Geospatial Map and Data Centre (GMDC)
Located on the main floor of the Library there are two labs, the large one with 16 workstations for individual work and a small one with 6 workstations for group consultation and graduate work. Both labs are equipped with ArcGIS Pro, R, R studio and SPSS software.
Data Consultation
Need help locating statistics and data for your research? Please contact libstats@torontomu.ca
Statistical Consultation and Learning Support
The Library’s Geospatial Map and Data Centre (GMDC) offers a statistical consultation and learning service for faculty, students and staff at TMU. If you are new to quantitative research, we can help you gain knowledge and confidence in statistical thinking and data analysis. If you are seeking support for a research project involving statistical and/or spatial analysis, we can provide guidance with exploratory data analysis, data collection, organization, visualization, methodological approach, and interpretation.
Click here to book an appointment. Please be mindful that any consultation provided should be treated as an additional resource for learning, and is not meant to do your work for you (e.g. assignments, code writing, literature review, etc.). As enquiries often require time and assistance from multiple sources (data and mapping librarians, GIS and statistics specialists, Research Help Desk, and others within or outside the Library), we encourage you to be proactive and plan according to the stage of your research project.
Software support
We offer learning foundations and general software support in Excel, R, SPSS, and ArcGIS Pro.
Faculty support
We can provide guest lectures, class visits, and custom workshops for your students. For instructional support from the Data Librarian and/or Statistics Specialist, please contact libstats@torontomu.ca
Workshops
Are you interested in a workshop about statistics and data resources that are available from the Library? If you have a group of five or more, please contact libstats@torontomu.ca to request a workshop.
Research Data Management
Please visit the Library’s webpages on RDM to help plan your data management step by step. Want to store your research data in a secure repository on a Canadian server? Check out the Toronto Metropolitan University Dataverse from Scholars Portal!