In this tutorial we'll use a Python library called Tethne to generate a variety of network models using bibliographic metadata. If you've never used a programming language before, don't panic! We'll do this in a way that eases you in, and requires you to write almost no code.
IPython Notebooks
Since you've already installed all of the software in Preparing your computer for the course and Software Requirements (Module 2), you should have IPython ready to go (it comes bundled with Anaconda).
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If you get this far, you're good to go! Close the browser window, and then go back to the terminal window. Press ctrl-c on your keyboard to stop the IPython server.
Get the Tethne tutorial notebooks
We maintain an evolving collection of IPython notebooks that introduce various techniques for using Tethne to do bibliographic analysis. To get these notebooks, go to: https://github.com/diging/tethne-notebooks, and click on the "Download ZIP" button (this might look different in your browser; it should be somewhere on the right side of the page).
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Work Through the First Notebook
Select the first notebook, titled "1. Working with data from the Web of Science."
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