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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Cicely Garrett, Business Development Associate, DataWorks
Carl DiSalvo, Associate Professor, School of Interactive Computing and the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Tech
Technology has become embedded in all aspects of our lives as has the ability to gather and analyze data. Data literacy has become an essential component of contemporary life and context has emerged as an important topic in all-things related to data. DataWorks is a unique data services provider that recruits people from economically under-resourced neighborhoods and underrepresented groups in computing to train and employ them as Data Wranglers and Data Developers. Come learn about DataWorks boutique social enterprise consulting model offering comprehensive quality data services for project or subscription-based contracts, available for hire for civic, industry and academic work.