# Getting Started The following information will be covered on the first day and will help us prepare for the days to follow. **Documents** * [Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zOiGiHCAIARtblsyHMBvBMLpeihQg-XkIm1uOKd83bo/edit?usp=sharing) - Please add your info on the first day when you arrive * [Shared notes & detailed schedule doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lpR97W8m_aJzIz1eogFpmreGNH2I7nbbozfzB2VQP70/edit?usp=sharing) - This is our group notes doc **Accounts to Create** * [ArcGIS Online](https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/create-account) (Select the "Public Account" option) * [MapWarper](https://mapwarper.net/u/sign_up) * [Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/) (for the optional Advanced Text Analysis session) **Software to Install** * [Tableau Public](https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/download) * [QGIS](https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html) (for the optional Advanced Mapping session) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bcds.gitbook.io/learn/digital-scholarship-incubator/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.