Consultations
Consultation and technical support on any stage or aspect of a digital scholarship or pedagogical project.
The Sherman Centre provides comprehensive consulting and technical support to McMaster students, faculty, staff, and community members and collaborators beyond the university, catering to a wide range of digital scholarship needs.
We offer guidance at any stage or aspect of digital scholarship or pedagogical projects, helping to determine the most suitable digital tools, techniques, and methods for projects of any scale. Whether you’re refining research questions, planning realistic deliverables for a degree-related digital project, or figuring out the best tools and skills for your needs, the Sherman Centre is here to assist. We can help you develop a work plan, think about project storage solutions, or even navigate the complexities of pursuing grant funding.
We are also pleased to offer instructional collaboration to instructors at McMaster. We provide access to software, classroom visits, software demos, and more.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are dedicated to supporting digital scholarship and pedagogical projects at any stage of development. With free consultations and instructional collaborations available, we’re committed to helping you achieve your goals.
We offer support in the following areas:
- 3D modelling and printing
- Data acquisition, preparation, analysis, visualization, management, security, and sharing
- Data ethics and data justice
- Discovering data and statistics
- Digital storytelling and exhibits (including Omeka S)
- Digital mapping and geospatial data
- Minimal computing
- Podcasting
- Zines
- Research impact analysis and bibliometrics
- Research data management
- Social media research procedures and ethics
- Teaching with digital tools
- Textual analysis
- Website design
Booking a Consultation
McMaster students, faculty, staff and community members can book a consultation with SCDS staff here. To do so, scroll to the Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship heading, expand the menu, then select the staff member who best suits your project. The system will display that staff member’s availability and guide you through the short appointment booking process. You can learn more about our team members’ individual expertise here.
