# Skills

Digital Scholarship can sometimes require more complex skills, such as coding and using more intricate tools, such as ArcGIS. There are a number of educational opportunities for gaining such skills, including [BC Libraries workshops](https://libcal.bc.edu/calendar/workshops?cid=2424\&t=d\&d=0000-00-00\&cal=2424\&ct=27652,24778\&inc=0) and the [BCDS Learn site](https://bcds.gitbook.io/learn/), which has tutorials based on workshops, among other resources. Some learning opportunities outside of BC include:

* [Code Academy](https://www.codecademy.com/)&#x20;
* [Digital Humanities Summer Institute](http://www.dhsi.org/)&#x20;
* [Digital Pedagogy Lab online courses](http://www.digitalpedagogylab.com/courses/)&#x20;
* [Geospatial Historian](https://geospatialhistorian.wordpress.com/lessons/)&#x20;
* [OU Digital Scholarship Lessons and Tutorials](https://libraries.ou.edu/content/digital-scholarship-lessons-and-tutorials)&#x20;
* [Programming Historian](https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/)&#x20;
* [Tooling Up for Digital Humanities](http://toolingup.stanford.edu/)&#x20;


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