC for the first time / set up your choice of IRC client
• [TODO] create and register your nick
• [TODO] join #communitydata and #communitydata-casual
• [TODO] say hello to folks in the group!

Wiki

Welcome to this wiki!

• [TODO] create a wiki account
• [TODO] Once you do, send a note to a more senior group member with your username (perhaps on IRC?!) and we'll grant your account some privileges (to help ensure none of your edits get caught up in our spam filters)
• [TODO] add information and a picture of yourself to the People page

Email

• [TODO] Read over email lists to familiarize yourself with the email lists.
• [TODO] Sign up for your local collective-LOCATION email list. Once you subscribe to one of these lists, you will also be on the collective@communitydata.science (the full group) list.

Zotero

• [TODO] Install Zotero for you laptop as well as the Zotero connector.
• [TODO] Ask your advisor or the faculty you are working with to add you to the Zotero group.
• [TODO] Carefully read the CommunityData:Zotero page and practice adding a new thing to the repository.

Misc

• Fill out the "Useful Information" form
• Become familiar with any servers or computational resources relevant to your work
• Add / follow the shared calendar (on Google Calendars): https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=4lp243dptu5ddcd5jr5d7032jc@group.calendar.google.com
• Ask to be added to social media accounts (if interested)